Climate change unites fishermen in Kutch, Sundarbans

Being conducted by UK-based research body STEPS Centre, the study on climate-induced uncertainties takes the perception of people into account, which is often overlooked in...

Climate Change Caused Warm Freshwater to be Trapped in Ocean Depths

The polynya was first observed in the Weddell Sea in the 1970s and it has not reappeared after 40 years. Scientists have been studying about this phenomenon’s origins...

Global warming will reduce crop production by 2% every decade

Global warming will reduce the world’s crop production by up to two percent every decade and wreak $1.45 trillion of economic damage by the end of this century, accor...

Climate change linked to Indus civilization decline 4,100 years ago

A new study has suggested that climate change may have contributed to the decline of a city-dwelling civilization in Pakistan and India 4,100 years ago.

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Climate change’s longer growing season won’t mean more carbon capture

Forests may stay green longer due to global climate warming, but it doesn’t mean those same forests will actually grow more. In fact, new research in two papers publi...

How climate change destroys human rights

Environmental destruction caused by people is poised to become the “most massive human rights violation ever”. In a 2012 interview, Oregon State University phil...

The Third World’s drinking problem

With sustained political will, the world’s water and sanitation challenges are by no means insurmountable During its recent gathering in Davos, the World Economic For...

The Third World's drinking problem

With sustained political will, the world’s water and sanitation challenges are by no means insurmountable During its recent gathering in Davos, the World Economic For...

Global warming won’t cut winter deaths as hoped

Climate warming would likely not decrease winter mortality, the report suggested more volatile winters Global warming will fail to reduce high winter death rates as some of...