Act responsibly on climate emergency to protect public health, editors urge leaders

Over 200 editors from across the world call for emergency action to limit global temperature increases, restore biodiversity and protect health

IPCC report: Global emissions must peak by 2025 to keep warming at 1.5°C

Even in the most optimistic scenario, there is only a 50:50 chance that global temperature rise will stop there

Europe to US to India, it’s been a week of extreme weather events

At least 40 countries in Europe, North America, Asia, Oceania and Africa have been hit by the extreme natural disasters 

UN calls for swift zero carbon recovery action at climate summit

There is a 40% chance of annual average global temperature temporarily reaching 1.5 degrees Celsius in at least one of the next five years, …

The million dollar question — what can soothe Indians from blistering heatwaves?

The suffering due to the heatwaves will be over in a month or so but its memory should be preserved throughout the year. This will hopefully …

Intense heat has made farm, industry & construction workers in Karnataka fear & lose interest in work

Workers do not want to work as they fear for their well-being; other effects of heat on worker health also reported  

Simply Put: Let ’em purchase air conditioners

Are some routes more prone to air turbulence? Will climate change make it worse?

It seems we are heading into more turbulent times; for the average traveller, the message is simple: when they tell you to fasten your seatbelt, …

Simply Put: Heatwave 2024

Why Nagaland faced unprecedented flooding after decades | Alarming Variations Ep-03

Down To Earth analyses the complexities of climate change in the Northeastern state

DTE Coverage: Dubai Floods 2024

How Down To Earth tracked and reported on the floods that occurred in Dubai and the United Arab Emirates on April 16, 2024

Tripling nuclear energy by 2050 will take a miracle, and miracles don’t happen

It is time to abandon the idea that further expanding nuclear technology can help with mitigating climate change

Erratic rains impact Northeast India | Alarming Variations Ep-01

Shifting weather patterns are reshaping the landscape and livelihoods of those in the Northeast

2023 warmest year on record

The likelihood of temperatures continuing to rise in 2024 is extremely high

Ghana is behind the curve on climate change laws: expert suggests a way to get corporations on board

Ghana is currently lacking the political will as well as technical capacity to establish a strong climate change regulator 

Disaster a day: More from DTE-CSE Report on extreme weather in India in 2023

An analysis of which extreme events happened in these 12 months in various parts of the country 

A23a, world’s largest iceberg, is now drifting beyond Antarctic waters

While scientists believe the iceberg’s breakaway to be a natural occurrence, they point this to being a stark reminder of the potentially …

Simply Put: Climate change vaccine

DTE Coverage: Cyclone Mocha rocks Myanmar, spares Bangladesh

The storm made landfall near Sittwe in Myanmar, which was completely inundated

Global ‘Stilling’: If you feel the wind is coming to a halt, climate change may be behind it

Wind farms produced only 2% of Uk's power instead of usual 18% in summer 2021 

Parliamentary Digest (July 25, 2022): Centre does not reveal lion relocation sites

All that was discussed in the House through the day

DTE launches annual ‘State of India’s Environment In Figures’

Annual book comes ahead of Environment Day & amid Stockholm+50

Simply Put: Only One Earth

Simply Put: The global Stockholm syndrome

Why is Indonesia changing its capital?

Global warming has a role in the move