June 25, 2024, 08:34 PM - 2 mins read
In the past five years, a report released on Tuesday found that 80 per cent of small-scale farmers in India experienced crop losses due to extreme weather conditions.
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June 19, 2024, 11:08 PM - 5 mins read
In parts of the Middle East, Pakistan and India, summer heat waves can combine with humid air that blows in off the sea, and this combination can be truly deadly.
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June 10, 2024, 08:25 PM - 3 mins read
A recent report revealed that extreme weather occurrences have resulted in more than $41 billion in damages worldwide since the international climate discussions in Dubai (COP28) in December last year.
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June 7, 2024, 04:49 AM - 4 mins read
May 2024 was the warmest May ever and the last 12 consecutive months — June 2023 to May 2024 — have broken temperature records for each corresponding month, according to the European climate agency Copernicus.
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June 6, 2024, 06:30 AM - 5 mins read
Warmer groundwater is harmful for the rich array of life found underground – and for the many plants and animals that depend on groundwater for their survival.
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May 29, 2024, 05:48 AM - 5 mins read
rapid atmospheric warming above ground can cause peat soils to suddenly heat up to smouldering temperatures underground, all without any spark or other ignition. These zombie fires may be a case of climate change-driven spontaneous combustion.
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May 27, 2024, 03:47 AM - 6 mins read
Shifting geopolitics and a changing climate could both impact this final frontier, which would have implications for the whole world.
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May 17, 2024, 08:57 PM - 3 mins read
Extreme temperatures, both low and high, and greater changes over the course of the day -- driven by climate change -- were shown to have an impact on brain diseases, explained lead researcher Sanjay Sisodiya from the University of College London's Institute of Neurology, UK.
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May 7, 2024, 07:41 PM - 3 mins read
The average temperature of 15.03 degrees Celsius in April was 1.58 degrees Celsius higher than the designated pre-industrial reference period average for the month of 1850-1900.
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April 24, 2024, 12:11 AM - 3 mins read
Particularly vulnerable are workers in the world's most impoverished regions, who face heightened susceptibility to climate extremes such as scorching heatwaves, prolonged droughts, raging wildfires, and devastating hurricanes.
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April 21, 2024, 07:35 PM - 3 mins read
"Fires in landfills can burn for a long period. During night operations, our teams will be able to find more fire spots easily. We are still working to douse the fire and it may take time," remarked a fire official overseeing the operation at the site.
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April 18, 2024, 01:24 AM - 2 mins read
Drawing from an extensive analysis of over 1,600 regions worldwide spanning four decades, the researchers constructed a model to forecast future economic losses attributable to human-induced climate change. They emphasize that these losses, primarily stemming from temperature and rainfall variations, affect critical sectors like agriculture, labor, and infrastructure.
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