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Why Uttarakhand govt wants to evaluate the risk of Glacial Lake Outburst Floods

April 04, 2024 11:56 am

Rising temperatures have increased the risk of glacial lake bursts of the kind that devastated the Kedarnath valley in 2013 and parts of Chamoli in 2021.

A view shows the construction site of the third-generation European pressurised water nuclear reactor (EPR) in Flamanville, France, June 14, 2022.

Explained: The push for nuclear energy as climate solution

April 01, 2024 7:34 am

Global nuclear advocates have of late highlighted its energy potential. It is also being projected as a solution for clean energy transition that the world so desperately needs to achieve its climate change goals. But challenges to its uptake remain significant.

A view shows the "Poza de la Becerra", a geological anomaly that scientists say can help them understand the origin of Earth, climate change and the chances of life on Mars, in Cuatro Cienegas, state of Coahuila, Mexico March 20, 2024.

How much should developed countries pay for climate action?

March 28, 2024 11:22 am

In 2009, developed countries committed to paying $100 bn every year. They have not done so — and with the climate bomb ticking, negotiators are working on a new global climate finance budget ahead of COP29 in Baku this November.

Is Holi becoming warmer than before? What a new study says

March 25, 2024 6:34 pm

The findings show that during March and April, India has been witnessing 'an abrupt transition in the temperatures from cool winter-like temperatures to much warmer conditions now,' according to experts.

WMO report out: 6 charts that tell you everything about the health of our planet

March 19, 2024 7:00 pm

You know glaciers are shrinking, oceans are heating up, and the planet is getting warmer at a rapid rate. But how bad are things, exactly? What has led to this? We explain

The Atmospheric Research Testbed at Silkheda village in Sehore district, near Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh, is spread across 100 acres.

Why has India developed an atmospheric testbed near Bhopal?

March 21, 2024 7:57 am

Funded by the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES), the facility will house 25 high-end meteorological instruments for studying vital cloud processes associated with the monsoons over central India’s Monsoon Core Zone (MCZ).

Warming up to climate change: Why do global sea surface temperatures matter?

March 19, 2024 7:59 am

In this series of explainers, we answer some of the most fundamental questions about climate change, the science behind it, and its impact. In the tenth instalment, we answer the question: 'Why do global sea surface temperatures matter?'

Explained: Scientists release findings on possibly the second biggest man-made methane leak, ever

March 11, 2024 11:19 am

A drilling incident at the exploration well in Kazakhstan caused a fire that raged between June and December 2023 and released 127,000 tonnes of methane into the atmosphere. Here is a look at what happened and what the incident's environmental impact is likely to be.

Monsoon in Mumbai skyline on Thursday evening.

El Niño and the summer, monsoon: What is in store this year

March 08, 2024 11:03 pm

For India, the weakening of El Niño conditions, and the forecast of the emergence of ENSO neutral conditions towards the end of the summer season should bring some cheer ahead of the southwest monsoon's onset.

Meet MethaneSAT, a satellite which will ‘name and shame’ methane emitters

March 05, 2024 6:28 pm

Methane is the second largest contributor to global warming, after carbon dioxide. MethaneSAT will identify how much methane is coming from where, who’s responsible, and are those emissions going up or down over time.