COP28 Recap: What was finally decided in the Global Stocktake?
Global Stocktake text has some key highlights & evident gaps, a big one being on the operationalisation of equity in the fossil fuels transition
India 2023 Monsoon: DTE-CSE Report shows how rainfall occurred from June-September
An analysis of how much or how little precipitation took place in the 2023 southwest monsoon
The Anthropocene is not an epoch − but the age of humans is most definitely underway
The proposal to add an Anthropocene Epoch to the geological time scale was rejected for a variety of reasons, none of them related to the fact …
East Africa is losing its glaciers at astonishing speed, all on Kilimanjaro retreating
Compared to previous estimations, the overall area has declined by more than a half of its early 21st-century extent
Chile forest fires: Why does Chile face deadly forest fires every year?
Chile has been undergoing a decade-long drought season since 2010
Icon of the Seas: Is the world’s largest cruise ship environment friendly?
It runs on LNG and can leak some of it directly into the atmosphere as methane, a greenhouse gas worse for the climate in the short term …
Ice storms, January downpours, heavy snow, no snow: Diagnosing ‘warming winter syndrome’
What we are experiencing in warming winter syndrome is a consistent and robust set of symptoms on a fevered planet; overall, people just about …
Albatrosses are threatened with extinction — and climate change could put their nesting sites at risk
Marion and Prince Edward islands support about half of the entire world’s wandering albatross breeding population, estimated at around 20,…
COP28 recap: 5 insider highlights from negotiation rooms of Global Stocktake text
The two-week long battle of negotiations saw many competing priorities from countries influencing the text
Extreme heatwave conditions continue to persist over several parts of India
According to experts, the immediate meteorological reason for the heat can be attributed to hot winds blowing from the Arabian Peninsula towards …
Why did Delhi get so hot? The answer may lie in warming of the Arabian Sea
Warm winds have been blowing in from the Arabian Sea towards northwest India, a consequence of the record-breaking warmth that the sea has …
Vessel overloaded with people capsizes near Bangladesh’s Mongla, as Remal hurtles towards coast
Monsoon circulation adding to cyclone system & expanding Remal’s diameter; Red alert in Kolkata
Ready for Remal, say Odisha officials; rains in state could play spoilsport during campaigning for last polling phase
Rains due to Remal to bring respite from heat, help farmers prepare land for Kharif season
Cyclone Remal in making? Low-pressure area forms over Bay of Bengal
Low-pressure area forms just off Tamil Nadu coast; Remal may move close to West Bengal & Bangladesh coasts
What is wind shear? An atmospheric scientist explains how it can tear down hurricanes
Vertical wind shear is present nearly everywhere on Earth, since winds typically move faster at higher altitudes than at the surface.
Expect first pre-monsoon cyclone in Bay of Bengal next week
Cyclone may be severe due to the extremely warm sea-surface temperatures
As oceans warm & fishers risk their lives more, a new study on Kerala claims it can save lives with localised forecasts
Kerala fishers, on society’s margins, disregard large area forecasts & take risks for their livelihood as the Arabian becomes more …
Siberia burning again; state of emergency declared in Irkutsk’s Bratsk district, Jewish Oblast & Khabarovsk Krai
Heatwave in 2020 caused ‘world’s coldest inhabited place’ to boil at 38°C; subsequent wildfires increased emissions …
Drought grips Kodagu: Cauvery river runs dry, posing threat to wildlife and livelihoods
Coffee farms & tourism, Kodagu’s mainstays, are running into losses; land sharks responsible for exacerbating drought, say locals
Why did Dubai flood? World Weather Attribution says global warming, not cloud seeding, the reason
The recent rainfall in West Asia was made 10-40 per cent heavier by warming, according to the WWA
This summer can be India’s hottest & most humid on record: Study shows 68% likelihood
‘Strong‐to‐very‐strong El Nino’ at the end of 2023 suggests the tropics could likely experience mean daily maximum wet‐bulb …
Russia-Kazakhstan floods: Is climate change warming the Ural Mountains and western Siberia?
Reserach papers note that the Urals are indeed warming; as is Kazakhstan, a former Soviet Republic and among the largest countries globally by area
Drought turns up the heat on wildfire recovery in western US, NASA data reveals
Research finds that when droughts coincide with wildfires, the recovery process takes a significant hit
New Climate Finance Goal: Too many options, too little time?
The first round of deliberations for the post-2025 climate finance goal are to be held in Colombia in April 2024, divergences between developed …
Climate crisis everywhere, all at once: Record-breaking temperature in 10 countries across 4 continents
Indonesia, South Africa, Gabon, Kenya, South Sudan, Algeria, Tunisia, Guyana, Colombia and Rio burning up