Climate Change

The complete disappearance of snow this year is being attributed to scanty rainfall and patchy snowfall in the upper Himalayas over the past five years For the first time in recorded history, Uttarakhand’s Om Parvat was entirely devoid of snow last week, raising concerns among visitors about the unusual event. Pictures shared by neighbouring residents …

Climate change effect: Om Parvat’s snow vanishes for the first time Read More »

People don’t need “climate emergency” or “global boiling” to make them worried. They’re already worried. Five years ago, when young people started skipping school on Fridays to protest rising carbon emissions, some climate advocates sensed a disconnect. The words commonly used to describe how fossil fuels were heating the planet — climate change, global warming …

Research shows that what you call climate change doesn’t matter much Read More »

84% of Indian districts are exposed to extreme heat wave and rising temperature Over 84 per cent of Indian districts are prone to extreme heat waves, of which 70 per cent of them are witnessing increased frequency and intensity of extreme rainfall events, according to a first-of-its-kind independent study released by the IPE-Global and Esri …

The destructive impact of climate change on humanity Read More »

Scientists have noticed a trend of very deep cloud systems developing over the southeast Arabian Sea. These systems intrude into the land and cause disasters. Very deep cloud systems are being formed due to the warming of the Arabian Sea and this is leading to extremely heavy rainfall in Kerala in a shorter period and increasing …

Wayanad landslides: How Arabian Sea warming is linked to Kerala’s disaster Read More »

Researchers with the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service said Sunday was Earth’s hottest day. Then it happened again on Monday. Monday was most likely the hottest day ever recorded on Earth, with a global average of about 62.87 degrees Fahrenheit, or 17.15 degrees Celsius, preliminary data showed — beating a record that had been …

Planet Sets Record for Hottest Day Twice in a Row Read More »