Climate Change

Microplastics are not only polluting the oceans but are also undermining one of Earth’s most important defences against climate change, a new study has found. Researchers say these tiny plastic fragments are impairing the oceans’ ability to…
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“It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas…”—except this year, it didn’t. Christmas in Delhi recorded an average temperature of 14°C, unusually warm for late December. Days later, a sharp cold wave swept across north India, delivering…
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As the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) marks its 75th anniversary, global leaders and climate experts have delivered a clear message: at a time of accelerating climate risks, the world’s dependence on the UN weather body has never…
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A new study published in Nature Climate Change warns that up to 4,000 glaciers worldwide could disappear every year by the mid-2050s if global warming continues on its current path, underscoring the profound consequences of climate policy…
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As the Paris Agreement marked its tenth anniversary this year, COP30 was meant to be more than a routine climate summit. It was expected to signal a shift from promises to delivery—an “implementation COP” that would put concrete roadmaps…
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Climate change intensified by human activity made 2025 one of the three hottest years ever recorded, scientists said, warning that the world is now breaching a critical global warming limit set under the Paris Agreement. According to a new…
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Wildfires, cyclones, extreme rainfall, flooding and droughts across four continents ranked among the world’s 10 costliest climate disasters this year, causing combined economic losses of about $120 billion, according to a new report. The…
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UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk earlier this year posed a stark question before the Human Rights Council in Geneva: are governments doing enough to protect people from climate chaos, safeguard future generations, and…
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The Austrian Alps are warming at almost twice the global average, accelerating glacier retreat and forcing ski resorts to rely increasingly on artificial snow, according to officials and recent field data. A pillar of Europe’s winter…
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Kashmir has long been known for its lush green valleys, snow-fed rivers and orchards laden with apples, cherries and walnuts. Today, however, the very foundations of the region’s rural economy—agriculture and water—are under growing threat…
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