May Day: Excessive heat putting workers at risk

More than 70% of workers worldwide are at risk of exposure to excessive heat, posing significant threats to their safety, health

Hokkaido, Japan’s ‘Garden of the Gods’, is warming

Sapporo, its main city, registered 26°C on April 15, the earliest such record in a given year  

Extreme heat affects Indian women more than men, says new study

As we talk more about climate change, the question of climate justice and equity will take centre stage

Watch: What does summer of 2024 have in store for India? Heatwaves, rising temperatures, says IMD

The warning for hot temperatures and heatwaves comes at a time when the El Nino event in the equatorial Pacific Ocean is in its waning phase

Simply Put: Endangered species

Climate change-driven sea-level rise could increase arsenic poisoning in Bangladesh: Study

India, too, suffers from a high burden, with Bihar showing an upsurge in cases affected by arsenic poisoning

Extreme cold still happens in a warming world – in fact climate instability may be disrupting the polar vortex

While the world can expect fewer of severe cold events in the future, many regions need to remain prepared for exceptional cold when it does occur

Snow cover across Northern Hemisphere has declined in last 4 decades due to changing climate: Study

Ninety per cent of the global population lives in the Northern Hemisphere, above the Equator

Simply Put: Ice-free Arctic

Cyclone Remal missed India’s coast by a whisker; Indian Sundarbans impacted, but largely saved

Multiple factors worked in tandem to minimise damage in Sundarbans; but next time may be different, warn experts

Simply Put: Cyclone Remal

Mapping malaria in Africa: Climate change study predicts where mosquitoes will breed in future

By 2100, a general decrease in malaria suitability is projected across the majority of Africa

Climate shift may have sparked warm-blooded evolution in dinosaurs 180 million years ago

Warming climate could have prompted ecological changes, leading some species to develop a faster metabolism — a trait shared by modern day …

World Migration Report 2024: Climate impacts will force 216 million people to move by 2050

Climate change cannot be considered the sole driver of food insecurity or migration; However, it increases pressure on existing systems and …

Unusual heat scorches Bangladesh as April’s consecutive heatwave breaks 76-year record

Since April 1, 2024, much of Bangladesh has been under a heatwave for 30 consecutive days, longest stretch since 1948

Africa dramatically dried out 5,500 years ago — our new study may warn us of future climate tipping points

Before northern Africa dried out, its climate “flickered” between two stable climatic states before tipping permanently

‘Restoring tree cover may lead to global warming but only in some places’

Forest restoration scientist Susan Cook-Patton on albedo change due to restoring tree cover and ideal places for climate-positive reforestation 

Watch: Why farmers in parched Marathwada are uprooting citrus orchards

In this battle against nature’s fury on the warming planet, the sweet lime orchards have become unfortunate casualties

Traders smuggle potent greenhouse gas, primarily used for cooling, to Europe: EIA investigation

Traders have been illegally sourcing hydrofluorocarbon, primarily from China and Türkiye, and routing it through Bulgaria into the rest of …

IMD predicts a scorching summer for 2024

People may not get much respite from the heat even during the nights, predicts agency

Whose debt is it

Many African nations are defaulting on payment of loans they have utilised for funding climate-resilient infrastructure

‘Environment ministries in most countries are still led by junior politicians’

Despite global consensus on the climate emergency, action remains inadequate, says economist Nitin Desai

Ladakh wants to prevent what happened in Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand & Sikkim: Sonam Wangchuk

Environmentalist says his fast a ‘battle for truth, environment & democracy’ as others call for ‘People’s Commission …

In 2023, global ocean heat content doubled or tripled since the late 1980s, shows study 

The 2023 estimate represents around 4.6 billion Hiroshima nuclear bombs

Over 100 active permafrost structures identified in Jhelum basin, can cause catastrophic disasters in future: Study

Active rock glaciers in Kashmir Himalayas also hold significant volumes of water, which underlines the need to explore their hydrological …