Muted presence

India's participation at the recently concluded 22nd Conference of Parties was passive and lacked vision

COP 22: US must respect climate change commitments, says French President

The UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon hoped that climate action will be implemented with swiftness and special focus on equity and justice

Reconstructing atmospheric history

Old paintings can provide information about the composition of the atmosphere of bygone ages. When a volcano erupted in Indonesia in 1815, …

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

China continues to use ozone-depleting chlorofluorocarbons

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

DTE Coverage: Cyclone Mocha rocks Myanmar, spares Bangladesh

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

Simply Put: Coronavirus vs climate change

Earth’s climate worsened in 2019: WMO report

The decade between 2010-2019 was also the hottest

Simply Put: Botswana elephants

Simply Put: Locust life cycle