South Asia

Steep crisis

UNESCO asked to list Mount Everest as endangered

Global warming hits Walker circulation

Global warming slows down wind circulation over the Pacific

Rupert Murdoch turns green campaigner

Kidney stones tread north US

America thinks

War-like climate

Warming exacerbates conflict in Africa

Science pronounces its verdict: World to be doomed at 2°C, less dangerous at 1.5°C

If climate efforts continue at current pace, global warming will breach 1.5°C limit between 2030 and 2052

234 scientists read 14,000+ research papers to write upcoming IPCC climate report. Here’s what you need to know

The report, first of 4 that make up the IPCC’s Sixth Assessment Report, looks at the physical science behind climate change. It will …

This supermoon has a twist – expect flooding, but a lunar cycle is masking effects of sea level rise

Global sea level is still rising with the warming planet; the 18.6-year cycle will soon be working against us

It is a global recession with economic growth among lowest in four decades

Inequalities, lack of uniform growth among countries making global economic recovery difficult, shows UN’s Trade and Development …

Amazon ‘one of the most dangerous places to be a green defender’: Report

One person died every other day while protecting the planet last year, says Global Witness  

World EV Day 2023: Why electric mobility in Nigeria is an opportunity to leapfrog in the Global South

Electric mobility is an opportunity for Africa to sidestep polluting internal combustion engines and leapfrog to eliminate toxic exposures and …

Russia-Africa summit: Putin offers unconvincing giveaways in a desperate bid to make up for killing the Ukraine grain deal

Russia’s efforts to woo African leaders are part of the Kremlin’s broader efforts to extend its influence across the global south

Global Biofuel Alliance can power India’s energy transition drive, but must have time-bound targets

The focus will be on strengthening markets, facilitating global biofuel trade, sharing concrete policy lessons and providing technical support …

The Anthropocene: Looking back to move forward

2023 will be a significant year for humanity. Scientists will vote to define the Anthropocene as the new geological epoch

DTE Reportage: World meets in Paris to discuss an end to plastic pollution

Member states have urged the preparation of a zero draft which will be up for negotiations at the next round in Nairobi, Kenya

Flooding in Nigeria is on the rise – good forecasts, drains and risk maps are urgently needed

As the 2023 flooding approaches, it is important for federal government and state agencies to work in coordination

UN to boost humanitarian aid for Ukraine, form global crisis response group

Providing relief in captured cities is becoming riskier by the day as Russia widens its attack, says Antonio Guterres

In the line of fire

Unusual weather conditions have led to fire outbreaks in several parts of the world, the latest being Florida

India has been getting warmer continuously, consistently and rapidly

A new analysis by the Centre for Science and Environment has indicated that India is warming at a much faster rate than thought previously

Reverse the learning

Continuous economic growth is an illusion. Adivasi economics may be the only hope for India's future

Cholera cases reported in India this summer

Situation similar across the globe as experts predict a spurt in disease due to climate change

Climate scientists say human link evident in extreme weather events

Unprecedented 2016 California drought, the 2011 US heat wave and 2010 Pakistan flood belong to a most worrying series of extremes

Global warming in past caused mammals to shrink, and it could happen again

Will today's animals have enough time to adapt to human-induced climate change that's happening fast?