Oceans Great Dying 2.0: Heatwaves sweep the oceans

Marine heatwaves hit the western Indian Ocean and the northern Bay of Bengal the most; will be a permanent feature by end of the century  

May heat in March shrivels wheat: Centre to revise procurement norms

The Punjab government April 12 appealed to the central government to allow relaxation in the norms of shrivelled grains without any value cut, …

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 …

Heatwave kills 36 people, most in Andhra Pradesh

Churu, which saw the temperatures soar beyond 50 degrees Celsius, has not registered even a single death

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

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 

Rising surface temperature threatens Africa's blue economy

Even as West Africa struggles to plug rampant illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing, rising sea surface temperature poses new challenges

36 per cent cities to face water crisis by 2050

An estimated 400 million people currently live in cities with perennial water shortage. The number is slated to go up to 1 billion by 2050 due to …

By 2050, climate-related disasters could cost US $35 billion a year: audit report

The GAO report urged Trump administration to take climate change risks seriously and begin developing a response action plan

Why 40°C is bearable in a desert but lethal in the tropics

Heatwaves of similar magnitudes can have very different impacts depending on factors like humidity or how prepared an area is for extreme heat

Wheat crisis: Additional irrigation may not save Rabi crops; here is why

Additional moisture to save wheat and maize from high temperatures not feasible due to irrigation and groundwater level concerns, say …

Climate change may aid spread of Lassa fever from west to east Africa by 2070: Report

The number of people at risk of exposure to Lassa fever in Africa would increase by 600%, according to new study

Coral reefs can adapt to climate change; you must give them a chance

99% coral reefs will be gone by the end of this century if coordinated efforts are not taken

Murky science of comfort part 5: Here’s how being mindful is good for the environment

We cannot wish away air-conditioning in today’s world, but we can be reasonable in choosing where, when and how to resort to the energy guzzlers

Warnings from the past: Sea levels will rise, 78 Indian cities to see floods

While more than a century-old data projects a warmer world, India still needs a proper regional data on climate vulnerability

Hurricanes are now getting intense more quickly than 30 years ago

Rapid intensification occurs when the maximum wind speed in a hurricane goes up by at least 28.8 miles within a 24-hour period

International weather agency warns of a stronger El Niño

The peak three-month average surface water temperature in the east-central tropical Pacific Ocean will exceed 2 degrees Celsius above normal

Extreme heatwaves can strike regions that were ‘lucky’ to escape record temperatures so far: Study

 Interventions such as establishing cooling centres or reducing work hours for outdoor workers can help  

Increased sea surface temperature affecting Indian monsoon: Study

Global warming hiatus contributed to the weakening of the Mascarene High in the Southern Indian Ocean, finds study 

Six-fold increase in forest fires as temperatures rise in many states

The Forest Survey of India’s large forest fires monitoring programme data shows that there are 192 large, active fires in the country today

International weather agency pronounces 2015 the warmest year on record

The global average surface temperature in 2015 is likely to be the warmest ever and will reach the 1 degree Celsius mark above the pre-industrial …

World breached 1.5°C limit 279 times since 1940, shows DTE analysis of ECMWF data

While we are still some way from overstepping the 1.5°C mark, the June breach should ring alarm bells for a developing country like India

Cyclones getting fiercer; account for nearly half of India’s deaths due to climate-related disasters

Frequency of very severe cyclonic storms during the post-monsoon season has increased by 1 event per a decade

Herbivores can protect ecosystems from climate change: study

A marine biologist, Rebecca Kordas, tries to understand how intertidal ecosystems, which exist along the shore, adapt to changes such as …