This year, around 2,300 people died during the heatwave that affected 12 major European cities between June 23 and July 2.…
Extreme and erratic weather events are damaging India’s cultural and religious heritage sites. The structures are witnessing water seepage, crumbling…
Heat waves in India are getting worse year on year, and are reshaping women’s health over time, from menstruation through…
Sulochana Gadgil, an eminent Indian meteorologist, died on July 24. She was 81. Gadgil contributed to the scientific understanding of…
Last month, the southern Indian city of Bengaluru faced an early start to the monsoon and experienced its wettest May…
Study projects 39% glacier mass loss globally even if current warming holds. At current warming levels, the Arctic Canada South…
A recent study by the Delhi-based think-tank Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) reveals alarming statistics about heat risk…
In May 2024, Churu in India’s Rajasthan state scorched at 50.5°C, as large parts of India were gripped by an…
In 1995, World Bank Vice President Ismail Serageldin warned that whereas the conflicts of the previous 100 years had been…
A research team is drilling boreholes in Mount Everest’s Western Cwm to measure glacier temperatures and understand why Himalayan glaciers…
The increasing number of wildfires in north and central India are degrading forests, threatening biodiversity, and accelerating desertification, scientists note.…
The Ganga Water Treaty is crucial to India-Bangladesh relations because it guarantees a systematic process for water sharing between the…
The blue economy is an economic philosophy that focuses on the sustainable use of marine and coastal resources for economic…
Wetlands are vital ecosystems supporting a diversity of species, but climate change, pollution, and human activities are degrading water quality…
A recent study of the islands in the Gulf of Mannar has found evidence of reduction in the surface area…
Glaciers in Arunachal Pradesh retreated at a rate of 16.94 square kilometres per year between 1988 and 2020. Making an…
The frequency and intensity of lightning strikes have risen sharply in South Asia since the 1970s. So have fatalities, especially…
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