Global Eco Watch: People of Indus Valley produced earliest dairy products in the Subcontinent

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Under the weather

Scientists say a change in temperature could play a role in spreading childhood diarrhoea

Arid conditions in 78% of India; may affect summer crops

 Southwest monsoon season in Kerala expected around June 4; 80% chance of El Niño event in May-June-July  

Sydney’s driest June in a decade is a wake-up call to initiate climate-smart actions

Australia's department of environment removes references to climate change from its official advice on extreme climate

Deforestation in Maritime Continent may make El Nino events more complex and harder to predict

Central Pacific type El Nino events can increase by 11.7%, La Nina events by 14.6%

Tropical Storm Hilary pounds Southern California with heavy rain, flash flooding

California had only one confirmed tropical storm landfall in the past in September 1939

El Nino to cause global losses worth $84 trillion by 2099, India may be more vulnerable than estimated

Impacts of El Nino will be more pronounced in poor countries in the tropics like India

La Nia Boosts Productivity

The enfant terrible also brings some goodies with it

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Tidal spells

Deep ocean currents could hold clues to climate change

WMO: Hottest year ever in next three, 1.5 degrees Celsius to be breached

This could mean unprecedented heatwaves and other climate impacts all around the world  

ASEAN nations adopt transboundary haze monitoring system

System would keep an eye on fire-emitting hot spots across the region to curb emissions

Countering El Nio

A call for an international front against the naughty child

It's El Nino

The maverick child has brought about weather changes that threaten the unique ecosystem of Galapagos Islands

May of 2012 second warmest since 1880: US agency

Report hints at global warming as the cause

Climate change can affect diseases transmitted by insects, vectors: UN report

Humans are changing zoonotic disease systems and increasing their impact through habitat encroachment, human population pressure, the report said&…

Will last year's predicted El Niño happen this year?

Like last year, this year also there is build-up of warm water in the equatorial Pacific from the surface to a depth of around 200 m

Out of Africa

Guess what is bringing death and disease to the coral reefs of the world? Dust from African deserts

‘1.5°C target far from perfect’: Renewed focus on Paris global warming goal as COP28 nears

Figure was reached at three decades ago; also, different regions warm at their own rates

Cyclones, doubts and monsoon

An early monsoon breaks a few myths

El Nino may disrupt monsoons

Weather conditions that promote El Nino persistent, says Met department; drought feared

Pray before you sow

2014 could be an El Niño year. This weather event has historically caused devastations across countries. Its mysterious nature is keeping …

Climate change threatens peace and prosperity, says UN secretary general

Summit seeks joint engagement by countries, civil society and private sector

It’s make or break for rice production in monsoon 2023

NOAA forecasts break in monsoon in August; rains key for paddy farming in West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh

Are humans increasingly responsible for extreme weather events?

Weather extremes are often so overwhelming that it is hard for us to imagine that we may actually be increasingly responsible for at least some …