July 2023 likely to be warmest month on record

World seeing unprecedented warming in more than 100,000 years, say experts

As told to Parliament (March 20, 2023): Rainfed rice can go down by 20% in 2050 in absence of climate adaptation

All that was discussed in the House through the day

Frequent extreme weather events may lead to decline in Olive Ridley turtle population: Experts

Global warming may affect gender-ratio of Olive Ridley turtles

As told to Parliament (April 6, 2022): Many parts of India 2-4°C hotter than normal

All that was discussedin the House through the day

Adaptation gap in developing countries widening even as extreme weather events worsen: UNEP

Countries in need received $21.3 billion but $215-387 billion needed every year

Launch of State of India’s Environment 2023: In Figures — what to expect & how to register

The e-book will be released in an online event at 12 noon on June 4, 2023

New priorities

El Nino impact on food security: $160 million needed urgently to support 4.8 million people at risk, says FAO

Releases anticipatory action plan after WMO forecasts El Nino to stay till April 2024

Extreme weather events led to 12 million displacements of children in 2022, estimates UNICEF

Some 25.8 million children were displaced by internal conflict and violence

Superstorm ‘Sandy’ tells us why the climate change denial must stop

How humans invite storm

Tornado and storm frequencies linked to human activities

Monsoon 2023: Skewed rainfall distribution drowning north, northwestern India while peninsular south remains dry

Deficit rainfall in 15 subdivisions in the eastern and southern peninsula as of July 10

Warming behind floods

Studies prove greenhouse gases cause frequent intense rainfall

Cricket among sports to be hit by climate change: Study

Excess heat, rising sea levels, changes in precipitation may derail global sports

Southeast Asians worried about food security, extreme weather events, shows climate survey 

ASEAN countries must stop building new coal plants, say over half the respondents 

Surviving heatwaves: What can India learn from France

Heatwave events caused 22,223 deaths from 1992 to 2015 in India 

Pastoral community in Kenya at high risk from climate change

Lack of livelihood options makes herders more vulnerable

Bitter harvest: farmers kill selves

Freak weather destroys crops across India

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

Climate change to cut South Asia’s growth by 8.8 per cent by end of century: ADB

GDP loss for Maldives projected at 12.6 per cent, for India 8.7 per cent

‘Attribution studies help increase awareness about links between human activities and climate change’

Down To Earth talks to Wenxia Zhang, author of paper on attribution of extreme heat & drought events in 2022 at COP28

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

Extreme weather: India’s death toll 1,357 from 19 events in 2019, flags DTE report

Over 300 died from floods, heavy rain in Bihar, 292 died from heat waves, shows report

Farmers want support

Say they are more vulnerable due to erratic weather

Doha: inaction in the face of urgency