WMO bulletin says ozone layer still well on track for full recovery
Sep 17, 2024, at 03:06 pm
New evidence in the World Meteorological Organization’s (WMO) annual Ozone and UV Bulletin published on Monday reveals strong evidence that the ozone layer is well on track for a long-term recovery.
Indian savannas: New remote sensing study spotlights misclassification and flawed tree-planting
Sep 16, 2024, at 06:46 pm
Regarded as ‘degraded forests’, Indian savannas have been historically misclassified and understudied. A new remote sensing study used tree cover as a metric to examine the drivers influencing the savannas and forests. Understanding these drivers helps prevent unscientific tree plantations that are detrimental to savannas. Mongabay-India writer Nikhil Sreekandan reports
Torrential rains disrupt life in Delhi; IMD issues orange alert
Sep 14, 2024, at 06:42 am
New Delhi: Delhi has been experiencing continuous rainfall since last evening, causing traffic congestion and waterlogging in several areas.
Climate-change-triggered landslide caused Earth to vibrate for nine days, study finds
Sep 13, 2024, at 11:18 pm
A landslide in a remote part of Greenland caused a mega-tsunami that sloshed back and forth across a fjord for nine days, generating vibrations throughout Earth, according to a new study involving UCL researchers.
Indian Cabinet approves Rs 2000 cr 'Mission Mausam' plan to boost weather forecast, tweak clouds
Sep 13, 2024, at 04:41 pm
Indian Cabinet has approved a game-changing ‘Mission Mausam' initiative which the country would implement with the aim to boost the country's climate-related science, research, and services besides developing capabilities to 'manage' certain weather events.
5.8 magnitude earthquake hits Pakistan, tremors felt in India, Afghanistan
Sep 11, 2024, at 08:30 pm
An earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter Scale hit Pakistan on Wednesday with tremors being felt in neighbouring India and Afghanistan.
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.