India is on the brink of a water crisis that could reshape life as we know it. Just as water makes up about 70% of our bodies, it’s also the lifeblood of our entire ecosystem and economy. Every aspect of our life depends on this critical resource that is under grave stress. The World Resources […]
Impacts / Extreme Weather The warming oceans along with the El Nino phenomenon and other two important oceanic phenomena, the Indian Ocean Dipole and Madden-Julian Oscillation, are also responsible for the rapid intensification of cyclones that is triggering the heavy rain
As fossil fuel economies threaten to breach the 1.5°C by 2030, the world is at a pivotal moment to trigger damaging tipping points over the next decade, which could lead to a domino effect of other disastrous events, according to the Global Tipping Points report released this week. A tipping point occurs when a small […]
“1 in every 78 people on earth is now displaced”, tweeted the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on the release of their annual Global Report on Internal Displacement 2022. According to the data compiled by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), conflict, violence and disasters triggered 38 million internal displacements across 141 countries and […]
Rapidly intensifying cyclones, devastating rains and flash floods are becoming the new normal. This section tracks where these extreme weather events occur and uncovers what aspects of climate change are causing them.
Climate change impacts continue to increase at an alarming rate with even more intensity and frequency. 2022 has so far recorded unprecedented floods in Bangladesh, followed by Assam floods, extremely heavy rains in Madhya Pradesh adjoining parts of Rajasthan, Pakistan floods and the latest being Bengaluru floods. According to experts, the quantum of extreme events […]
The year 2024 has set a historic benchmark, officially becoming the warmest year on global temperature records dating back to 1850, according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), an European weather agency. According to ERA5 dataset by C3S, the global average temperature reached 15.10°C, which is 0.72°C above the […]
This July, Extreme Monsoon rains wreaked havoc and led to a series of landslides in Uttarakhand. This event has once again raised a question about the increasing vulnerability of the Himalayas. The latest to come under the firing range of climate change impact is the Mansa Devi hills. The renowned Mansa Devi temple, situated on […]
Adaptation Finance Impacts / Slow onset disasters Extreme weather events across the globe reflect an urgent need to include loss and damage in the upcoming COP27 agenda, the absence of which will render the conference futile, say experts
Impacts / Extreme Weather Addressing the ramifications of the crisis and the necessity for a comprehensive strategy for India’s water resource management is crucial for a scorching summer ahead. Can political parties make this an election agenda?
Climate change is weaving a narrative that could rewrite history. The looming spectre of climate change is not only eroding the natural landscapes but is also jeopardising the legacies of civilizations that have thrived for millennia. UNESCO reports indicate that one in three natural World Heritage sites and one in six cultural heritage sites globally […]
The Southwest Monsoon 2023 ended on September 30, with India ending the season as ‘Below-Normal’. As of September 30, countrywide cumulative rainfall deficiency for the country stood at 6% of the long-period average (LPA) of the total rainfall for the season. The country has recorded a total of 820.0 mm of rain against the normal […]