Wildfires Are Turning Largest Forest Ecosystem Into Net-Emitter
The vast boreal forests of the Northern Hemisphere stretch from Scandinavia through Siberia, Alaska and Canada. They cover a tenth...
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Invasive ‘Alien’ Plants Found To Be Increasing In Higher Elevations
Botanist Pervaiz Dar spent a good amount of time in 2012 and 2017 squatting and walking along roadsides in Kashmir,...
15 Mn People Live Under The Threat Of Glacial Floods: Study
Source: AP As glaciers melt and pour massive amounts of water into nearby lakes, 15 million people across the globe...
Limiting Global Warming To 1.5 Degrees Is Not Plausible: Report
Limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius is currently not plausible, according to a new report. Climate policy, protests, and...
Earth Likely To Cross 1.5-Degree Warming In Next Decade: AI Study
(Source: PTI) The world will cross the global warming threshold of 1.5 degrees Celsius within 10 to 15 years, even...
Compensation For Crop Loss: Landless, Tenant Farmers Miss Out
Ram Sagar, 64, a farmer who lives in Turkauli village of Sitapur district in Uttar Pradesh, lost three and a...
2022 The 5th Warmest Year On Record: NASA
(Source: PTI) Earth’s average surface temperature in 2022 tied with 2015 as the fifth warmest on record, according to an...
India’s Southern States Will Lose Half Of Their Mangroves By 2070: Study
(Source: IANS) By 2070, Indian mangroves will reduce and shift by around 50 per cent, especially in southern India, due...
Antarctica’s Emperor Penguins May Be Extinct By 2100
Greater conservation efforts are needed to protect Antarctic ecosystems, and the populations of up to 97 per cent of land-based...
Humanity Is ‘A Weapon Of Mass Extinction’
Humanity is at war with nature and on its last chance to reverse the rampant destruction of habitats that will...
Studying The Impact Of Aerosols On Rainfall In Western Ghats
Off the tourist trail and away from the resorts that crowd Munnar’s lush hills in the Western Ghats is a...
Is Population Growth A Red Herring?
The world’s population hit 8 billion people on November 15, according to the UN. Already this has prompted worry about...
Blue Jeans Is Costing The Planet Dearly
Eternally current and always fashionable, blue jeans are among the most-worn articles of clothing on Earth, transcending time, trends, and...
The 10 Big Climate Insights Of 2022
Experts from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) have distilled this year’s main findings from climate science, in the...
Emissions Projected To Spike By 6% In India
(Source: IANS) With emissions projected to increase in India by six per cent, global carbon emissions in 2022 remain at...
Global Carbon Emissions At Record Levels
Global carbon dioxide emissions from all human activities remain at record highs in 2022, and fossil fuel emissions have risen...
Melting Glaciers: Who Is Responsible?
As the world’s glaciers melt rapidly, almost without exception, the global response to this existential threat is worryingly lethargic. This...
Climate Change To Impact Mountains, Human Activity On A Global Scale
(Source: PTI) Climate change will negatively impact mountain landscapes and human activity globally by increasing the risk of hazards such...
A Year Of Extreme Weather Events Has Weighed Heavy On Agri Sector
After a difficult two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, Manjeet Singh was hopeful that 2022 would bring some cheer. A...
Who Is Guilty When Climate Change Affects The Poorest Countries?
You may be hearing the phrase “loss and damage” in the coming weeks as government leaders meet in Egypt for...
Explainer: What Is Loss And Damage?
Ahead of the 27th United Nations Conference of Parties (COP) to be held in Cairo, Egypt, in November 2022, there...
Earth Has Lost 83% Of Its Freshwater Aquatic Life In 50 Years
Wildlife populations, including birds, mammals, amphibians, reptiles and fish, have seen an average 69% decline since 1970, according to the...
‘We Are Headed For A Global Catastrophe’
(Source: AP) The world, especially richer carbon polluting nations, remains “far behind” and is not doing nearly enough -- not...
What Is COP27 And Why Is It So Important?
COP27 is the 27th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)....
Warming May Lead To Frequent, Longer-Lasting Droughts In India: Study
Rising global temperatures may lead to more frequent and longer-lasting droughts in India, while posing significant risks to people and...
