COP26: What’s At Stake For India & South Asia
South Asia is home to nearly a quarter of the world’s population, and to some of the countries most vulnerable...
Climate Change
Assam’s Manas National Park Regains Its Glory
Jatin Gayary beams with joy every time he sees a tiger in Manas National Park in the foothills of the...
Stilt Houses Help People Withstand Floods In Assam
Ratan Pathuri watches floodwater swirl below his veranda. The swollen Dhansiri River has inundated Pathuri’s village, Nikori, in the district...
Climate Change Causing More Lightning Strikes In India
The frequency and intensity of lightning strikes have risen sharply in South Asia since the 1970s. So have fatalities, especially...
Racism, Climate, Divisions Top UN Agenda As Leaders Meet
Racism, the climate crisis and the world's worsening divisions took center stage at the United Nations on Wednesday, a day...
Vaccine Inequality Is ‘Moral Indictment’ Of Our World: UN Chief
The world has never been more threatened or more divided, and is facing the "greatest cascade” of crises, UN Secretary...
Global Climate Protest Seeks To Turn Up Heat On Leaders
Youth activists are hoping to turn up the heat on governments on Friday with the first large-scale international protest against...
Roundtable: Should COP26 Be Delayed?
Earlier this month, Climate Action Network, the world’s largest network of NGOs, called for the postponement of the UN Climate...
Cooperation Is Key As Nations Deal With Glacial Floods
In the space of three months in early 2021, two glacial lakes in the Indian state of Uttarakhand burst their...
Climate Action Can’t Wait For Covid Pandemic To End
World leaders need to take immediate action to limit climate change, restore biodiversity, and protect health, according to an editorial...
Warmest Ever Winter Recorded In New Zealand
The southern winter that just ended in New Zealand was the warmest ever recorded, and scientists say that climate change...
Spring Revival Project Offers Hope In The Himalayas
Spring 2020 had just begun in the Himalayas but for Kamla Devi, 36, a resident of Nathuakhan village, in the...
Kerry Says China Crucial To Handling Climate Crisis
China needs to expand its efforts to reduce carbon emissions to help hold back the rise in global temperatures, US...
Global Campaign Launched To Combat Climate Change
Activists around the world on Tuesday called on governments to put food systems at the forefront of tackling the climate...
How Dust Can Melt Mountains & Change Seas
Asia’s largest freshwater reserve is disappearing. In the Hindu Kush Himalayan region, which is warming by 0.3-0.7 degrees Celsius above...
Explainer: The Disappearing Glaciers Of The Himalayas
As the Earth warms, frozen water in its many forms is affected. In mountainous regions like the Hindu Kush Himalayas,...
Extreme Sea Level Events Could Happen Every Year
Extreme sea level events that previously occurred once in 100 years could happen every year by the end of this...
‘Code Red For Humanity’: UN Report On Global Warming
Earth is getting so hot that temperatures in about a decade will probably blow past a level of warming that...
“Last Chance…”: UK Climate Chief Warns Ahead Of Summit
Alok Sharma, the UK minister in charge of the COP26 climate summit talks in Glasgow in November, on Sunday warned...
Nature Will Not Heal In 70-80 Years: Beekeepers In Turkey
Turkey's wildfires have left little behind, turning green forests into ashen, barren hills. The destruction is being intensely felt by...
Snow Leopard Conservation Handicapped By Lack Of Research
More than 70% of snow leopard habitat remains understudied by conservationists, leaving conservation planning handicapped by large information gaps, according...
Thousands More Flee Fires In Greece Amid Heatwave
Thousands of people in Greece fled to safety from a wildfire north of Athens early on Friday, as firefighters waged...
Earth’s ‘Vital Signs’ Worsening As Humanity’s Impact Deepens
The global economy’s business-as-usual approach to climate change has seen Earth’s “vital signs” deteriorate to record levels, an influential group...
Winds Feed California’s Largest Fire As Blazes Scorch US West
It could be days before officials will be able to assess the damage done to a small town by California's...
Survivors Recall Escape, Ponder Future After Floods In Europe
Paul and Madeline Brasseur were at home with their two sons in the Belgian town of Pepinster when the water...
