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90% of India, most of Delhi in danger from heatwaves; new climate study reveals stark reality of Indian climate scenario
Severe heat wave impacts threaten almost all of Delhi, a region no stranger to excruciating 40°C+ m…
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The educational gap between poorer and richer households is growing in India and much of Asia, thanks to climate change
According to a UNESCO report, high temperatures are leading to poorer grades and worsened performan…
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Vegetable prices to remain high until June due to above-normal temperature
According to a report by CRISIL, this trend, driven by erratic weather patterns and climate change,…
ANI
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90% of India, entire Delhi in 'danger zone' of heatwave impacts: Cambridge study
It suggested that heatwaves have impeded India's progress towards achieving the United Nations' …
PTI
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Climate change is slashing half a year from our lives, research shows
A global temperature increase of just 1°C is linked to a drop of around 0.44 years in life expectan…
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India among top 10 most affected countries in Global Climate Risk Index 2021, says environmental think tank Germanwatch
It said vulnerable people in developing countries suffered the most from extreme weather events …
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Vanguard's decision to leave the world's biggest climate-finance group could impede Biden's plan to protect Americans' savings from the climate crisis
Vanguard pulled out of a coalition of investment groups aiming to fight climate change because it w…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Climate change remains the missing discourse in the Indian parliament, shows study
A recent study highlights that the Indian parliament's deliberation on the climate crisis remains v…
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Indian economic slowdown is leaving its infants hungry as only 10% are given acceptable diet
According to the report, merely 10% of Indian infants are provided with minimum acceptable diet.…
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Climate justice: Who will compensate if global warming is responsible for Pakistan's fatal floods that killed over 1,200 people?
More than 1,200 people have succumbed to Pakistan's unprecedented floods since August. The deluge h…
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Deadly floods in Pakistan highlight a troubling problem. It's at the center of the climate crisis, but barely contributes to global emissions.
Consecutive downpours damaged or destroyed more than 1 million houses and 1,800 miles of roads, aff…
Paola Rosa-Aquino
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Pakistani writer gives dire warning to international community following deadly flooding: 'You can call these people climate refugees... Your country will have them too.'
In an op-ed, Fatima Bhutto, a Pakistani writer, warned the international community that they too co…
Isabella Zavarise
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Inequality is only increasing in India — the resulting lack of trust may make climate change a tougher challenge to tackle
And, affordability comes from two places — the cost of using renewable energy and the i…
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Climate change cost India over 2000 lives and $37 billion in just a year
Apart from economic losses, India also witness…
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The ultrawealthy are spending millions to land secondary passports from Montenegro and Cyprus amid the pandemic
Interest in acquiring citizenship through investment has been surging — specifically for Montenegro…
Taylor Borden
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Three years since the Paris Agreement, here’s where India stands on Earth Day
On Earth Day in 2016, India — along with 173 other countries — signed the Paris Agreement at the Un…
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India lost $37 bn and over 2,000 people to extreme climate — yet there might be no change in India’s environment budget
In 2019, millions of people were affected across India after two extreme conditions — heavy floods …
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The Countries Most Likely To Survive Climate Change In One Infographic
Take the United States, for example. It gets a green-light on this map. But what about specific par…
Matt Johnston,Erin Brodwin
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See how badly your home could be hit by heat, wind, and bad air over the next 30 years
Your home's climate risk, including chances of extreme heat days, winds over 50mph, and poor air qu…
Dan Latu,Catherine Boudreau
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Don't call the extreme heat, flooding, and wildfires 'the new normal'
The way the media and politicians frame extreme weather is key because most people don't connect di…