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Why La Niña’s cooling effect could not reduce January temperaturesSubscriber Only

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January 2025 was the 18th month in the last 19 when the global average surface air temperature breached the 1.5 degree Celsius threshold. Scientists had expected that the arrival of the La Niña phase, which emerged in December 2024, would bring some relief from the heat. However, this did not happen

How rising temperatures have gripped Australia in recent yearsSubscriber Only

February 8, 2025 13:45 IST

Since 1901, Australia's average temperatures have increased by 1.51 degrees Celsius. The year 2019 was its warmest ever on record

How India has signalled a shift in the way it views climate crisis

‘Excessive preoccupation with temperature goal’: How India has signalled shift in approach to climate crisisSubscriber Only

February 7, 2025 22:04 IST

The recalibration of India’s position comes at a time when the international attention on climate action has tapered off a bit, despite 2023 and 2024 setting back-to-back temperature records. What is happening, and what is India's approach?

How the climate crisis has intensified marine heatwaves across the worldSubscriber Only

February 6, 2025 17:51 IST

A marine heatwave is an extreme weather event. It occurs when the surface temperature of a particular region of the sea rises to 3 or 4 degrees Celsius above the average temperature for at least five days

Why temperatures at north pole reached 20 degrees Celsius above averageSubscriber Only

February 5, 2025 17:09 IST

Since 1979, the Arctic has warmed four times faster than the global average. This is an issue because the region acts as a refrigerator for the rest of the world — it helps cool the planet

Why the Union Budget needs to provide more for energy efficiency measuresSubscriber Only

January 31, 2025 19:43 IST

Energy efficiency initiatives have delivered massive savings for India over the last two decades. A lot more needs to be done – see how the math works out with a small subsidy for energy-efficient fans

Why Greenland’s crystal blue lakes have turned brown, and why you should worrySubscriber Only

January 27, 2025 18:25 IST

Extreme weather events transformed the Greenland lakes from carbon sinks into significant sources of carbon dioxide, with emissions rising by 350%, according to a new study. Here's how this happened.

150 years of IMD: What the weather agency has planned for the futureSubscriber Only

January 17, 2025 13:37 IST

The IMD’s overall forecast accuracy has improved by 40% over the last decade, thanks to an overall strengthening of its meteorological observation network across land, sea, and space.

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2024 was the warmest year for India and the world. But why was warming lower over India?Subscriber Only

January 15, 2025 08:03 IST

The 1.2 degree Celsius warming over India is considerably less than the 1.6 degree Celsius, or higher, that has been experienced over the global land surface. But it does not mean that the threat of climate change is less in India.

La Niña is here: Everything you need to knowSubscriber Only

January 12, 2025 16:35 IST

This La Niña event is expected to be weak and its time of emergence may not have the impact it would otherwise have had, according to meteorologists

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What breaching 1.5°C warming threshold means for the Earth, in 2025 and beyondSubscriber Only

January 12, 2025 13:14 IST

It’s official: 2024 was the first year to breach the 1.5 degree Celsius threshold. With global emissions continuing to grow, this was very much expected. The planet will only get warmer in the coming years

‘Santa Ana’ winds and climate change: What is behind wildfires blazing in Southern California?Subscriber Only

January 12, 2025 17:12 IST

Experts have suggested that the three wildfires in Southern California have moved so quickly and caused large-scale destruction because of two reasons, the “Santa Ana” winds and climate change

Winter storm in the US: How is the polar vortex responsible for it?Subscriber Only

January 9, 2025 04:23 IST

Some 60 million people are under weather alerts across 30 states. Seven of them have declared emergencies: Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, Kansas, Missouri, Kentucky and Arkansas

Extreme rainfall, ferocious floods: How climate change is affecting Earth’s water cycleSubscriber Only

January 8, 2025 04:34 IST

The water cycle is crucial as it not only enables the availability of water for all living organisms but also regulates weather patterns on the Earth

Explained: India’s emissions inventory & efforts at mitigationSubscriber Only

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India recently submitted its latest Biennial Update Report to the UNFCCC

Looking at 2025, Climate: Bleak forecast, adaptation way forwardSubscriber Only

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The hope of keeping global warming under the 1.5 degree Celsius limit is all but dead. The kind of emissions cuts required to keep this goal alive is unlikely to be achieved. But this is not the end of the world.

Montana Supreme Court upholds landmark youth climate ruling: What was the case?Subscriber Only

December 21, 2024 20:15 IST

In a six-to-one ruling, the apex court found that the plaintiffs, between ages five and 22, had a 'fundamental constitutional right to a clean and healthful environment'

US commits to 61% emissions cut by 2035: What does its updated NDC plan say?Subscriber Only

December 21, 2024 11:41 IST

The new target for 2035 has been disclosed in the updated Nationally Determined Contribution, or NDC, that the US submitted to the UN Climate Change on Thursday night

Climate change and biodiversity loss are connected: Key takeaways from NEXUS reportSubscriber Only

December 21, 2024 08:43 IST

The report, the first of its kind looking at the interconnections between these multiple crises, has been produced by Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), a global group of scientific experts

Why Arctic tundra is emitting more carbon than it absorbs, for first time in many millenniaSubscriber Only

December 18, 2024 13:26 IST

In recent years, the Arctic tundra’s ability to emit less and absorb more carbon has taken a hit. A new analysis, which incorporated more data and better methods of examination, confirmed that the ecosystem has now become a source of CO2 and methane CH4 emissions

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How ‘Santa Ana’ winds and climate change are fueling wildfires in MalibuSubscriber Only

December 17, 2024 13:10 IST

Santa Ana-driven wildfires are a natural part of California’s landscape. However, experts say the wildfire season in California has lengthened in recent years.

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Why are parts of north India experiencing an early cold wave, with colder nights?Subscriber Only

December 14, 2024 11:24 IST

Cold wave conditions across north India generally set in by mid-December and last until January. What explains the early onset, along with cold nights and warm days?

Where is La Niña? And why did global models err in their predictions?Subscriber Only

December 14, 2024 11:26 IST

Weather models had predicted the onset of La Niña as early as September. But that has not happened. Here is why La Niña is ‘delayed’, and why global models erred in their predictions

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Nine years after being finalised, why the Paris Agreement looks more fragile than everSubscriber Only

December 13, 2024 12:44 IST

The main goal of the Paris Agreement — holding global annual average temperatures within 1.5 degree Celsius of pre-industrial averages, two degrees Celsius in the worst case scenario — seems more distant than ever.

First ice-free day in the Arctic could come by 2030, says new study: Why does it matter?Subscriber Only

December 12, 2024 15:51 IST

Arctic sea ice has been shrinking for decades, but what happens if the Arctic becomes ice-free?

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EXPLAINED CLIMATE NEWS - Page 2

Why La Niña’s cooling effect could not reduce January temperaturesSubscriber Only

How rising temperatures have gripped Australia in recent yearsSubscriber Only

‘Excessive preoccupation with temperature goal’: How India has signalled shift in approach to climate crisisSubscriber Only

How the climate crisis has intensified marine heatwaves across the worldSubscriber Only

Why temperatures at north pole reached 20 degrees Celsius above averageSubscriber Only

Why the Union Budget needs to provide more for energy efficiency measuresSubscriber Only

Why Greenland’s crystal blue lakes have turned brown, and why you should worrySubscriber Only

150 years of IMD: What the weather agency has planned for the futureSubscriber Only

2024 was the warmest year for India and the world. But why was warming lower over India?Subscriber Only

La Niña is here: Everything you need to knowSubscriber Only

What breaching 1.5°C warming threshold means for the Earth, in 2025 and beyondSubscriber Only

‘Santa Ana’ winds and climate change: What is behind wildfires blazing in Southern California?Subscriber Only

Winter storm in the US: How is the polar vortex responsible for it?Subscriber Only

Extreme rainfall, ferocious floods: How climate change is affecting Earth’s water cycleSubscriber Only

Explained: India’s emissions inventory & efforts at mitigationSubscriber Only

Looking at 2025, Climate: Bleak forecast, adaptation way forwardSubscriber Only

Montana Supreme Court upholds landmark youth climate ruling: What was the case?Subscriber Only

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