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At COP30, focus on wildfire prevention amid record destructionDozens of governments and organizations at COP30 pledged $100 million by 2030 to boost wildfire prevention, focusing initially on the Amazo...19 Nov, 2025, 12.53 AM IST- A corporate deal that protected the Amazon from soy farming starts to show cracksBrazilian soy farmers are expanding into the Amazon, exploiting a loophole in the Amazon Soy Moratorium that excludes secondary forests. Th...20 Jun, 2025, 03.45 PM IST
- 2024: The year that brought natural disasters and turbulent politics to Latin AmericaLatin America in 2024 experienced a year of extremes, from record snowfall in Santiago to severe drought in the Amazon. Hurricanes battered...20 Dec, 2024, 10.04 AM IST
- Where is he going? Wandering Joe Biden becomes butt of jokes on the Internet as he walks off into the Amazon rainforesJoe Biden has become the first sitting US president to visit the Amazon rain-forest.19 Nov, 2024, 08.07 PM IST
- COP29: What is the latest science on climate change?Scientists warn that the world may have already surpassed the critical 1.5°C warming threshold, pushing past a point of irreversible climat...12 Nov, 2024, 11.44 AM IST
- NY eco activists turn up heat on Citi over polluting investmentsEnvironmental activists in New York have launched a campaign against Citi, accusing the bank of funding fossil fuel projects and contributi...11 Aug, 2024, 03.43 PM IST
- March marks yet another record in global heatThe European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service reported that March 2024 was the warmest March on record globally, marking the 10th ...09 Apr, 2024, 10.42 AM IST
- Amazon rainforest rivers down to lowest level in over century, drought hits ecosystemBrazil's Amazon rainforest, which is often called lungs of the planet, is witnessing a drought and decline in water levels.17 Oct, 2023, 10.17 PM IST
- How climate change turned lush Hawaii into a tinderboxHawaii's landscape is changing in other ways, beyond becoming drier. As wildfires become more common, some native vegetation, which is poor...11 Aug, 2023, 07.30 AM IST
- Explained: What's the difference between 1.5°C and 2°C of global warming?The difference between 1.5°C and 2°C is critical for Earth's oceans and frozen regions. "At 1.5°C, there’s a good chance we can prevent mos...09 Nov, 2021, 12.33 PM IST
- What's the difference between 1.5°C and 2°C of global warming?Just this year, torrential rains flooded China and Western Europe, killing hundreds of people. Hundreds more died when temperatures in the ...08 Nov, 2021, 09.48 AM IST
- Desperate race against fires in world's biggest tropical wetlandsThere have been a record-shattering 14,764 fires in the Brazilian Pantanal this year, according to satellite data from Brazil's National Sp...15 Sep, 2020, 09.46 AM IST
- Guardians of Life: Joaquin Phoenix collaborates with Extinction Rebellion for a short film on climate change08 Feb, 2020, 06.23 PM IST
- El Nino aided in massive carbon dioxide releaseEl Nino is a periodic climate event that causes waters to warm up in east-central Pacific Ocean, which in turn causes huge changes in wind ...14 Aug, 2017, 11.47 AM IST
- El Nino aided in massive carbon dioxide releaseHot weather and drought caused extensive wildfires in south-east Asia, while drought in the Amazon rainforest stunted plant growth, reducin...14 Aug, 2017, 04.03 AM IST
- Drought stalled Amazon forest's carbon absorptionThe Amazon forest spanning across Brazil, Columbia, Peru and other South American countries is the world’s largest forest covering 5.5 mill...07 Jul, 2016, 05.13 PM IST
- Human error: Man-made ecological disastersThe oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico is now about the size of Puerto Rico. It has already reached the marshes of Louisiana. As environmental...08 May, 2010, 12.15 PM IST
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