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Heat waves affect poor people more as they are not financially comfortable to by air conditioners in times of need. (Photo: Pixabay)

Temperatures in India are already higher than usual: study

Most Indian cities and states are not prepared to handle more heat, even if they understand the devastation it can wreak

8 Jun 2017 9:24 AM IST

US President Donald Trump speaks about the US role in the Paris climate change accord in the Rose Garden. (Photo: AP)

It's time we quit fossil fuels

The Government of India has also said that all cars sold in the country by 2030 will have to be electric.

4 Jun 2017 12:11 AM IST

Celebrate Christmas we must, but can the celebration be given a twist and a taste of the spirit of Santa Claus? (Representational image)

Canada govt website says Santa Claus is moving to South Pole

Statement on virtual page says Santa Claus has signed agreement to move to South Pole because of global warming in the...

25 Dec 2017 1:46 PM IST

Another image shows high levels of carbon monoxide, commonly produce by fires, in Asia, Africa and South America. (Photo: AP)

Satellite images show extent of air pollution worldwide

Nitrogen dioxide is mainly caused by vehicle emissions and in industrial processes.

2 Dec 2017 12:09 PM IST

It is not just the temperature, but the heat accompanied by humidity that makes it dangerous.

Stay healthy, stay cool!

Don't grab a chilled beer to cool off. Simple water with salt will do.

24 April 2017 10:00 PM IST

An iceberg melts in Kulusuk, Greenland, near the Arctic circle. The far northern region is warming twice as fast as the rest of the globe. Photo: AP

Arctic report card: permafrost thawing at a faster pace

"What happens in the Arctic doesn't stay in the Arctic; it affects the rest of the planet."

13 Dec 2017 9:33 AM IST

Heat-waves pose a considerable risk to human life because hot weather (Photo: AFP)

74 percent people in the world to face heat-waves by 2100

Many people around the world are already paying the ultimate price of heat-waves, and models suggest that this is likely...

20 Jun 2017 6:53 PM IST

A man dives into Ganga at Manikarnika Ghat to retrieve coins. Photo by Harikrishna Katragadda.

Art with a green conscience

Capturing the five elements of the universe, Panchtattvas' focuses on the narrative of sustainable development.

6 Dec 2016 12:15 AM IST

Bhairavi Madhusudhan

Organic'ally resourceful

She may have graduated from an Ivy League college, but has opted to work for an organic farming body in Bengaluru.

15 Dec 2016 12:24 AM IST

The Arctic region is showing a clear sign of warming that has never happened before

Hottest Arctic on record triggers massive ice melt

The Arctic region is continuing to warm up more than twice as fast as the rest of the planet

14 Dec 2016 9:18 AM IST

Normally, that erosion is compensated by the accumulation of fresh snow and ice from above (Photo: AFP)

Antarctica more vulnerable than previously thought

The main vulnerability of ice shelves to climate change remains warming ocean water that erodes their underbelly.

13 Dec 2016 9:29 AM IST