What is ‘heat dome’, the phenomenon causing record temperatures across US?
‘Heat domes’ have also been associated with unusually warm periods in India, Bangladesh, China and some other Asian countries
In Maps: What the future holds for our warming world
Climate change will affect up to one-third of the world’s population, but the impact will not be equal across countries
Methane emissions from wetlands rose 5-6% since 2000-2006: Study
Methane is responsible for roughly 30 per cent of the rise in temperature since the pre-industrial period
Drab public housing ideal for a climate retrofit
Eastern Europe’s ubiquitous prefab housing blocks have potential for mass climate change adaptation
Race and erasure: why the world’s other humanitarian crises don’t see the same response as Ukraine
The global humanitarian apparatus is underpinned by often unspoken racial distinctions and hierarchies based on notions of expertise and competency
La Niña is finishing an extremely unusual three-year cycle — here’s how it affected weather around the world
It’s hard to know exactly what climate change will mean for El Niños and La Niñas
A warming Bay of Bengal may have turned Amphan into super cyclone: Experts
Storms will rapidly intensify more frequently in the Indian Ocean, making prediction methods less accurate
Earth getting greener, NASA's new maps confirm
A significant increase in green cover in boreal and Arctic regions was observed in the updated maps
World to suffer $10 trillion loss by 2050 unless nature is saved: WWF report
However, annual global GDP will be 0.02 % higher by 2050 if conservation of nature is done
Rising temperatures in Indian Ocean can boost Atlantic’s ocean currents: Study
Weakening of Atlantic meridional overturning circulation can have dramatic consequences for Europe and other parts of the Atlantic rim
Here is a solution for crop residue burning problem
Happy Seeder — a tractor-mounted device — will eliminate air pollution and reduce green house gas emissions from on-farm activities …
UK faunascape changes with climate change
Scientists identifed 55 species of invertebrates, mammals and birds that moved out of their natural range or arrived in the UK between …
French photographer finds ‘alarming’ lake high in Alps
Bryan Mestre discovered the meltwater lake at an altitude of 3,400 metres at the base of the Dent du Géant and the Aiguilles Marbré…
US EPA scraps Obama-era plan limiting coal emissions
The new Affordable Clean Energy rule by Trump administration claims will reduce CO2 emissions by 35% below 2005 levels
Global warming, land use hit European mountain bird population
Mountain specialist birds registered a 10 per cent decline in numbers in 13 years, says a study
How a nutrition programme is helping a Rwanda village overcome malnutrition
Under the Gikuriro Project, 336 households in Muhoza village do not have a single undernourished child as of now
The urgent need for climate-resilient tourism in Nepal
The Himalayan country and its sherpas race against time to save themselves and the tourism sector from climate change
Sea level rise 3mm higher in 2018 than last year: report
Previous studies have also warned that the sea level rise in 21st Century has been three times as fast as that in the bulk of the 20th
A third of world’s children with stunting live in India: Report
The Global Nutrition Report outlines what the world consumes and how it’s affecting the health of children and adults
Every third child is malnourished, finds Global Nutrition Report 2018
‘Burden of malnutrition unacceptably high despite world being better equipped to fight it’
‘Agriculture and consumer choices are driving disastrous climate change’
Ahead of COP24, 130 national academies urge governments to take immediate steps to address climate change and failing global food systems
World Cities Day: Climate change’s impact on major cities
Here are few of the major cities in the world that are fighting the dangers of climate change
G-20 countries deceive the world by promoting fossil gas production
Shifting reliance from one fossil fuel to a relatively lesser polluting fossil fuel will not lead to de-carbonization
Global warming likely to be in the range of 2.2-3.4°C by 2100, breaching limit set under Paris deal
While chance of cataclysmic levels of warming is miniscule, but achieving Paris climate deal’s objective more uncertain
How hot weather and climate change affect airline flights
Major airports around the world will see more frequent flight restrictions in the coming decades because of increasingly common hot temperatures