Monsoon 2019: Maharashtra goes under, but India still records rain deficit
Mumbai began the month of July by once again coming to a screeching halt amidst…
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Kuwait, Saudi Arabia sizzle at record temperatures, India not far behind
Hot, hotter, hottest – that was the weather forecast in several parts of the world…
Water crisis looms as India witnesses second lowest pre-monsoon rainfall since 1954
As current water levels in India’s 91 major reservoirs stand at just 20%, an estimated…
Extreme weather: Chennai faces its worst drought in 70 years
Chennai is witnessing its worst drought in 70 years. The water levels in Chennai’s four…
UN modernizes guidance for greenhouse emission estimates
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has updated guidelines for governments to calculate greenhouse…
One million species close to extinction: IPBES’s upcoming report expected to conclude
One million species face the risk of extinction because of the increasing loss of clean…
Big Story: Youth have only 8th of emission quota left for lifetime, rest all used up by the elders
The older generation has used up most of the lifetime emissions budget that the younger…
Study: Alps will be mostly ice-free by 2100
Latest research has warned that two-thirds of the ice in the glaciers of Alps will…
Extreme weather: India faces ‘unusual heat wave’, records year’s hottest days
Parts of India are suddenly in the deadly grip of an “unusual heat wave”. Experts…
90% of Mozambique port city destroyed by tropical cyclone Idai
In yet another example of extreme weather wreaking havoc, at least 84 people were killed…