Climate Change
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Climate Change: South Asia may experience intense heat by the end of the century
Does human activity – especially the burning of coal, oil, and natural gas – cause global warning? The debate continues. In the meantime, threats posed by the Earth’s changing climate have been spelled out in newly...August 4, 2017 1703 0 -
Unprecedented heatwave, and more to come, warns UN weather agency
Photo by Jessie Eastland/Wikimedia Commons With mercury shooting up in several parts of the world, the United Nations weather agency is warning that more heatwaves to come. The World Meteorological Organization says extremely high May and...June 22, 2017 1944 0 -
May 2017, second hottest since temperature record-keeping began
Photo: Official NASA Twitter There seems to be no end to record heat the world has been experiencing in recent years with May 2017 being reported as the second warmest May in 137 years of modern...June 15, 2017 1236 0 -
Intergovernmental panel warns against repercussions of inaction on climate change
Photo by Maryphillips shows drought in California via Wikimedia Commons The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change – the international body for assessing the science related to climate change, which provides a scientific basis for governments at...June 5, 2017 1185 0 -
One Planet, Many Warnings, Few Actions
A woman with an umbrella walks under the rain in a field, in the background there is a rainbow. photo WMO It was in the midst of Britain’s industrial revolution in the early 19th century that...April 23, 2017 1251 0 -
Record heat, vanishing ice, droughts pushing the planet into uncharted territory
Soil erosion and deforestation shown in the mountains of Guatemala’s Quiche province. UN Photo/John Olsson With extreme weather continuing into 2017 – a heatwave over the arctic and warming breaking records of high tempreatures in February...March 22, 2017 1405 0 -
Washington D.C. has early Spring-like feel on a warm February day
Some called it vagary of weather. Others called it an early spring warm up linked to climate change. Still others paid little heed to interpretations and jogged around and strolled along the National Mall to enjoy...February 25, 2017 1809 0 -
Heatwave in winter melts Arctic and Antarctic sea ice to record lows
Polar Bears near North Pole, Photo by Chief Yeoman Alphonso Braggs, US-Navy via Wikimedia Commons A heatwave blowing over the Arctic pole in winter? Not a sci fi movie. Nor even an improbable dystonia of climatic...February 19, 2017 1171 0 -
All eyes on US as UN seeks climate change action
As President-elect Donald Trump shapes his administration, international environmentalists are anxiously hoping that Washington would stay the course on addressing climate change. Republicans have largely espoused a different approach to climate change and reasons for environmental degradation...November 13, 2016 863 0
