COP27: Dash for natural gas on a scale that threatens 1.5°C goal, says report
Cumulative emissions from LNG are estimated to be over 40 Gigatonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalent (CO2) higher between 2020 and 2050
COP27: Carbon emissions, energy consumption due to constructions back to pre-COVID levels
Report reveals 10 gigatonnes of carbon dioxide emitted in the atmosphere in 2021; Most significant energy demand in last 10 years
Egypt’s support to developing countries gives hope for COP27: Climate scientist Saleemul Huq
Part 1: The climate scientist talks about critical climate issues that can play a major role at the Sharm El-Sheikh summit
CoP26 slideshow: Environment and development changes in a climate-risked world
Climate change is real; and it is important to understand its various manifestations to combat it. Sunita Narain presents a slideshow to cut …
Fierce and frequent: What causes rapid intensification of cyclones?
Lack of understanding of transition from a seedling, like a low-pressure system to a tropical storm or cyclone, limits extending …
COP27 diary (November 10): Rich countries admit funding gap in addressing loss & damage
A round-up of what went on at the Sharm El-Sheikh summit
COP27 must be remembered as ‘Implementation COP’, says Sameh Shoukry
The developing world’s first COP since Marrakesh in 2016 must implement the ‘Paris Rulebook’
Less than 24 hours left: ‘Need extra efforts from all for agreement on loss & damage’
Countries shying away from difficult decisions, need to show political will, says COP27 President
Run-up to CoP27: Parents revive demand to cut fossil fuel financing, urge leaders to prioritise child health
Last year a delegation of mothers presented a letter signed by over a million parents to the CoP president
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
Double standards on fossil fuel, backtracking on pledges: BASIC fires shots at wealthy countries at COP27
India, China and Pakistan to work together in climate forum over common interests of developing countries
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&…
‘We need to match frequency and intensity of climate disasters with bold, collective action’
Mitigation, rehabilitation efforts inadequate; Loss of access to resources not compensated
Aerosols increase drought severity over the Indian subcontinent
El Niño weakens the monsoon by transporting aerosols from lower altitudes in East Asian region up and into the higher altitudes, finds a …
Climate change made September heat in South America 100 times more likely
Unusual heatwaves hit continent in early spring; WWA study finds temperatures warmer by 1.4-4.3°C due to greenhouse gas emissions
South India may see early, intense heatwaves thanks to El Nino and global warming
Early heat in southern part of country, even as the north reports colder than normal temperatures
El Nino: Malawi’s harvest of maize – its staple food – may fall by 22.5% this year
In the longer run, Malawi should prioritise investments aimed at diminishing its reliance on rainfed agriculture
Most of Greater Horn of Africa to see excess rain till May thanks to El Nino, climate change
Climate researchers explain meteorological challenges in region March-May 2024 at climate outlook forum
At peak value of 2°C above average sea surface temperature, 2023-24 El Nino among strongest on record
Climate phenomenon to keep temperatures above normal and influence regional rainfall
El Nino likely to bring record-breaking temperatures in Bay of Bengal, the Philippines & Caribbean Sea: Study
This study comes as 2023 was designated as the hottest year on record while January 2024 was the warmest January on record globally
Is La Nina in the offing? How the shift from El Nino may impact monsoon, summer in India this year
Current El Nino phenomenon in the equatorial Pacific Ocean may end by April
After snowless December and January, March and April to rain fire on north India: Experts
This may lead to further food insecurity in a region already grappling with depleting Rabi crop production since past few years
Temperatures crossed 1.5°C for the whole of 2023; last month hottest January on record, say EU scientists
While the world has not yet breached the Paris Agreement target (an average global temperature over decades), it is moving ever closer to it
India should brace for dry and hot spring-summer, El Nino, say experts
It is too early to predict an El Nino but it is possible, say meteorologists
El Nino may remain till April 2024, may push temperatures even higher: WMO
May cause further rise in global average temperatures, more extreme weather events