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]Weather Bee | January 2025 all set to be the warmest January month on record
Updated on Feb 01, 2025 06:35 PM IST
January 2025 is on track to be the hottest January on record, with an average temperature increase of 1.75°C above pre-industrial levels
Looming tragedy: Sikkim lake was unstable for years, new study finds
The flood devastated the Teesta Hydroelectric Project Stage-III (1200 MW), washed away the dam and flooded the underground powerhouse.
Updated on Jan 31, 2025 02:35 PM IST
Jayashree Nandi
Weather Bee | Why have the LA fires attracted attention?
The wildfires in Los Angeles, while not the largest in California history, attract attention due to the county's high population density and financial stakes.
Published on Jan 25, 2025 08:14 PM IST
Weather Bee | Why is the global temperature high despite La Nina's arrival?
Since the La Nina is expected to be weak and short-lived, its influence may be even more insignificant than in recent years.
Published on Jan 17, 2025 08:17 PM IST
How to make sense of 2024’s wild temperatures
Our climate team highlight four charts and two maps
Published on Jan 17, 2025 08:00 AM IST
The Economist
2024 was warmest year on record, should be wake up call, say scientists
The year 2024 was the first during which the average global temperature exceeded 1.5°C above the pre-industrial level, the threshold beyond which climate change will make human life more difficult
Published on Jan 10, 2025 09:12 AM IST
Jayashree Nandi
Indian glaciers retreating at a faster pace, UN told
The Biennial Update Report to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change provides a comprehensive assessment of how climate change is impacting India.
Updated on Jan 06, 2025 08:00 AM IST
Jayashree Nandi, New Delhi
Ecostani: Western Ghats, hill states lose forest; growth outside reserved forest
Forest laws have been diluted over the years resulting in loss of forest, especially the very dense and moderate forest areas.
Updated on Dec 23, 2024 02:59 PM IST
Weather Bee: Third consecutive year of record low snow pack in December
The impact of deficit precipitation is that the snow pack in India’s hilly regions in the north has reached a new low for this part of December.
Published on Dec 20, 2024 05:35 PM IST
Ganges River Dolphin geotagged in Assam: Environment minister
The Ganges dolphin is an indicator species, whose status provides information on the overall condition of the ecosystem and of other species in that ecosystem.
Updated on Dec 19, 2024 10:47 AM IST
AQI 15 in Delhi! Meet the Sainik Farms couple that keeps the air clean and cool
Delhiites, urban farmers Peter Singh and Neeno Kaur practice sustainable living through aquaponics. Their quest for clean air began after Kaur got leukemia.
Published on Dec 08, 2024 01:13 PM IST
Ecostani: Baku shows India cannot hide behind global south in climate talks
New Delhi fears that the burden of climate finance may have to be shared by the developing countries, especially India and China.
Updated on Nov 25, 2024 03:07 PM IST
India makes history at COP29, rejects NCQG decision, speaks up for Global South
India was the first to reject the decision because it doesn't reflect the priorities of the Global South
Published on Nov 24, 2024 10:00 AM IST
Jayashree Nandi
Weather Bee: What is at stake in Baku?
While all COPs have the mandate to mitigate the climate crisis, the ongoing one is being termed as the ‘finance COP’.
Published on Nov 22, 2024 07:06 PM IST
No NCQG quantum yet from the rich world as COP29 comes to a close
Some members of the civil society also said there are efforts to weaken the unity of developing countries, especially the G77 and China.
Updated on Nov 22, 2024 02:21 PM IST
Jayashree Nandi
How to pay for the poor world to go green
Rich countries need not reinvent the wheel
Published on Nov 21, 2024 08:00 AM IST
The Economist
COP29 president scrambles to save deadlocked talks
Developing countries refuse to commit to stronger climate action without clear financial commitments from developed nations.
Published on Nov 19, 2024 10:22 AM IST
Jayashree Nandi, New Delhi
Weather Bee | More than one dataset can breach the 1.5°C threshold this year
Divergence between datasets means that the breach of the 1.5°C threshold can be a staggered event with different datasets reporting the event in different years
Published on Nov 17, 2024 09:00 AM IST
Himalayan nations in a huddle at COP29; Brazil to announce ambitious climate plan
India urged nations, particularly Pakistan and Bangladesh, to take proactive, collaborative steps to manage and mitigate air pollution across borders.
Published on Nov 13, 2024 02:20 PM IST
Jayashree Nandi
COP29 opens with divisions over Europe’s carbon border tax and climate financing
CBAM is hailed by the EU as a critical step to curb carbon leakage. However, developing nations claim it disproportionately burdens them
Published on Nov 12, 2024 11:14 PM IST
COP29 president says New Collective Quantified Goal ‘top priority’
India, in line with the needs of developing countries, has said in the past that developed countries need to provide at least USD 1 trillion per year as climate finance.
Published on Nov 11, 2024 01:38 PM IST
Jayashree Nandi
Climate commitments continue to miss key targets of the Paris Agreement: Report
The latest synthesis report shows climate action is still insufficient, with emissions reductions lacking the depth needed for the Paris Agreement targets
Published on Nov 08, 2024 08:00 AM IST
Weather Bee | What a forecast for 1.5°C warming in 2024 means
New climate data from the C3S shows that 2024 is almost certain to be the first year with temperatures exceeding the pre-industrial average by more than 1.5°C
Published on Nov 08, 2024 07:30 AM IST
2024 to be warmest year on record, first to breach 1.5 degrees Celsius limit: Copernicus
The average temperature anomaly for the rest of 2024 would have to drop to almost zero for 2024 to not be the warmest year, the climate agency said.
Published on Nov 07, 2024 02:43 PM IST
Jayashree Nandi
'No More Hot Air’: UNEP calls for urgent action to prevent climate catastrophe
As emissions climb to unprecedented levels, the UNEP’s latest report exposes a widening chasm between climate pledges and reality.
Published on Nov 06, 2024 04:21 PM IST
Weather Bee: Dry weather, record-low snow pack kept northern India warm in Oct
Temperatures are running warmer than normal (considered as the average temperature in the 1981-2010 period, according to IMD) in the northern half of India.
Published on Nov 01, 2024 12:45 PM IST
Climate crisis posing grave health, survival threats: Report
In 2023, people were exposed to, on an average, an unprecedented 50 more days of health-threatening temperatures than expected without the climate crisis.
Published on Oct 30, 2024 08:46 AM IST
Rhythma Kaul, New Delhi
Tiny farmers: Ants began farming fungi 66 million years ago, says new study
Ant agriculture offers a glimpse into a system that has survived mass extinctions, climate change, and even infectious diseases.
Published on Oct 29, 2024 04:09 PM IST
Anirban Mahapatra
Record GHG emissions put Earth on course of warming for decades to come: WMO report
CO2 is accumulating in the atmosphere faster than ever experienced during human existence, rising by more than 10% in just two decades, the WMO said.
Updated on Oct 28, 2024 02:41 PM IST
Jayashree Nandi
Weather Bee | Are two storms rare in the Bay of Bengal in October?
At least one cyclonic disturbance occurred in October in Bay of Bengal in 117 years from 1891 to 2023, which gives an 88% probability of such a storm in October
Published on Oct 26, 2024 08:00 AM IST