Fight against Malaria in Kenya, Horn of Africa threatened by Asian vector
Anopheles Stephensi can transmit multiple parasites, shows high resistance to local insecticides
The heroic effort to save Florida’s coral reef from devastating ocean heat
As water temperatures spiked in Florida Keys, scientists, coral reef restoration groups and government agencies launched an emergency response to …
Long-awaited norms to tackle carbon market irregularities fall short, lack efficacy
ICVCM’s assessment framework fails to put robust checks on the voluntary carbon market
South India records its lowest June rainfall in 122 years
Interactions between Cyclone Biparjoy, Typhoon Mawar, Bay of Bengal winds and the blocking of the monsoon trough for a couple of weeks likely to …
GWP100 or GWP*: Meat, dairy lobby pushing for new methane metric. How this will enable greenwashing
New method takes current methane emissions as baseline to present minor reductions as negative emissions or cooling
SBSTTA-25: Delegates move forward on recommendations to implement Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework
Synergy between climate change & biodiversity recognised; work on indicators to continue till next meeting
Troubling picture of Antarctica ice shelves: Study finds 40% volume lost in 25 years
Half of them shrinking with no sign of recovery, about 7.5 trillion tonnes of meltwater released into oceans
Union Budget 2024-25 set blueprint for India’s New Green Deal
Sitharaman’s announcements are in line with PM Modi’s 2021 Glasgow declaration on Net Zero by 2070
Africa Climate Summit 2023: African Carbon Markets Initiative to benefit fossil fuel companies, financial brokers, says report
Initiative has already attracted investors from the United Arab Emirates which has committed to buy $450 million of carbon credits
An explainer on El Nino
The weather phenomenon is to affect agriculture, rainfall and other meteorological indicators from this year. A primer on what it actually is
EU’s top 10 emitters are all coal plants — and 7 of them are repeat offenders
Poland, Germany dominate Europe’s emissions; long-term trend of coal power emissions shows a decline
UNEP report at COP28 reveals $7 trillion invested globally every year on activities directly harming nature
Urgent need to reduce and re-direct finance flows to keep global temperatures below 1.5°C warming
Most of Greater Horn of Africa to see excess rain till May thanks to El Nino, climate change
Climate researchers explain meteorological challenges in region March-May 2024 at climate outlook forum
Climate change was key to Antarctic sea ice hitting record lows in 2023
A long-term regime change may have occurred in Southern Ocean, suggests study
Mixed reactions: COP28 focuses on fossil fuel role in climate change but disregards equity, says CSE
Inclusion of fossil fuels in Global Stocktake important starting point, rest a mixed bag
Absence of Presidents Biden, Jinping from COP28 angers African climate activists
Climate summit credibility, World Bank role in Loss and Damage Fund questioned by Pan African Climate Justice Alliance
The Rio Grande isn’t just a border — it’s a river in crisis
The river is in decline, suffering from overuse, drought and contentious water rights negotiations
Monsoon 2023: Skewed rainfall distribution drowning north, northwestern India while peninsular south remains dry
Deficit rainfall in 15 subdivisions in the eastern and southern peninsula as of July 10
How did monsoon 2023 progress and perform in June
Arrived late, covered entire country in 22 days rather than normal duration of 38 days
Centralisation of powers, diluted laws: Weak Water Act further diluted by latest amendments, say experts
Environment minister claims impetus to industries, improvement of environment protection while moving bill in Parliament
China’s Africa strategy is shifting from extraction to investment — driven from the industry-rich Hunan region
Vulnerability of African countries and changing domestic needs of China leading to the shift
Parts of North West India may see cloud bursts, flash floods and landslides from July 8
Rare interaction of western disturbance and low-pressure systems could bring the extreme events
CAG flags MoEFCC projects costing Rs 4.47 crore for procedural lapses
Two projects failed to take-off due to lack of monitoring and non-signing of agreements between parties
North India Deluge 2023: Rainfall during July 1-10 broke multiple records
Excess to large excess rainfall in almost 40% of country at the end of the period, but over half was still rain deficient
Chasing the monsoon 2023: India to have below-average rainfall, analysis suggests
The highest anomaly or difference in rainfall can be expected in Uttarakhand, followed by Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh