Research Witness 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.
Climate change has been very evidently impacting crop output across the world, be it because of increasing heat stress, humidity or flooding. However, little is known about the impact of climate change induced abiotic stresses on the nutritional quality of crops across the world. Data is sparse on the effect of global warming on the […]
In the Burmese language, the word tauktae (pronounced as tau’te) means Gecko, which is known to be a highly vocal lizard. By this measure, Cyclone Tauktae— the cyclonic storm that formed over the Arabian Sea and barreled through India’s west coast, more than lived up to its name. It caused destruction primarily in six districts […]
Very severe cyclones in the Arabian Sea have increased by 150% and their duration has risen by 260% in the past four decades, according to a new study by scientists of the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IIT-M) under the Union Ministry of Earth Sciences. In the Bay of Bengal (BoB), however, there has been […]
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.
Let’s explore the extreme weather events that have unfolded worldwide during the week from June 16-23, driven by the rise in global warming. South Korea: Heatwave followed by extremely heavy rains South Korea endured intense summer swings between scorching heat and heavy rain. Last week, the country reeled under heatwave conditions. On June 22, Seoul recorded […]
Extreme weather and climate change impacts are increasing in Asia as the region witnessed numerous droughts and floods in 2022, according to a new report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). WMO’s report ‘State of Climate in Asia 2022’ said that Asia, the continent with the largest land mass extending to the Arctic, is warming […]
The window to limit global warming to 1.5° Celsius has narrowed to just about a decade. This week, the IPCC’s Physical Science Basis report, the first of three parts of the IPCC’s Sixth Assessment Report (AR6), served as another grim notice on the current status and direction of earth’s climate and weather systems. Across the […]
The countdown to the Southwest Monsoon 2023 has finally begun. However, Monsoon would be making a delayed onset over the Indian Mainland of Kerala against the normal date of June 1. According to the country’s nodal agency, India Meteorological Department (IMD), Monsoon is most likely to hit Kerala on June 4 with a model error […]
In the present world, where millions are facing the real-life consequences of climate change in different forms, whether its extreme temperatures, rising seas, fiercer storms, desertification, and unpredictable rainfall, the concept of Loss and damage (L&D) brings forth the perspective of developing countries and small island countries. L&D refers to the impacts of climate change […]
Impacts Research Witness / Extreme Weather / Slow onset disasters Assuming a future population of 9.5 billion people, India would have the greatest population, more than 600 million, exposed at 2.7°C global warming. At 1.5°C, this figure would be far lower, at about 90 million.
Impacts / Slow onset disasters Climate change’s fingerprints on Indian agriculture and the complexities of extreme weather, humidity impacts, and rising temperatures on crop productivity, farmer perceptions, and rural communities’ resilience.