Climate change is an undeniable reality
In May, the Toronto Star launched an in-depth series on climate change in Canada, with a straightforward title: “Undeniable.” It’s an apt description of the evidence within the reporting and elsewhere
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Increasing mitigation ambition to meet the Paris Agreement’s temperature goal avoids substantial heat-related mortality in U.S. cities
<p>Current greenhouse gas mitigation ambition is consistent with ~3°C global mean warming above preindustrial levels.<a href="http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/heat-related-mortality.pdf"
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Intensification of precipitation extremes in the world's humid and water-limited regions
<p>Changes in precipitation totals and extremes are among the most relevant consequences of climate change, but in particular regional changes remain uncertain. While aggregating over larger regions reduces
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Brazil's mangroves on the front line of climate change
Fishermen like Jose da Cruz have made their living for decades hunting for crabs among Brazil's vast coastal mangrove forests, dense thickets of twisted plants in deep black mud that grow where fresh-water
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Fossil fuel subsidies are wrecking the world, says UN chief
Subsidies that promote the use of fossil fuels are helping “to destroy the world”, and are a bad way to deploy taxpayers’ money, the head of the United Nations said on Tuesday. UN Secretary-General
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A Warming Arctic Produces Weather Extremes in Our Latitudes
Atmospheric researchers at the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) have now developed a climate model that can accurately depict the frequently observed winding
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Study Highlights Vulnerability of Rural Coast to Sea-Level Rise
Type “sea-level rise” in an internet search engine and almost all the resulting images will show flooded cities, with ample guidance on civic options for protecting urban infrastructure, from constructing
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Rapid retreat of permafrost coastline observed with aerial drone photogrammetry
<p>Permafrost landscapes are changing around the Arctic in response to climate warming, with coastal erosion being one of the most prominent and hazardous features.<a href="http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/permafrost-retreat.pdf"
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Much shorter working weeks needed to tackle climate crisis – study
People across Europe will need to work drastically fewer hours to avoid disastrous climate heating unless there is a radical decarbonising of the economy, according to a study. The research, from thinktank
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The heat is on: Climate change's impact on world explained in numbers
The faster melting of ice in the Himalayan region has always been a kind of benchmark to substantiate global warming effects As nations continue to debate on the reasons of, and solutions to, climate
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Most Australians see climate change as bigger threat than terrorism: Study
Majority of Australians rate climate change as a bigger threat to the country's interest compared to global terrorism, a study has found. Almost 64 per cent of Australians have called climate change
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Uganda: Scientists Predict a Hotter Uganda
Kampala — Scientists have predicted that Uganda may experience the worst temperature raise in history, which will have far-reaching consequences on the economy. Dr Joab Osumba, a researcher at Consultative
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Choosing the right path: low-cost policy options for enhancing Mexico’s climate goals while achieving long-term social benefits
New WRI analysis indicates that Mexico can save more than 25,000 lives and $5 billion in public health costs over the next 12 years by aggressively pursuing policies and actions that reduce air pollution
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Existential climate-related security risk: a scenario approach
A new report by Australian climate experts warns that "climate change now represents a near- to mid-term existential threat" to human civilization. In this grim forecast — which was endorsed by the former
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India's collision with Asia boosted oxygen in world's oceans: Study
When the landmass that is now the Indian subcontinent slammed into Asia about 50 million years ago, the oxygen in the world's oceans increased, altering the conditions for life, scientists say. The
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Global warming impacts marine creatures the most, reveals study
Global warming has made more than twice ocean dwellers disappear in comparison to land dwellers from their habitats, a study discovered. The greater vulnerability of sea creatures may significantly impact
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Environment emerges as major issue for Australian voters
The environment has emerged as a major issue for Australian voters, a poll showed on Sunday, but healthcare and the cost of living are the top concerns ahead of next month's elections. For 32 percent
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Climate science supports youth protests
The campaign to support the protesters has been launched by an international group of 22 scientists spanning a range of disciplines; several of them are renowned climate specialists. They include Michael
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Swedish teen climate activist joins London protest as arrests top 830
Swedish teenage environmental activist Greta Thunberg on Sunday urged hundreds of climate-change protesters in London to never give up their campaign to save the planet as police arrests over disruptions
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Being the change
It is clear that our lifestyle has an impact on the environment. What we do and how we do it make a crucial difference It is clear now that in this age of the Anthropocene, environment security is the