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When did the Anthropocene begin on Earth?

Although global archaeological data show that human transformation of environments began at different times in different regions, by 3,000 years …

IPCC report on global warming of 1.5°C: Seven things that emerge from the first look

The reprot suggests that it has become extremely improbable to achieve the 1.5°C goal purely by reducing emission

Climate crisis: Venice to be added to the UNESCO heritage danger list

Venice has been grappling for years with too many tourists and the effects of climate change; there has not been any “significant”…

Western Disturbances: Reason for the temperature spikes in North India this February

The primary reason for the early onset of heat over northwest India is the lack of strong western disturbances

Peril in the hills: Extreme weather a danger for Nilgiri ecosystem

Despite consecutive years of extreme precipitation over short periods in the Nilgiri Biosphere, hardly any step has been taken to address …

International Monetary Fund, pension funds and climate: The heat is on

The most vulnerable need protection from the volatility of climate and market

UNFCCC Pre-COP: Restoring faith needs proactive agenda on loss and damage

Loss and damage offers the process of the UN body an opportunity to signal desperately needed empathy with the most vulnerable

TV weathercasters who are shifting public opinion on the climate crisis

Meteorologists’s reports help viewers understand what is happening and why it’s important – and they’re having an impact &…

Sustainable land management key to controlling degradation, achieving neutrality

The benefits of action against land degradation through sustainable management are seven times higher than its cost in 15 years

Climate proxies can effectively mobilise public action and tackle climate change

These proxies work for everyone as people use them based on their age-group, understanding and even geographical location

Low pre-monsoon showers, dry spell behind heatwaves in Bihar: Scientists

Patna has recorded the maximum temperature of 45.8 degree Celsius — the highest in the last 53 years  

Somalia records third-driest rainy season in 39 years

The main rainy season (April-June) has been below average in the country since late 2015  

Climate change is putting even resilient and adaptable animals like baboons at risk

The research suggests that by 2070, several baboon species might ⁠b⁠e⁠ ⁠a⁠t⁠ ⁠s⁠i⁠g⁠n⁠i⁠f⁠i⁠c⁠a⁠n⁠t⁠ ⁠r⁠i�…

How erratic rainfall is affecting the lives of pastoralists

Climate change has reduced grass cover, forcing the pastoral communities to alter their age-old grazing pattern and occupation.

The Periglacial Environment

It is an authoritative overview of the world’s cold, non–glacial environments.

As climate change makes hurricanes more intense, can US live in denial anymore?

Climate scientists agree on the probability that hurricane seasons like 2017 will be repeated more often as average annual temperature rises due …

Will the Third Pole spring any surprises in a warming world?

Changing climate is altering the Himalayas and there is little data to understand the extent of it

US states push for climate action despite country’s exit from Paris deal

Even though the US federal government under President Donald Trump is anti-climate change action, the states are doing their bit to address …

Dastaan on pastoralists: interview with Ankit Chadha

Ankit Chadha is a Delhi-based performer of "Dastaangoi", the art of storytelling that evolved across the Muslim world before coming to the Indian …

Climate talks: what is at stake in agriculture sector

Issues, which are being discussed under the agriculture sector, will have long-term impacts on various countries, particularly the vulnerable ones

‘China’s INDCs, although ambitious, will not keep temperature rise below 2 degree celsius’

Although it is doing more than the US and EU, China’s total emissions in 2030 will still be very high, says non-profit Centre for Science …