What Will An El Niño Bring Next To India?
India’s vital monsoon rains can be disrupted by an El Niño, which is a major…
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Drought-Resilient Millet: A Pathway To Food Security In India?
The Indian government is making a significant effort to raise the profile of millet, an…
Why Are Intense Storms, Erratic Rainfall Events More Frequent Now?
The Northern Indian Ocean has been experiencing an increasing trend of severe cyclones and extreme…
Why The UN Is Not Climate Neutral: Study
The UN claims to be almost entirely climate neutral, yet that claim is based on buying…
Electric Vehicles Offer Climate Hope, But…
Internal combustion engine vehicles (ICE) and electric vehicles (EV) both have supply chains that generate…
Why Mitigating Methane Emissions Matters…
Methane (CH4) is a powerful greenhouse gas. In the first 20 years after release, methane…
How Dangerous Is Extreme Heat To Humans
The media reporting around heatwaves that have hammered the planet recently has been unequivocal: the…
More Marine Heatwaves Could Spell Disaster For Ocean Life
Since April, the world has seen record high ocean temperatures and that’s bad news for…
Threat From Climate Change Reshaping Some Religious Beliefs
The famous pilgrimage site of Kedarnath, located in the central Himalayas of India, is believed…
Climate Change Might Trigger More Volcanic Eruptions, Earthquakes
Earth’s climate is changing rapidly. In some areas, escalating temperatures are increasing the frequency and…
Glacier Retreat In Ladakh Could Spawn Three Glacial Lakes: Study
One of the largest glaciers in the Suru river valley in Ladakh has been retreating…
Do Phrases Like ‘Global Boiling’ Help Or Hinder Climate Action?
Last week, United Nations General Secretary António Guterres coined an arresting new term. The era…
Four Factors Driving 2023’s Extreme Heat And Climate Disasters
Between the record-breaking global heat and extreme downpours, it’s hard to ignore that something unusual…
Himalayas Losing Glaciers, Snow, More Hazards In Offing: New Study
“As scientists, what worries us the most is the scale at which the glaciers are…
Is It Really Hotter Now Than Any Time In The Past 100,000 Years?
As scorching heat grips large swaths of the Earth, a lot of people are trying…
When Greenland Was Green And Warnings For The Future
About 400,000 years ago, large parts of Greenland were ice-free. Scrubby tundra basked in the…
What El Niño Means For The World’s Perilous Climate Tipping Points
The UN World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) has confirmed it: El Niño conditions have arrived and…
Global Warming Shocks The Tibetan Plateau
In May this year, I followed the Hengduan mountains into the south-east of Tibet. Now,…
What Will An El Niño Bring Next To India?
India’s monsoon was delayed by three weeks this year. This meant far lower rainfall across…
Medical Processes Hide True Number Of Indians Dying From Extreme Heat
Between 15 and 22 June this year, more than 150 people died in two hospitals…
Kolkata To Eliminate ‘Legacy Waste’ In Landfills Through Biomining
The Dhapa landfill, a major unsegregated solid waste dumping ground in Kolkata, has been growing…
Drastic Changes In Himalayas Deserve Political Attention
The key sentence in the most comprehensive report to date on the Hindu Kush Himalayan…
As Temperatures Rise, The Solar Sector Feels The Heat
The frequency and duration of heatwaves have been increasing in India due to global warming….
Ocean Heat Is Off The Charts And Here’s What That Means For Us
Ocean temperatures have been off the charts since mid-March 2023, with the highest average levels…
How Climate Change Is Making Trees Bigger, But Also Weaker
As global temperatures rise, trees in colder areas are benefiting from an extended growing season….