World's first global glacier graveyard unveiled in Iceland
Sep 07, 2024, at 10:15 pm
Iceland´s glaciers are retreating so rapidly that future generations may wonder how the ancient island nation got its name.
Yemen: Over half a million people severely impacted by unprecedented flooding and windstorms
Sep 06, 2024, at 02:44 pm
Unprecedented floods and winds have displaced thousands of families, destroyed homes, and severely damaged critical infrastructure, impacting over half a million people in Yemen, the UN migration agency (IOM) said on Thursday.
Sep 02, 2024, at 01:34 am
Hyderabad/Vijayawada: Heavy rainfall continues to pound Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, leading to widespread disruptions including school and college closures, train service interruptions, and flooding in various districts, media reports said.
Deadstock Textile: The journey from dump yards to designer racks
Aug 29, 2024, at 11:23 pm
Deadstock textiles, often discarded or incinerated, are being innovatively repurposed by some Indian designers into sustainable fashion, reducing environmental impact. Mongabay India correspondent Shweta Thakur Nanda reports
29 dead as Gujarat receives heavy rainfall, more showers predicted over next two days
Aug 29, 2024, at 06:21 am
Ahmedabad/IBNS: At least 29 people have been killed in different rain-related incidents as Gujarat is being ravaged by heavy downpours that triggered flooding in several places.
Two back-to-back earthquakes hit Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla, no casualty
Aug 20, 2024, at 03:50 pm
Two moderate-intensity earthquakes hit Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district on Tuesday, officials said.
Zimbabwe faces worsening food crisis amid El Niño droughts
Aug 09, 2024, at 10:31 pm
A new report from the UN aid coordination office (OCHA) reveals that food insecurity levels in Zimbabwe are rapidly deteriorating after it was hit with historic droughts due to the El Niño weather pattern.
UN agency warns another heat record broken
Aug 09, 2024, at 10:05 pm
Last month saw another extreme weather milestone with the world’s hottest day on recent record registered on 22 July – yet another indication of the extent to which greenhouse gas emissions from human activities are changing our climate, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) reported on Wednesday.
Monsoon: IMD issues red alert for parts of Maharashtra
Aug 04, 2024, at 05:48 am
New Delhi: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a ‘red alert’ for Pune, Palghar and Satara in Maharashtra. An orange alert has been issued for Thane, Mumbai, Raigad, Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg and Nashik.
At least 10 flights to Delhi diverted amid heavy rains in national capital
Aug 01, 2024, at 04:44 am
New Delhi/IBNS: At least 10 flights headed for Delhi have been diverted after the national capital witnessed heavy rains Wednesday evening, media reports said.
NASA says data shows July 22 was Earth's hottest day on record
Jul 31, 2024, at 04:04 pm
July 22, 2024, was the hottest day on record, according to a NASA analysis of global daily temperature data. July 21 and 23 of this year also exceeded the previous daily record, set in July 2023.
Wayanad landslides leave 93 dead, Kerala braces for more rain
Jul 31, 2024, at 04:34 am
New Delhi/IBNS: At least 93 people have died and hundreds are feared trapped after three landslides hit Kerala's Wayanad district in four hours amid heavy rain.
Heat warning issued in Paris as city hosts Olympic Games
Jul 30, 2024, at 03:01 am
Paris/IBNS: France's meteorological agency has issued a heat warning for Paris and the surrounding areas with storms and highs of 35 degrees Celsius likely on Tuesday as the city is hosting the Olympic Games.
We must rise to the challenge of rising temperatures, urges UN chief Antonio Guterres
Jul 26, 2024, at 11:10 pm
The UN chief on Thursday issued an urgent call to action to better protect billions around the world exposed to crippling effects of extreme heat, as global temperature rise continues unabated.
Maharashtra rains: At least four dead, flight ops hit; Mumbai on red alert
Jul 26, 2024, at 03:40 am
Mumbai/IBNS: At least four people have died, of which three were electrocuted in Pune as heavy rainfall, overnight and this morning, battered the three cities and other parts of Maharashtra Thursday.
World just recorded its hottest day on record on this date in July
Jul 24, 2024, at 03:42 pm
The Earth has just experienced its warmest day in recent history, according to the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) data.
Jul 24, 2024, at 06:43 am
New Delhi: Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved US$ 215.6 million in its 39th Board meeting held in Songdo, South Korea for implementing SIDBI’s Financing Mitigation and Adaptation Projects (FMAP) in Indian MSMEs.
India's annual per capita carbon emission is only about one-third of global average: Economic Survey
Jul 22, 2024, at 09:27 pm
Despite being one of the fastest-growing economies in the World, India’s annual per capita carbon emission is only about one-third of the global average, states Economic Survey 2023-24, which was tabled in Parliament today by Union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs, Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman.
India needs to look at climate change from the local lens, says Economic Survey
Jul 22, 2024, at 09:24 pm
Taking a critical view of the Western approach to tackling Climate Change, the Economic Survey 2023-24 gives a clarion call to all developing countries to look at climate change problem from a ‘local lens’.
Jul 17, 2024, at 11:22 pm
Michigan Public Service Commissioner Alessandra Carreon believes that transportation electrification and transition to clean energy can help mitigate the worst impact of climate change in future.
Four die as Hurricane Beryl hits southeast Texas, 2.6 million people suffer power outage
Jul 09, 2024, at 03:32 pm
At least four people died after Hurricane Beryl hit southeast Texas in the USA and disrupted power supply in the area.
Latest data shows last month was the hottest June ever recorded
Jul 09, 2024, at 02:20 pm
Last month was the hottest June since records began and the thirteenth month in a row to set a temperature record, according to new data released on Monday from the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service.
Jul 07, 2024, at 07:38 pm
Guwahati: The floods in Assam over the past month have resulted in 58 deaths and impacted 23 lakh people, leaving hundreds homeless and displaced, media reported.
UN official describes total devastation in Carriacou following Hurricane Beryl
Jul 06, 2024, at 03:20 pm
The island of Carriacou in Grenada has been virtually “flattened” by the devastating Hurricane Beryl, a senior UN official there reported on Friday, as humanitarian teams ramp up their support to communities affected across the Caribbean.
Kashmir experiences heatwave conditions; Srinagar at 35.7 C is hotter than Kolkata, Delhi
Jul 05, 2024, at 07:19 am
Srinagar/IBNS: The serene valley of Kashmir, which attracts several tourists not just from India but also from abroad owing to its stunning scenery and refreshing air, is reeling under heatwave-like situations along with the rest of the country.
Massive landslide blocks Kishtwar-Paddar road in Jammu Kashmir
Jul 01, 2024, at 06:24 am
Kishtwar (Jammu Kashmir): A massive landslide blocked the Kishtwar-Paddar road on Sunday as light to moderate rains hit isolated areas in the Jammu division, bringing relief from heatwave, media reported.
Gujarat: Ahmedabad road caves in after heavy rainfall
Jul 01, 2024, at 05:57 am
Ahmedabad: A road in Gujarat’s Ahmedabad caved in on Sunday following heavy rain, which disrupted traffic and flooded low-lying areas, media reported.
Delhi to brace for more rains after record-breaking downpour that claimed 11 lives
Jun 30, 2024, at 06:57 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Delhi residents, still recovering from the after-effects of the record-breaking downpour on Friday, will have to brace for more rains, media reports said.
Volvo Car India launches The Reverse Project: mission to convert kilometres into trees
Jun 27, 2024, at 06:58 am
Kolkata: Volvo Car India Wednesday announced the launch of Reverse Project that aims at reversing the environmental damage through planting trees commensurate to the mileage done on EV cars of any brand.
Woman jogging in animal park located close to Paris attacked by wolves
Jun 24, 2024, at 04:51 am
A woman is currently in the intensive care after she was attacked by wolves at a park close to Paris city in France, media reports said.