Climate Crisis

‘Era of global boiling’: Who are chief heat officers and can they tackle extreme temperatures?

It’s been an excruciating summer affecting large parts of Asia, North America, Europe, and Africa. The climate crisis has given birth to a new phenomenon – chief heat officers. So far, the world has less than ten of them. Can they make a difference?

Climate Crisis: Why China is putting blankets on a glacier

Scientists in China have blanketed a piece of a glacier to stem its melting amid rising temperatures brought on by global warming. The team covered a 500-square-metre portion of Dagu, a rapidly melting glacier in Sichuan Province, using geotextile blankets, a form of eco-friendly cloth

How Italy's floods is yet another sign of the climate crisis across the world

Authorities have said that 43 towns have been impacted by flooding and landslides, and more than 500 roads have been closed or destroyed across Italy. In a changing climate, more rain is coming, but it's falling on fewer days in less useful and more dangerous downpours

World Earth Day: Combatting health effects of climate change through strategic global cooperation

With increasing costs of health and healthcare, developing nations, especially with their weak health infrastructure will be in the most challenging positions to navigate, prepare, and respond to the climate crisis

Success of world in combating climate crisis will in part depend on India, says US official

US Assistant Secretary Donald Lu said that India's actions will have a significant impact on the world's ability to address the climate problem as he pledged to work with New Delhi and other nations to meet the challenging goals

‘Cold, hard facts’ should guide climate policy: UN Chief

In a video address to delegates, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that the latest report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change “could not come at a more pivotal time.”

Its moon’s turn to save Earth from global warming. Know how

The concept called 'solar shield' by the researchers involves mining millions of tons of dust from the moon and shooting it into the space to make a protective covering around the planet

Explained: What the Ukraine war means for the global battle against climate change

One of the most profound impacts of the Ukraine war has been on global energy markets, and by extension, on the global fight against climate change. However, the outlook is not all grim, and nearly a year into the war, the story is not so simple

Explained: The World Economic Forum has warned the world of a polycrisis in 2023. What is it?

The World Economic Forum in its ‘Global Risks Report 2023’ warned that the world could see a polycrisis emerging from the Russia-Ukraine war. The term is when multiple crises take place across global systems and get entangled in ways that significantly degrade humanity’s prospects

The hole in the ozone layer is shrinking. Here's how it was plugged

According to a UN report, the ozone layer is on track to fully recover within four decades. However, it warns that controversial geoengineering schemes to combat global warming may reverse that progress