India is one of the most affected countries by the climate change crisis. Trying to meet the demands of a huge population for food and shelter, the government has been exploiting the resources of the land. Mass tree-cutting and land degradation are already resulting in
The rapidly changing climate has created chaos and many regions throughout the world are witnessing harsh weather conditions. Heavy rainfalls, droughts, floods, and forest fires are the major calamities that have left the world rattled over the past few years. The loss of life and
Hindu Kush Himalayan region, an area that covers high mountain chains of central, south and inner Asia, is threatened by the rising temperatures, which pose a risk of losing over 60 percent of region’s glaciers by 2100. The Hindu Kush Himalayan (HKH) region spans 3,500
India’s Centre and State governments may not like the idea of accepting that climate change and urbanization are two undeniable causes that have intensified the flood. It’s true that concrete has taken over natural water storage spaces and drain water network is in pathetic state
Recently, a new report published in Climate Central, a US-based non-profit research and journalism organization, nearly 55 million people living in India’s coastal areas are at risk of drowning due to rise in sea levels. The report compared two scenarios – consequences of 2 degree
A panel of NASA scientists has come out with very bad news for human kind. Rising sea levels are expected to get worse than scientists had predicted earlier.The speed of rise in water levels in oceans isn’t the same as it was 50 years ago.They
The world is warming up, and there is a desperate need of cooling technologies that work without power. Thanks to an Indian postdoctoral researcher
You must encountered many individuals in the past few years who would have argued that the whole ‘climate change’ clamor was one big political farce and that the ‘green taxes’ were just there to rob us of our money. And there are countless forums and