Rats not responsible for ‘Black Death’ in medieval Europe: study
Climate change and gerbils, another rodent species spread the deadly disease, it says
UK can see more 40°C days by 2100: study
Threshold may be lower if the island country’s emissions are reigned in
Temporary relief as plan for Etalin hydel in Arunachal junked
Arunachal Pradesh government told to submit plan for controversial project again
Destruction of mangroves causes damages of up to $42 billion each year
UN report recommends implementation of policies and laws to protect mangroves
Water levels in dams on Himachal rivers decline to half of their capacity
The state, ravaged by floods in 2023, has been suffering a long dry spell this winter because of the lack of rain and snow in the last three months
What are human-caused methane ‘super emitter’ events?
The latest addition to this is the Kazakhstan blowout, igniting a fire that burned for over six months
AAD2024: Conversation with KJ Ramesh on the impacts and science of El Nino
Listen to former director general of India Meteorological Department speak on various aspects of ENSO’s warm phase
Dengue outbreak in Brazil prompting emergency health measures
As the world gets increasingly warmer and wetter, mosquito-related disease outbreaks are predicted to rise and spread
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 …
पृथ्वी पर मंडरा रहे तिहरे संकट से मुकाबले के लिए नैरोबी में जुटी दुनिया
182 देशों से सात हजार से अधिक प्रतिनिधि इस बैठक में हिस्सा लेने के लिए जुटे हैं, जोकि शुक्रवार तक चलेगी
Entrepreneur Nikhil Kamath announces Rs 50 lakh for climate change charity
A recent podcast highlighted global shift in energy system and opportunities it provides to young entrepreneurs
हर साल भीषण गर्मी की वजह से आमदनी का पांच प्रतिशत नुकसान झेल रहा है गरीब किसान: एफएओ
भारत सहित 23 देशों पर एक लाख से अधिक ग्रामीण परिवारों पर किए गए सर्वे के बाद एफएओ ने रिपोर्ट जारी की
सर्दियों में नहीं पड़ी ठंड व बर्फ, हिमालयी राज्यों में बढ़ती गर्मी दे रही है खतरे का संकेत
ग्लोबल वार्मिंग के कारण बढते तापमान से पश्चिमी विक्षोभ कमजोर हो रहे हैं
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (February 7, 2024)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
What did the last IPCC report say
Before IPCC releases the special report on global warming, take a look at how the panel has warned us before
The 21st century lore of Atacama
A never before weather experience in Atacama Desert in Chile in 2017 was not a freak development, but part of a planetary level change sweeping …
IPCC Special Report: India under constant threat of cyclones, coastal flooding
This report emphasises on what several scientists and researchers have been saying for a while now
What we know about Special IPCC report
The world’s biggest peer review report on climate change is expected to be the most controversial and political of recent times
What are Western Disturbances? How do they impact rain and snowfall in India?
It is a non-monsoonal precipitation pattern that induces low pressure systems in the lower layers of the atmosphere; this, ultimately, causes …
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 19, 2023)
भारतीय नदी घाटियों में तेज वर्षा के पैटर्न में वृद्धि से शहरों में बढ़ेगा बाढ़ का सिलसिला: अध्ययन
बनारस हिंदू विश्वविद्यालय के महामना सेंटर ऑफ एक्सीलेंस इन क्लाइमेट चेंज की रिसर्च रिपोर्ट में कई चौंकाने वाले तथ्य सामने आए हैं
US, China and India: Top carbon emitters to face the biggest economic losses
India, which emits more than 2.4 billion metric tonnes of CO2, is already bearing an economic loss of $206 billion
Deserts not deserted, but full of floral, faunal activity
These unforgiving lands may appear lifeless only to the unacquainted, but they are a unique and living ecosystem
Global climate finance flows for 2015-16 increased by 17%: UN report
The report highlights that a large part of climate finance continues to go towards efforts to curb greenhouse gas emissions