El Nino impact on food security: $160 million needed urgently to support 4.8 million people at risk, says FAO
Releases anticipatory action plan after WMO forecasts El Nino to stay till April 2024
Troubling picture of Antarctica ice shelves: Study finds 40% volume lost in 25 years
Half of them shrinking with no sign of recovery, about 7.5 trillion tonnes of meltwater released into oceans
El Nino: Will 2014 be a drought year for India?
Melting season in Arctic longer by about five days: NASA report
An ice-free Arctic Ocean during the summer might be reached this century, say experts
NASA records hottest August since 1880
Antarctica temperatures were 4°C above normal; India recorded a spike of 1-2°C
Global Eco Watch: Red Sea turtles are now mostly being born female due to climate change
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World could soon witness ‘historic’ coral die-offs
Severe coral bleaching has been reported across Northern Pacific
After hottest May, Earth records hottest June of 21st century
Rise in temperature primarily because of warm ocean waters
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Clearer than ever: global warming is for real
Scientists are now 95 per cent certain that global warming is human-induced
‘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
Three cyclones in two months raises alarm
Has frequency and intensity of cyclones developing over Bay of Bengal increased?
Kenya’s had unusually hot weather — an expert unpacks what could be causing it
What Nairobi has had is a wave of hot weather that the human body can easily adjust to.
20°C seems the optimal temperature for life on Earth to thrive — what does this mean in a warming world?
Exactly why 20°C is pivotal & energy-efficient for cellular processes may be due to the molecular properties of water associated with cells
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%
Even temporary global warming above 2°C will affect life in the oceans for centuries
Changes in water temperatures found across all climate overshoot models, along with low oxygen levels decreasing viable ocean habitats
Antarctic tipping points: The irreversible changes to come if we fail to keep warming below 2℃
Current global heating is taking the Earth system across a threshold humans have never experienced, into a climate where Antarctica’s ice …
August 2021 is the sixth-warmest in 142 years: US climate agency
August 2021 is the 440th consecutive month the planet has reported above average temperature, according to the National Oceanic and …
Every month in 2019 among 4 warmest such month: Report
July 2019 was recorded as the warmest month globally and has re-written climate history, with dozens of new temperature records at local, …
Wheat crisis: All eyes on weather as mercury shoots up in February
Farmers worry about a repeat of last year even as Centre claims record production for this year
IPCC report warning: A 5.3°C temperature rise in Delhi by century-end under worst emission scenario
Under the bestemission scenario, Delhi may experience a 2°C rise in mean temperature by 21st century-end to pre-industrial period
Temperatures in India could rise by 4.4°C by 2100, says govt report
‘Assessment of Climate Change over the Indian Region’ predicts that monsoon rainfall could change by an average of 14% by 2100
Warming planet may drive return of ‘medieval megadroughts’ in US
Rapid increase in aridity and sea surface temperatures around the globe because of human-activities may lead to severe droughts
Coral bleaching of 2016 caused severe mortality in Gulf of Mannar: study
The corals in the Gulf of Mannar suffered severe losses during the global coral bleaching event that occurred between March and October 2016, …
There’s no evidence indicating dominant link between warmer climates and COVID-19 spread: WMO
However, even secondary factors like weather and air quality can significantly impact the number of infections and deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic