The pace of ocean warming has intensified significantly over the past four decades, with recent data highlighting a quadrupling of heat absorption rates. This shift points to an acceleration in…
Over the past four years during the Biden administration, the United States started spending ever-greater sums on efforts to blunt global warming and help communities adapt to a hotter world.…
A study led by atmospheric scientists at Colorado State University reveals that western boundary currents, powerful ocean currents along coastlines, have a greater impact on local climate variability than previously…
A novel strain of cyanobacteria, informally called “Chonkus,” has been identified in hydrothermal waters off Italy's Vulcano Island, sparking interest for its potential in carbon capture. Discovered during a marine…
Scientists at Penn State University have identified that microplastics present in the atmosphere could be influencing the Earth's climate. A study published in Environmental Science and Technology: Air reveals that…
A preliminary draft text for the New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG) on climate finance was published at COP29 by the NCQG contact group co-chairs, marking an important step in advancing…
India, along with other developing countries at COP29 called for fair and effective climate finance agreements to support global climate action. Representing the Like-Minded Developing Countries (LMDCs), India emphasised the need…
A report titled Climate Change Projections for India (2021–2040) has warned of severe implications for India's climate, economy and food security in the coming decades. The new climate data set…
A recent study, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, has identified regions globally experiencing extreme heatwaves surpassing climate model predictions. These anomalies, spanning every continent except Antarctica,…
Chinese scientists are reportedly racing against time to protect potatoes, a vital global food crop, from the adverse effects of climate change. Research conducted under the International Potato Center (CIP)…