Climate Change

Fires in Amazonas state rose 253% to 1,679 in the first two weeks of October, prompting emergency declarations in at least 36 municipalities.

A Lancet Commission identified 17 interconnected threats to human health by 2100, including nuclear conflict, malicious AI, air pollution and antimicrobial resistance.

Researchers led by the University of Bristol have called for better risk assessments, early-warning systems and climate-health studies to prepare for potentially severe weather and related health threats worldwide.

Pacific nations are pushing for greater climate finance, ocean protection and stronger emissions cuts ahead of COP31 in Turkey.

Category 3 Hurricane Polo brought flooding, high tides and strong winds to Mexico’s Pacific coast, forcing residents into shelters as authorities warned of life-threatening conditions.

The IRI forecasts a ‘very strong’ El Niño in late 2026 and early 2027. Here’s what it could mean for India’s monsoon, crops and water availability.

The Moon and Sun drive tides, but ocean depth, coastlines and warming seas also shape how tides behave around the world.

According to a government report, Dharashiv district, formerly known as Osmanabad, went without rain for 80 days, potentially resulting in crop losses of 80 per cent to 85 per cent.

Now Rainmakers are increasingly targeted for their presumed failure to perform amid the vexations of climate change. In the most extreme cases, they are killed by mobs.

Strong El Niño conditions are suppressing hurricane formation in the Atlantic even as ocean temperatures remain exceptionally warm.

The key reasons for high temperatures were global warming triggered by greenhouse gas emissions released from fossil fuel burning and prevailing El Niño conditions over the tropical Pacific.

The extreme heatwave at the end of June disrupted power supplies, shut schools, and smashed temperature records in France, Spain and the UK.

The report highlights the growing impact of fine particulate matter, known as PM2.5, and ground-level ozone, pollutants linked to diseases.