Earth sciences ministry’s revised budget estimate reduced by 22%, multiple delays cited as reasons

Ministry cited delays in procuring high-power computing devices, constructing a National Centre for Seismology building & acquiring land to …

`A major ecosystem change is on its way'

Adriana Dutkiewicz, senior lecturer at the University of Sydney, was the lead researcher of the team that mapped the ocean floor. She spoke to …

Dont wait for a global climate change pact

Mike Hulmes interest in politics shows up in his research on climate change. Kaushik Das Gupta caught up with the former director of Tyndall …

CoP26: New financing mechanism to plug gaps in climate data, bolster response

Three United Nations bodies will unveil the fund at CoP26 in Glasgow November 3 

Links between global climate events getting stronger: Study

Climate teleconnections intensified over last 37 years; southern hemisphere more vulnerable

Climate change to affect water availability, alter food production: UN report

Water mediated many climate change impacts on agriculture, said the report

‘Science’ is one of the most searched words online

The word recorded a 176 per cent jump in online search on a dictionary portal

A vicious cycle exposed

Shells turn brittle

Rain check

An ocean like no other: The Southern Ocean’s ecological richness, significance for global climate

It stores heat and carbon, mixes global currents: The Southern Ocean, also called the Antarctic Ocean, can be best described in superlatives

Slowing down winds make cyclones like Fani more severe, unpredictable

Here are the least understood aspects of climate science and how wind plays a crucial role in their behaviour

CoP26: Activists protest global leaders’ dilly-dally, demand climate justice now

Greta Thunberg termed CoP26 discussions “blah, blah, blah”  

Dire straits

Global warming will have bigger impact on oceans than thought

Carbon capture made easy

Salt, sugar and alcohol can help trap the greenhouse gas

Afforestation not so cool

Planting trees will not reduce global warming, says study

Megadrought demystified

Two major lakes dried up in Africa in the most severe drought recorded in 50,000 years

Melting uncertainty

Debris cover also affects glacial retreat rate

Atmospheric scientist V Ramanathan on brown clouds

Should we play weather god?

Debate continues despite consensus to ban geoengineering

Fashion needs to ditch fossil fuels in supply chain. A new report shows the way

The fashion industry is responsible for 10% of annual global carbon emissions, more than all international flights and maritime shipping combined

Book Digest: Tracking COVID-19 lockdown, climate crisis impact on young people and more

From stories of climate crisis to new sustainable water management practices, DTE tracks contemporary books on environment and development from …

Climate vulnerability maps developed for Himalayan states

Vulnerability to climate change varies from state to state and district to district, it also depends on various socio-economic factors

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Slow death

World’s glaciers are melting fast, but not so in Asia