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The Bobcat Fire burns on a hillside on September 15, 2020 in Monrovia, California. Californias national forests remain closed due to wildfires which have already incinerated a record 2.5 million acres this year. The Bobcat Fire, burning in the San Gabriel Mountains, has grown to over 40,000 acres. (AFP)

Satellite data shows smoke from US fires has reached as far as Europe

Estimates show that the blazes have spewed out more than 30 million tonnes of carbon dioxide since mid-August this year

16 Sept 2020 3:49 PM IST

Dalai Lama (PTI file photo)

COP26: Climate change must be addressed on cooperative global level,...

The Dalai Lama said he was encouraged to see that the younger generations were demanding concrete action on climate...

31 Oct 2021 10:32 AM IST

The absence of a central authority to define rules for sharing a depletable, common resource is the central problem behind global warming.Representational Image. (AP)

Sanjeev Ahluwalia | Glasgow COP looming: Feel earth move under your...

At the current rate of around thirty-four billion tons of CO2 emissions per year, we could exhaust our carbon budget in...

25 Oct 2021 1:10 AM IST

US-Japanese scientist Syukuro Manabe, Klaus Hasselmann of Germany and Giorgio Parisi of Italy on Tuesday won the Nobel Physics Prize for climate models and the understanding of physical systems. (Photo:AP)

Nobel Physics Prize honours climate work

US-Japanese scientist Syukuro Manabe, Klaus Hasselmann of Germany and Giorgio Parisi of Italy won the Nobel Physics...

5 Oct 2021 10:40 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks at the World Leaders Summit Accelerating Clean Technology Innovation and Deployment session at the COP26 Climate Conference. (AFP)

Padma Rao Sundarji | A cop-out for the world, but a triumph for India

India's unassailable position as a world leader in climate negotiations was reaffirmed by PM Narendra Modi in a simple...

16 Nov 2021 11:33 AM IST

The largest uncertainty in climate sensitivity predictions is the influence of clouds. (Photo: Representational/PTI)

Clouds will amplify global warming by reflecting less heat, study...

The research is the strongest evidence so far that clouds will amplify global heating over the long term

20 July 2021 12:07 PM IST

Climate change is already affecting every region on earth, in multiple ways. A file photo of the massive 2018 Kerala floods. (PTI)

UN landmark report: Extreme sea level events will hit every year by...

The report, however, gave hope that it is still possible from a physical science point of view, to limit global warming...

9 Aug 2021 2:30 PM IST

Microplastics can be carried hundreds or thousands of miles away from the source by ocean currents. (Photo: PTI/File)

Past climate change 'tipping points' can help us prepare for future:...

The paper explores prior research with sediment cores in the Gulf of Alaska, dust records in North Africa and ice cores...

1 Aug 2021 1:06 PM IST

The loss of glacier surface also reduces its ability to reflect sunlight, which increases global warming. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

AA Edit | How warming has changed winters

Winters are getting colder (in some parts), warmer (in many more parts), and more uniformly across the world, confusing

3 Dec 2022 12:15 AM IST

Our water systems are facing multiple problems- climate change is result in drought in one place and heavy rainfall in the next. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Suman Sahai | In India, has the environment now been destroyed beyond...

The 2023 UN Climate Change Conference will be held in Dubai from November 30 to December 12, 2023.

20 Nov 2023 12:05 AM IST

People wade through a waterlogged road after heavy rainfall owing to Cyclone Michaung, in Chennai. (Image: PTI)

AA Edit | Flood-prone metropolises need infra upgrade, care

A responsive government displayed an empathetic concern for citizens as bureaucrats, cops, army officials, the NDRF...

6 Dec 2023 12:00 AM IST

The most alarming thoughts are that as La Nina gives way to El Nino, there may be droughts where there were floods before and vice-versa.(Representational Image)

AA Edit | In next 5 yrs, India to face big challenge as heat rises

As the Earth gets roasted by El Nino heat years scientists say 2024 could be worse than 2023

19 May 2023 12:10 AM IST