Impacts   /  Extreme Weather In this episode, we unpack the recent extraordinary weather events that have been unfolding in the Indian state of Gujarat and beyond; leaving us wondering if this is becoming the new norm.

Impacts   Research   Witness   /  Extreme Weather /  Slow onset disasters The report said exceeding 1.5°C warming limit would lead to irreversible impacts for glaciers, extreme heat stress in tropics, which will impact those who have been least responsible for global warming.

After staying put for three consecutive years, the triple-dip La Niña conditions finally came to an end officially. The oceanic temperatures have been increasing consistently indicating the return of El Niño conditions.   An El Niño condition occurs when surface water in the equatorial Pacific becomes warmer than average and east winds blow weaker than normal. […]

The global oceans have set new record with the highest average temperatures in 2024, according to the latest study. This is another milestone to follow in the year, which was declared as the hottest on record, triggered by human induced global warming. The study ‘Record High Temperatures in the Ocean in 2024’ noted that the […]

The price of food is on a tear around the world. Global food prices are now 28% higher than they were at this time last year, and almost 40% higher than prices in November 2019. According to the latest update to the FAO’s Food Price Index (FFPI), released on December 2, the latest increase marks […]

Bananas are the world’s most consumed fruit – sold by the dozen on roadside carts, sprucing up any dessert they land in, and the first fruit of most Indian babies! Over 400 million people worldwide rely on bananas for up to 27% of their daily calories. Yet, the future of this familiar fruit is uncertain […]

Adaptation   Finance   /  Slow onset disasters To quantify the role of climate change, attribution scientists estimate the likelihood of these extreme events using models that simulate how the climate would have been if humans hadn’t released large amounts of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.

With record-breaking temperatures, scientists have calculated that July is “virtually certain” to be the world’s warmest month on record. Even though there are a couple of days to go, researchers are confident that July is likely to be the warmest month human civilization has seen in the last 120,000 years. According to an analysis by […]

Experts in South Asia raised the same concerns and called for loss and damage to be a part of the upcoming UNFCCC COP27 agenda in a recent webinar, calling it a matter of climate justice. “To put the whole issue of loss and damage into perspective, it’s a story of thirty years of inaction. It’s about […]

Finance   Impacts   Witness   /  Slow onset disasters The onset month of the Monsoon season, June, ended with deficit rainfall to the tune of 10% of the LPA (Long Period Average). The countrywide cumulative rainfall during June 1-30 was recorded at 148.6 mm against the normal average of 165.3 mm.

Impacts   /  Extreme Weather The voting is taking place in seven phases between April 19 and June 1 where nearly 97 crores people are expected to exercise their voting rights. As Elections enter the key phase at the beginning of May, the temperatures have also started peaking.

After losing opportunity of ramping wheat export due to global food crisis due to Russia-Ukraine war, now Indian tea producers’ chances to capture tea export market on back of falling produce by crisis-hit Sri Lanka has also hit a roadblock. Reportedly, Indian tea consignments have been rejected by several countries because of pesticides and chemicals […]

Impacts   /  Slow onset disasters Due to the rapid melting of glaciers in World Heritage sites, one-third glaciers of the 50 UNESCO World Heritage Glaciers are likely to disappear by 2050, regardless of efforts to limit the temperature increase.

Finance   Impacts   Witness   /  Slow onset disasters The onset month of the Monsoon season, June, ended with deficit rainfall to the tune of 10% of the LPA (Long Period Average). The countrywide cumulative rainfall during June 1-30 was recorded at 148.6 mm against the normal average of 165.3 mm.