Tag: CLIMATE CHANGE
Prolonged dry weather impacts J&K’s key sectors, forests, glaciers and water bodies
Jammu and Kashmir experienced a rainfall deficit of 79%, recording 12.6 mm rainfall in December 2023, much below the average of 59.6 mm, as per the official data from the India Meteorological Department.
Too hot to sleep? Nights are warming faster than days as Earth heats up
Sleeping at the height of summer can sometimes feel impossible. And with gruelling heatwaves becoming more common, the nights can be sweltering, with no cooling...
Climate change hits home as increasing heatwave days scorch India
The heat this summer has already become unbearable in many parts of India. “It’s become impossible to work after 10 o’clock in the morning,”...
Children born in 2020 will see spike in climate disasters, study says
In a world wracked by wildfires, deadly storms, and the now too-familiar drumbeat of dire climate warnings, statistical descriptions of the future humanity faces can seem at...
The Need for a Shared Program for Justice to Check Climate Change
Climate change is one of the greatest problems today, here is a look at a shared program for engaged effort to tackle climate change.
The True Environmental Cost of the Internet
The internet has become a quintessential part of our lives and we depend on it for most things but do we realise its consequences for the environment?
Book Review/ Indian Environmental History for Young Adults
We find ourselves at a time when youth activists are asking the world leaders to take action to prevent climate change, the book gives context on India’s environmental history.
Indigenous India and the Question of Climate Change
The questions revolving around the complex issues of climate change cannot be fully understood if we negate the critical role played by indigenous communities in fostering and shaping an ecologically sustainable world.
Flash droughts set to increase in India, finds study
Flash droughts are droughts that intensify more rapidly than normal, posing a risk to agriculture, ecosystems and water availability.
