Likelihood of warming El Nino this year increasing: WMO
There are 60% chances of a transition from ENSO-neutral to El Nino phase during May-July and the likelihood increases gradually: WMO update
Environmental & social responsibility of financial institutions must go beyond green initiatives
Most Indian banks and financial institutions do not have any environmental and social safeguard mechanisms
A looming El Nino may bring more heatwaves in India
In total, 13 Indian states and 1 Union territory saw heatwaves since March 3, with West Bengal recording the highest
FAO: Closing gender gap in agri-food systems can boost global economy by $1 trillion
Tackling gender inequality can reduce world hunger and reinforce resilience to shocks like climate change and COVID-19 pandemic
El Nino on its way, will likely impact monsoon: Experts
It could also cause heatwaves and droughts in India, South Africa, Australia, Indonesia, the Pacific Islands
Scientists discover intense heatwaves at the bottom of the ocean
These heatwaves have dramatically impacted the health of ocean ecosystems around the globe
Managing microclimates — a ‘third way’ to combat climate change
Effective microclimate management has the potential to reduce temperatures by 1.5-2 degrees Celsius
Africa’s first heat officer is based in Freetown — 5 things that should be on her agenda
Significant proportion of urban dwellers who are poor and those whose living conditions do not provide adequate shelter from heat risks make …
Coping pressure: State of extreme events in 2019
India recorded only 9 out of 93 disasters in Asia in 2019, but accounted for nearly 48% deaths. The country also had nearly 46% of the people …
This winter was United States’ 6th warmest: NOAA
According to US science agency, December 2019-February 2020 was mostly warmer and wetter across contiguous US
African cities call for local climate action, adaptation finance
The Covenant of Mayors in Sub-Saharan Africa encourages local authorities to make a political commitment for access to energy, climate mitigation …
Rising CO2 emissions may affect labour productivity in developing countries: Study
Agriculture, mining and quarrying, manufacturing and construction — sectors which account for 73 per cent of output in poor countries' are …
How we lost the art of manipulating microclimate
The current mass housing construction is in contrast from the traditional urban forms of the city, which had smaller shaded spaces, were more …
New climate targets to limit emissions from 28 companies
Hewlett Packard, Levi Strauss, Unilever, Vodafone & Mahindra Group are among the 28 companies who vowed to limit temperatures to below 1.5°…
COP24: Proactive, support-focused approach required, says CSE
Centre for Science and Environment suggests that developed countries should commit resources to support adaptation planning in developing countries
COP24: World is politically unwilling to fight climate change
India manages to climb three spots and is ranked 11th in this year’s Climate Change Performance Index
Indian landmass is warming, confirms past climate records
The new study, that combines data from 146 sites across major climatic zones, shows mean warming of one degree Celsius since about 1860
Yet another El Niño on the anvil; could make 2018 one of the warmest on record
Climate change is influencing traditional dynamics of El Niño and La Niña events as well as their impacts
Ocean heatwaves likely to increase as planet warms: study
Marine heawaves have already become longer-lasting and more frequent, extensive and intense and this trend is likely to accelerate under further …
Hothouse Earth: our planet has been here before – here's what it looked like
The first Hothouse state last occurred 125,000 years ago, and the risk of a new one was raised by a study recently
Green funds dry up for developing countries
With the US halving its contribution to the Global Environment Facility, the oldest green fund sees first budget cut in 27 years, hurting the …
COP23 ends; US plays the spoilsport again, says CSE
US continued with its business-as-usual obstructionist agenda in the negotiations and hampered meaningful progress on equity and finance issues
Commitments under Paris deal one-third of what is needed: UN Emission Gap Report 2017
If the emission gap is not closed by 2030, it is extremely unlikely that the goal of restricting global warming to well below 2°C can be met
Sea level changes that occurred 6,000 years ago may happen again; Southeast Asia at risk
Natural causes can further aggravate the effects of rise in sea level combined with human-assisted climate change
2011-2015: mighty hot five-year period
A study by the World Meteorological Organization analyses this five-year period for a better understanding of multi-year warming trends and …