Something coming: What scientists know about a potential 'super' El NinoA "super" El Nino is rapidly forming in the Pacific, with an 80% chance of development by July. While sea temperatures are rising exception...
22 May, 2026, 07.35 PM IST
Global fire outbreaks hit record high as 'unprecedented' heat extremes loom, scientists sayRecord fires are burning across Africa and Asia this year. Scientists warn conditions will worsen as summer arrives and El Nino develops. T...
12 May, 2026, 10.14 AM IST
Extreme weather could endanger over one-third of land animal habitats by 2085, study warnsA major scientific study warns that climate change could significantly impact global wildlife in the coming decades. Researchers found that...
25 Apr, 2026, 12.26 AM IST
The Amazon Makes Its Own Rain: How the Rainforest Recycles Moisture to Sustain ItselfThe Amazon rainforest actively generates its own rainfall through a vital moisture recycling process. Trees release vast amounts of water v...
22 Feb, 2026, 10.03 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
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
World's rivers faced the driest year in three decades in 2023, the UN weather agency says2023 marked the driest year in over three decades, with record-high temperatures contributing to severe droughts and reduced river flows, a...
07 Oct, 2024, 02.38 PM IST
Is world's largest river dying? Here is what drying up of Amazon river means for youThe worst drought on record in the Amazon has led to rising water temperatures and drying lakes, resulting in the deaths of endangered fres...
20 Sep, 2024, 03.25 PM IST
How climate change contributes to wildfires like Chile'sAt least 122 people have been killed by wildfires in central Chile, leading its president to declare two days of national mourning. Scienti...
06 Feb, 2024, 10.35 AM IST
Drought in Amazon leads to discovery of 2,000-yr-old carvings under Negro RiverLow river levels in Amazonas have turned once navigable rivers into endless sand banks and mud, leaving hundreds of communities isolated
30 Oct, 2023, 09.02 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
Over 100 dolphins dead in Amazon as it hits record-high temperatureOver 100 dolphins have been found dead in the Brazilian Amazon due to historic drought and increasing water temperatures. The deaths are be...
03 Oct, 2023, 11.05 AM IST
Flash droughts are the 'new normal' in droughts: Study14 Apr, 2023, 05.22 PM IST
Shocking pictures of extreme natural disasters in 2019 that reminded the world that climate change is for realClimate Change isn’t a new concept. Several studies have warned about the threat. But 2019 is the year when people saw destructive conseque...
12 Dec, 2019, 12.55 PM IST
- Ganges flow could double at 2 degrees C global warming
London, April 2 (IANS) Examining how climate change could raise food insecurity risk across the world, researchers have projected that the ...
02 Apr, 2018, 02.42 PM IST
Climate change could raise food shortage globally: StudyResearchers led by the University of Exeter in the UK examined how climate change could affect the vulnerability of different countries to ...
02 Apr, 2018, 12.18 PM 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