Climate change

A chilling new study by Australian scientists has delivered a stark warning: even if the world manages to limit global warming to the relatively ambitious target of 2 degrees Celsius,...

The race towards renewable energy is accelerating, and for all the looming challenges of the climate crisis, signs of progress are there: Solar panels are beginning to blanket deserts, wind...

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has indicated that 2024 is on pace to become the hottest year on record, with global average temperatures predicted to exceed 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels...

Dubai: The effects of global climate change are being seen in various manifestations across the globe. Just like temperatures are soaring to never-before highs, several places are experiencing extreme rainfall and...

  New Delhi: Annual greenhouse gas emissions are at an all-time high, and urgent action must be taken to prevent catastrophic spikes in temperature and avoid the worst impact of...

Bhubaneswar: Around 25 out of 35 planetary vital signs that help in keeping a record of climate change every year has hit extreme levels, thereby indicating an ‘irreversible climate disaster’....

The year 2023 marked the driest year in over three decades for rivers around the world, according to a new report coordinated by the UN’s World Meteorological Organization (WMO). The...

Bhubaneswar: Bansidhar & Ila Panda Foundation (BIPF), in partnership with Dasra, conducted IDEATE 2024, the annual conference of Bansidhar & Ila Panda Foundation (BIPF). Themed ‘Utkal Udyam: Community-Centric Development for Climate...

A report from the credit and fund risk evaluation consultancy, Moody’s, says that increasing water shortages are capable of triggering social unrest in India. Besides, it will reflect on the...

New Delhi: The current heatwave is having a direct impact on glaciers in the Himalayan region. There are around 18,000 glaciers in Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh and all of them...