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 …

What WMO report says on climate trends: Drivers and impacts

2015-2021 will be the warmest years on record, the World Meteorological Organization report flagged

Expect a wet September, late monsoon withdrawal due to La Niña

There is a 50-55% chance for the development of La Niña condition in the equatorial Pacific Ocean during the autumn of 2020

IMD predicts normal monsoon this year

El-Nino could emerge later but drought unlikely

CoP26 presents make or break opportunity to put world back on track: WMO

Past 7 years set to be warmest on record, sea level at new high, says World Meteorological Organization report

Global Eco Watch: Red Sea turtles are now mostly being born female due to climate change

Down To Earth brings you the top happenings in the world of global ecology

Chasing the monsoon 2023: India to have below-average rainfall, analysis suggests

The highest anomaly or difference in rainfall can be expected in Uttarakhand, followed by Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh

Understanding climate patterns: What are El Nino and La Nina?

El Nino and La Nina are opposing climate patterns in the equatorial Pacific Ocean that can affect weather worldwide

La Nina is back; what does that mean for Africa, Asia

The Horn of Africa could see below average rainfall; East Africa will see drier than usual conditions

Global Eco Watch: ‘Strongest storm on Earth’ in 2020, slams into the Philippines

Down To Earth brings you the top happenings in the world of global ecology

Looking back: How did climate change alter the world this year?

2020 is on course to become the third-warmest year on record; the development put in motion several catastrophic events 

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

Global Eco Watch: People of Indus Valley produced earliest dairy products in the Subcontinent

Down To Earth brings you the top happenings in the world of global ecology

‘Indian farmers should prepare for decreased rainfall conditions due to El Nino, not wait for declaration’

Most forecasts indicate El Nino, which may enhance the flood-drought cycle already being witnessed, says WMO official

Deforestation in Maritime Continent may make El Nino events more complex and harder to predict

Central Pacific type El Nino events can increase by 11.7%, La Nina events by 14.6%

El Nino to cause global losses worth $84 trillion by 2099, India may be more vulnerable than estimated

Impacts of El Nino will be more pronounced in poor countries in the tropics like India

La Nia Boosts Productivity

The enfant terrible also brings some goodies with it

Worst La Nina in 40 years

Hits Australia, Brazil, Sri Lanka

Cold takes south India by surprise

Could be due to cold winds from north India or Arctic Oscillation

Tidal spells

Deep ocean currents could hold clues to climate change

WMO: Hottest year ever in next three, 1.5 degrees Celsius to be breached

This could mean unprecedented heatwaves and other climate impacts all around the world  

‘Double-dip’: La Nina has formed for second year in a row, says NOAA   

A La Nina usually causes wetter conditions and also leads to formation of low-pressure areas in India

Looking back in 2020: The world in grip of extreme weather events

Cyclones, rainfall, floods and droughts, climate-induced migration: The world witnessed it all in 2020

2011: 10th warmest year on record

Arctic sea ice at its lowest in 2011, says World Meteorological Organization report

May of 2012 second warmest since 1880: US agency

Report hints at global warming as the cause