Ocean warming will intensify typhoons hitting Asia: study

Typhoons in the northwest Pacific had intensified by 12–15 per cent on an average since 1977

How is climate change affecting crop pests and diseases?

The dynamics of crop diseases and pest influx are changing rapidly due to changing climate. Managing them has, therefore, become a huge challenge

Shift in staple crops production put Africa’s food security at risk, says report

The continent will need to prepare for possible large losses in national production potentials, and production areas, of up to 15 per cent by 2050

'The Arctic will have a whole new face by 2050'

The Arctic changes faster than any other region and is a crucial indicator of climate change. The Norwegian Polar Institute, Norway, launched a …

Arctic mosquito populations to increase as region warms

Development could affect caribou populations, and in turn, tribal communities which depend on them

Children in 48 African countries at high risk of climate change impacts, says UNICEF report

International climate finance does not prioritise children, says UNICEF

Simply Put: Weather news during climate crisis

Nemo finds its predator

Rising carbon emissions muddle smelling ability of small fish

'Blown away by passion of India's millennial activists'

Geoff Dembicki is a Canadian freelance journalist and author of the book Are We Screwed? Where he talks about how the youth possesses a sense of …

Plucking out problems

Tea estates in Darjeeling are embracing innovative techniques to combat the impacts of climate change

Have some economists severely underestimated the financial hit from climate change? Recent evidence suggests yes

Extreme weather is expected to upend lives and livelihoods, intensifying wildfires and pushing ecosystems towards collapse as ocean heatwaves …

Maui wildfires: Extra logistical challenges hinder government’s initial response when disasters strike islands

Wildfires destroyed the Hawaiian tourist town of Lahaina on August 8 and 9, 2023, leaving many of its roughly 13,000 residents homeless

The hockey-stick curve

The problem of and solutions to climate change. The imperatives of transition on the eve of the Bali meet  

Factsheet: Extreme Weather Events

There has been evidence since 1950 of changes in climate extremes. Observed changes in climate extremes reflect the influence of anthropogenic …

Killer heat wave is on, but no relief in sight

As heat wave is not recognised as a natural calamity by the central government, there are no relief measures in place

Disproportionately affected

Limited access to resources and exclusion from research and policy-making process put women on the frontline of climate disaster

Geomorphologist Robert James Wasson discusses flood risk reduction in India

In this video, Robert James Wasson from National University of Singapore points out that India is the second most flood-prone country in the …

Coal comfort: Pacific islands on collision course with Australia over emissions

As Australia looks to expand the coal industry at home, it's also ramping up regional diplomacy aimed at avoiding condemnation by those at the …

How the warming world could turn many plants and animals into climate refugees

Almost unprecedented rate of global temperature increase means that species need to migrate at rapid rates

Impact of climate change on wildlife far greater than we thought: study

47 per cent of mammals and 23 per cent of birds on the IUCN’s Red List of Threatened Species have been negatively affected by climate …

Arctic sea ice season shorter by nearly 2 months; polar bear habitats at risk

A new study shows that the total number of ice-covered days declined by seven to 19 days per decade in 35 years

Coral bleaching comes to the Great Barrier Reef as record-breaking global temperatures continue

Rapidly warming ocean temperatures present a serious threat to coral reefs, the world’s most biologically diverse ecosystems

‘We are skipping a whole glacial cycle’

A study has found that even moderate human emissions of 1,000-1,500 gigatonnes of carbon would postpone the next glacial age by at least 100,000 years

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