As told to Parliament (December 22, 2022): Around 60% of India prone to earthquakes
Around 11% of India falls in Zone V, which is the most seismically active
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
Restricting global temperature rise to 1.5°C could help India lower drought, river flooding, biodiversity loss risk: Study
Limiting temperature rise could reduce drought impact on humans by 70% and agricultural land by 21%
2023 in a blink: Climate, weather records that broke this year
Down To Earth recaps climate stories that broke records
2023 is on track to be warmest year on record, 2024 could see further increase in temperatures: Study
Human-induced climate change, El Nino influence likely
Lessons from cyclone Michaung: Take better care of natural resources in coastal states
Natural disasters are becoming more common as the average temperature of the land and sea rises
Deforestation increases frequency of thunderstorms locally in West Africa: Study
Study shows storm frequency has doubled in the region in 30 years
Transboundary Bengal hotspot for lightning strikes: Report
West Bengal, along with Bangladesh, received two million on-ground lightning bolts
Hot nights due to climate change will increase death rate by six times: Study
Disrupted sleeping pattern can damage the immune system
Warming Africa: Continent experienced fourth-warmest April this year
Africa has been warming steadily in the last two decades, according to data
Indian cities among places with highest rise in exposure to extreme heat: Study
Dhaka in Bangladesh added the highest person-days of deadly heat & humidity
New Lancet health report lists how bad climate change can hit India
Expect more malnutrition as yield potential of key crops shrink
Last 12 months were the warmest in 125,000 years
Temperatures 1.3°C above the pre-industrial era since November 2022
This June was the fifth-warmest on record
The first half of 2021 was the eighth warmest on record
Upper oceans hottest in 2020 despite lower emissions due to COVID-19 lockdowns
Heat content was 20 zetta joules higher than in 2019
‘1.5°C target far from perfect’: Renewed focus on Paris global warming goal as COP28 nears
Figure was reached at three decades ago; also, different regions warm at their own rates