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Why Vadodara was colder than Naliya in the Thar desert: Local conditions, wind pattern, clouds

November 11, 2025 8:35 pm

Vadodara recorded 14 degrees C on November 8 and Naliya in Thar desert area, usually the coldest place in Gujarat, 15.4 degrees C

New fund to protect world’s tropical forests: What is the TFFF, and what are the concerns about it?

November 11, 2025 12:41 am

Speaking at the fund’s launch event on November 6, Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva described the TFFF as 'an unprecedented initiative'. He also said that 'for the first time, Global South countries will have protagonism in the forest agenda'

Wildfire at Lick Creek, Umatilla National Forest, Oregon, United States, 2021. (Wikimedia Commons)

‘Climate change is driven by human need and human greed’: Yale historian Sunil Amrith on his book and all things climate change

November 07, 2025 6:59 pm

Environmental historian Sunil Amrith spoke to Kaushik Das Gupta about his book The Burning Earth, climate change, and why technological fixes are inadequate in the face of the crisis

Wettest November in six years in Mumbai: What led to the unseasonal showers

November 03, 2025 3:06 pm

The wet start to the month is indicative of more showers on the cards for the region. While no warnings have been sounded, the IMD — in its forecast bulletin — has indicated that light to moderate showers will continue in Mumbai as well as Thane, Palghar and Raigad until at least November 6

In this photo shared by Indian Institute of Technology, a plane takes off from Kanpur for New Delhi for a cloud seeding trial.

Delhi air pollution: Why cloud seeding in winter has a specially low chance of success, according to science

November 03, 2025 8:04 pm

We must thank nature that the Delhi drizzle, if it indeed resulted from seeding, did not coincide with cooler temperatures. Substantial rainfall is required to wash out particulates; light drizzles under cooler conditions often do the opposite.

Rise in oil & gas production, inadequate climate finance: How the Global North is derailing climate goals

October 29, 2025 7:50 pm

The latest analysis, carried out by the advocacy organisation Oil Change International, has revealed that Australia, Canada, Norway, and the US have collectively increased their oil and gas production by 14 million barrels of oil equivalent per day (boe/d) between 2015 and 2024

Explained: How cloud seeding works, and the idea behind combating air pollution with it

October 28, 2025 6:01 pm

What conditions are needed for cloud seeding, and why have earlier proposals for it come under criticism? We explain.

Cyclone Montha landfall: What exactly is a 'landfall', how much damage can it cause?

October 28, 2025 6:40 pm

Cyclone Montha landfall, Andhra Pradesh Cyclone Montha updates: Cyclone Montha is expected to make landfall on Tuesday night between Kakinada and Machilipatnam. Around 10,000 people have been moved to hundreds of relief camps set up in schools and government offices

Montha: Indian Coast Guard personnel reach out to fishermen at sea, asking them to return to the shores amid possibility of a cyclone developing over southeast Bay of Bengal.

Cyclone Montha likely to hit east coast: How do tropical storms occur, and who names them?

October 27, 2025 2:29 pm

Cyclone Montha alert, impact: Here is what to know about how tropical storms are formed, why the Bay of Bengal witnesses them frequently, and why this storm has been named Cyclone Montha.

Why has Iceland recorded its first sighting of mosquitoes now?

October 22, 2025 7:43 pm

Iceland Mosquito Species, Discovery: While it is yet to be confirmed how mosquitoes arrived in Iceland, scientists have said that rising temperatures are making Iceland more hospitable to the insects