Extreme weather events in 2021 shattered records around the globe. Hundreds died in storms and heatwaves. Farmers struggled with drought,…
When Cyclone Bhola hit what is now present-day Bangladesh in 1970, it killed 300,000 to 500,000 people. Among the dead…
Last month at COP26 in Glasgow, more than 100 countries pledged to reduce global methane emissions by 30% by the…
In late winter 2020, glaciologist Sudip Thakuri visited Kalinchowk, a peak in the Himalayas around 144 km west of Kathmandu.…
Little more than one percent of 5,000 big companies globally are making substantial disclosures of their climate risks, while more…
As the world warms, there is an urgent need to find ways to keep people cool. This year, several deadly…
The science is clear. For a chance to keep global warming within 1.5 degrees Celsius as stated in the Paris…
All is said and done at the U.N. climate talks, and the ink on the COP26 agreement is dry, but…
The UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) drew to a close yesterday, Friday, November 12. When it began, almost two weeks…
Negotiators at the U.N. climate summit in Glasgow are expected to lock horns on Friday for what is scheduled to…
A group of countries, companies and cities committed on Wednesday to phasing out fossil-fuel vehicles by 2040, as part of…
Poor nations are pressuring their wealthy counterparts at the U.N. climate summit to pay up for the mounting damage being…
Over and over at the U.N. climate summit in Glasgow, world leaders have stressed the need to limit global warming…
Global carbon dioxide emissions have bounced back after COVID-19 restrictions and are likely to reach close to pre-pandemic levels this…
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi grabbed headlines on 1 November at COP26 with an announcement that India will be net-zero…
A U.N. conference critical to averting the most disastrous effects of climate change kicked off on Monday, its task made…
The head of the environmental group Greenpeace has warned against efforts by countries and corporations at the forthcoming U.N. climate…
Thirty years ago, in its 1990 assessment, the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) warned that large-scale human migration…
The Paris Agreement works on a five-year cycle. Twice a decade, each country is expected to increase its ambition on…
Rich nations need to commit much more than $100 billion to help poor countries fight climate change due to their…
South Asia is home to nearly a quarter of the world’s population, and to some of the countries most vulnerable…
Ratan Pathuri watches floodwater swirl below his veranda. The swollen Dhansiri River has inundated Pathuri’s village, Nikori, in the district…
The frequency and intensity of lightning strikes have risen sharply in South Asia since the 1970s. So have fatalities, especially…
Racism, the climate crisis and the world's worsening divisions took center stage at the United Nations on Wednesday, a day…
World leaders need to take immediate action to limit climate change, restore biodiversity, and protect health, according to an editorial…
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