North India Caught In Vicious Cycle Of Forest Fires, Heatwaves
Mohan Negi is worried that respiratory conditions are becoming more common across Chamoli district in…
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Delhi Turns Into Hot Cauldron At 49 Degrees C
A tormenting heatwave swept through the national capital and its neighbouring areas on Sunday with…
Climate Change Is Making Floods Worse Too
Super cyclones, known as hurricanes or typhoons in different parts of the world, are among…
‘Our Mountains Are Gone’: Grief As Sacred New Mexico Forests Burn
Forests in Ella Arellano’s family for nine generations burned in a day on Monday as…
Land Degradation: Silence When Alarms Should Be Sounding
In 1992, three UN conventions were established to combat climate change, biodiversity loss and desertification….
Saving 700 Trees & Much Ecological Heartache
The Green Meadows Housing Society in Bhopal’s Arera Hills area lies at the juncture of…
South, Central Asia Reel Under Early Heatwave
For days at a time in early April, people and animals across large swathes of…
NGT Directs Study On Menace Of Microplastics
The National Green Tribunal has formed a committee and directed it to conduct a study…
Banks Unprepared For Climate Breaking Points
India has always been a land of brutal but predictable weather. Now, the climate crisis…
Climate Catastrophe: Carbon Removal Could Help Prevent It
Historically, policies to combat climate change have focused on mitigation: reducing emissions of greenhouse gases….
Advocates Say Nations Must Move Faster To Save Biodiversity
Environmentalists are criticising slow progress at a UN-backed meeting of nearly all the world’s countries…
How Ultra-Processed Foods Are Trashing Our Health And The Planet
Our world is facing a huge challenge: we need to create enough high-quality, diverse and…
After B’desh, River Meetings In India Address Riparian Challenges
Rajrajeshwar, a tiny river island (locally called char) in the Meghna River in Bangladesh’s Chandpur…
Philosophy Caused Our Environmental Mess & Can Fix It Too
(By Michael Paul Nelson, Oregon State University in Corvallis, 360info.org) We better get used to…
Environment Council Will Help Speed Up Action On Climate: Experts
Experts have backed the states’ proposal to set up an environment council, saying it would…
Pollution Causing More Deaths Than Covid-19: UN Expert
Pollution by states and companies is contributing to more deaths globally than COVID-19, a U.N….
Glaciers In Karakoram Region Stable, Others Melting Faster: Govt
Glaciers in the Karakoram region are in a stable condition, but those feeding the Ganga…
Mt Everest’s Highest Glacier To Disappear By Middle Of This Century
Researchers in Nepal have warned that the highest glacier on top of Mount Everest could…
UN Meet Sets Sights On Global Plastics Treaty
At a key UN summit in Nairobi this month, governments will discuss the path towards…
World’s Glaciers Contain Less Ice Than Thought
Advances in satellite technology have revealed that the world’s glaciers contain significantly less ice than…
Opinion: Decision-Makers In AP Need To Take EIA Seriously
On 2 December 2021, the Parliament of India passed the Dam Safety Bill, 2019. This…
Measuring Climate Change: It’s Not Just Heat, It’s Humidity
When it comes to measuring global warming, humidity, not just heat, matters in generating dangerous…
Marine Heatwaves Up, Impact Monsoon Rains
Marine heatwaves are on the rise in the Indian Ocean, leaving an impact on the…
“Smells Like Death”: Peru Oil Spill Clear-Up Op Drags On
Spanish energy firm Repsol said on Friday a clear-up operation for a major oil spill…
Tonga: Volcanic Eruption To Harm Environment For Years
Tonga’s massive underwater volcanic eruption could deliver long-lasting damage to coral reefs, erode coastlines and…