One or two disasters won't wake up India: Amitav Ghosh on climate crisis
3 years, 1 month ago

One or two disasters won't wake up India: Amitav Ghosh on climate crisis

India Today  

As COP26, or this year’s United Nations climate summit, began in Scotland’s Glasgow, India Today TV Consulting Editor Rajdeep Sardesai spoke to author Amitav Ghosh, who has worked extensively on environmental issues, on the Indian situation. I wish I could say that one or two disasters would wake the country up but it’s clear that it’s not going to happen. We see what’s happening along India’s west coast because Goa, Mumbai and Kerala attract a lot of attention. Also watch: Climate change usually unfolds as a kind of slow violence: Amitav Ghosh

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Echoes of nature: Frontline’s top 12 environment stories of 2024
6 days, 8 hours ago

Echoes of nature: Frontline’s top 12 environment stories of 2024

The Hindu  

Published : Dec 17, 2024 18:01 IST - 1 MIN READ Arguably one of the most disturbing headlines from the world of environment came when we rang in the New Year. In January 2024, from a pristine little island in the Indian Ocean, the Great Nicobar Island, author Pankaj Sekhsaria reported on the unimaginable havoc a proposed Rs.72,000 crore infrastructure …

Extreme Weather Devastation: Central India Suffers the Most, As India Grapples with Crop Losses
2 months, 1 week ago

Extreme Weather Devastation: Central India Suffers the Most, As India Grapples with Crop Losses

News 18  

Extreme weather events have severely affected crop land in India, with Central India being the hardest-hit. The region has witnessed a 54% increase in crop area affected due to extreme weather events compared to 2022. The state has been particularly hard-hit, with Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Himachal Pradesh also suffering significant losses.

Over 85% of Indian districts exposed to extreme climate events: Study
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Over 85% of Indian districts exposed to extreme climate events: Study

The Hindu  

More than 85% of districts in India are exposed to extreme climate events such as floods, droughts and cyclones, according to a new study. The study by IPE Global and Esri India also found that 45% of the districts were experiencing a "swapping" trend, where traditionally flood-prone areas were becoming drought-prone and vice versa. Using a penta-decadal analysis, the study …

Study finds rains that led to deadly Indian landslides were made worse by climate change
4 months, 1 week ago

Study finds rains that led to deadly Indian landslides were made worse by climate change

The Independent  

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‘International Cooperation is Required to Fight Heatwaves’: Climate Scientist Indu. K. Murthy
5 months ago

‘International Cooperation is Required to Fight Heatwaves’: Climate Scientist Indu. K. Murthy

The Hindu  

Published : Jul 23, 2024 17:21 IST - 7 MINS READ State governments and the Centre were caught on the back foot as they scrambled to implement heat action plans this summer as parts of India reeled under heatwaves, which killed 58 people in New Delhi alone. Governments must support research and innovation in heat resilience technologies and strategies, given …

Time to climate-proof lives and livelihoods - The Hindu
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Time to climate-proof lives and livelihoods - The Hindu

The Hindu  

With his sweat-drenched T-shirt stuck to his body, Anup Majhi, 37, pauses for a moment beneath the AC blowers in the bus parked in Kolkata’s Esplanade area. “They were insistent that I should not go out in this heat.” From March 1 to June 18 this year, 110 people died due to heatstroke in India, according to data from the …

Climate crisis made May heatwaves 1.5C hotter in India, study says
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Climate crisis made May heatwaves 1.5C hotter in India, study says

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The unprecedented heatwaves that scorched northern and central India in May were made 1.5 degrees …

India’s deadly heat kills over 200 people, including dozens of poll workers as elections wrap up
6 months, 2 weeks ago

India’s deadly heat kills over 200 people, including dozens of poll workers as elections wrap up

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Over 200 people, including dozens of workers on election duty, have died in the last …

India may have recorded its hottest temperatures ever as Delhi faces extreme heatwave
6 months, 3 weeks ago

India may have recorded its hottest temperatures ever as Delhi faces extreme heatwave

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Heatwaves are clearly the single largest threat to India’s well being today.” Aarti Khosla, director of Climate Trends These …

Getting ready for heatwaves
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Getting ready for heatwaves

Hindustan Times  

A crushing heatwave that began more than a week ago has become unbearable since Monday. In Delhi, power consumption surpassed records and desperate families mobbed water tankers after their taps ran dry. A 40-year-old labourer who lived in a room with no air cooling died at a hospital during the week and the administration imposed fines on wasteful use of …

Climate change impacts millions in India. But as the country votes, some politicians skirt the issue
7 months ago

Climate change impacts millions in India. But as the country votes, some politicians skirt the issue

Associated Press  

BEED, India — Almost 970 million Indians are voting in general elections amid sweltering heat and unpredictable weather extremes exacerbated by human-caused climate change, leading to loss of livelihood, forced migration and increasingly difficult living conditions for millions across the country. Issues related to religion, caste and employment still determine most Indians’ political preferences, but Koll said that at local …

Climate change to intensify heatwave in India: Scientists
7 months ago

Climate change to intensify heatwave in India: Scientists

Hindustan Times  

The intense heat likely to hit India over the next few days will be exacerbated by climate change, according to a research group. A man takes shelter under an umbrella from the scorching sun on a hot summer afternoon in New Delhi The northwestern region of the country, including the capital Delhi, is expected to record temperatures that could exceed …

Climate change a top priority for India's Gen Z voters. Are parties listening?
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Climate change a top priority for India's Gen Z voters. Are parties listening?

India Today  

The ongoing general election in India has a distinct dimension to it: hotter weather. India Today has analysed the election manifestos of two major national parties – the Bhartiya Janata Party and Congress – to assess their policies concerning climate change. The word “climate” in the context of environmental degradation features 10 times in the Congress manifesto while it appears …

View From India | Facing climate risks
1 year ago

View From India | Facing climate risks

The Hindu  

As the ongoing UN COP-28 climate summit comes to a close in Dubai on December 12, 2023, a draft of the Global Goal on Adaptation said all countries must have in place a detailed plan by 2025, to adapt to the current and future impacts of climate change in their countries, and must demonstrate progress in implementing such a plan …

Climate Change and Clean Energy: Moving from Commitments to Actions
1 year, 1 month ago

Climate Change and Clean Energy: Moving from Commitments to Actions

News 18  

Indian weather is becoming warmer every year, breaking historical records of rising temperatures. Governments and international organisations across the world have already been taking various measures to deal with the problem of climate change and come up with innovative solutions to transition towards a low-carbon development strategy. Many private sector companies have also adopted sustainable practices at the organisational level …

Heavy rain and landslides have killed at least 72 people this week in an Indian Himalayan state
1 year, 4 months ago

Heavy rain and landslides have killed at least 72 people this week in an Indian Himalayan state

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — Days of relentless rain in India’s Himalayan region have killed at least 72 people this week, a government official said Thursday, as a heavy monsoon triggered landslides and flash floods that have submerged roads, washed away buildings and left residents scrambling for safety. Vikram Singh, an operator at the state’s emergency operation center, said on Thursday that …

A necessary brake: The Hindu Editorial on altered weather patterns and infrastructure development
1 year, 4 months ago

A necessary brake: The Hindu Editorial on altered weather patterns and infrastructure development

The Hindu  

Being an El Niño year, the expectation was that north India would see a sparse monsoon. July saw record rainfall in many parts of Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and Uttarakhand and the rare sight of the Yamuna nearly spilling into the Red Fort in Delhi. The worst, however, was yet to come as the week saw multiple floods in Himachal Pradesh …

The ‘Gulf Stream’ will not collapse in 2025: What the alarmist headlines got wrong
1 year, 4 months ago

The ‘Gulf Stream’ will not collapse in 2025: What the alarmist headlines got wrong

The Hindu  

Those following the latest developments in climate science would have been stunned by the jaw-dropping headlines last week proclaiming the “Gulf Stream could collapse as early as 2025, study suggests” — which responded to a recent publication in Nature Communications. Back in 1998, the Atlantic Monthly published an article raising the alarm that global “warming could lead, paradoxically, to drastic …

Watch | Why has the monsoon in North India been so destructive?
1 year, 5 months ago

Watch | Why has the monsoon in North India been so destructive?

The Hindu  

Watch | Why has the monsoon in North India been so destructive? The monsoon started later than usual due to unexpected interactions with cyclones and other weather systems lingering from earlier in the year. Cyclone Biparjoy formed after the monsoon should have started, delaying the moon onset in Mumbai by two weeks. Before the monsoon started, the India Meteorological Department …

India is mopping up from unprecedented flooding. Here's what it's like to be caught up in South Asia's climate crisis
1 year, 5 months ago

India is mopping up from unprecedented flooding. Here's what it's like to be caught up in South Asia's climate crisis

ABC  

On an early morning in the middle of India's monsoon season, I set off on a small plane with some friends on our way to visit the Himalayan mountain town of Manali. More than 100 people have been killed because of heavy rains in northern India and we watched terrifying footage of bridges, homes, hotels and cars being swept away …

Flood feud: The Hindu Editorial on lessons from the floods in North India
1 year, 5 months ago

Flood feud: The Hindu Editorial on lessons from the floods in North India

The Hindu  

The devastating floods across North India have renewed attention on the dynamic between climate change, urbanisation and the infrastructural lacunae that bedevil India’s large cities. In the terminology of the India Meteorological Department, Delhi received ‘excess’ and ‘large excess’ rain on five out of eight days, from July 3-10. This however elides the role of Delhi’s infrastructural development that through …

North India floods: As rains kill more than 100 in India, what makes south Asia’s monsoons deadlier?
1 year, 5 months ago

North India floods: As rains kill more than 100 in India, what makes south Asia’s monsoons deadlier?

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Recent heavy rains and flash floods remind us of one of the important impacts of climate change on monsoon,” …

Explained | Study shows link between domestic violence cases and climate crisis in India
1 year, 5 months ago

Explained | Study shows link between domestic violence cases and climate crisis in India

The Hindu  

The story so far: The environmental perils of climate change are worsening social hazards, such as domestic violence. The Sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change for the first time pointed out that “women, girls and LGBTQI people are at increased risk of domestic violence, harassment, sexual violence and trafficking” during and after extreme weather events. Since …

India’s climate crisis susceptibility and the way forward
1 year, 6 months ago

India’s climate crisis susceptibility and the way forward

Hindustan Times  

The climate crisis poses an increasingly complex challenge worldwide, with profound implications for ecosystems, economies, and societies. India's vulnerability to climate crisis necessitates a long-term approach to build resilience and adapt to the changing climate. By adopting measures that enhance resilience in sectors such as agriculture, water management, and infrastructure, India can mitigate the adverse impacts of the climate crisis …

CLIMATE CHANGE | India’s sweltering heatwaves cause unbearable suffering
1 year, 6 months ago

CLIMATE CHANGE | India’s sweltering heatwaves cause unbearable suffering

The Hindu  

Published : May 31, 2023 14:43 IST - 4 MINS READ Blistering heat has taken a toll on people’s lives in large parts of India as temperatures went as high as 45 degrees Celsius in recent weeks. If current warming trends continue, temperatures will rise so high that the human body’s ability to maintain a stable internal temperature and expel …

Monsoons in India become unpredictable as pollution wreaks havoc
1 year, 6 months ago

Monsoons in India become unpredictable as pollution wreaks havoc

The Hindu  

In a small laboratory on the outskirts of the Indian city of Hyderabad, professor Kirti Sahu is studying raindrops. Using a machine that simulates the conditions of clouds, he is among a number of scientists aiming to understand how climate change and pollution are changing the monsoon rains that underpin the country's agrarian economy. In recent years, India has seen …

Warming warning: The Hindu Editorial on the World Meteorological Organization projections for temperature trends
1 year, 7 months ago

Warming warning: The Hindu Editorial on the World Meteorological Organization projections for temperature trends

The Hindu  

The World Meteorological Organization has issued its annual update on its projections for temperature trends in the next decade. The annual mean global near-surface temperature for each year between 2023 and 2027 is likely to be 1.1°-1.8°C higher than the average from 1850-1900. There is a 66% chance that the global near-surface temperature will exceed 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, in …

Success of world in facing climate crisis will in part depend on decisions taken by India: Senior U.S. official Donald Lu
1 year, 8 months ago

Success of world in facing climate crisis will in part depend on decisions taken by India: Senior U.S. official Donald Lu

The Hindu  

The success of the world in combating the climate crisis will in part depend on decisions taken by India, a senior U.S. official has said, as he vowed to work with New Delhi and other countries in achieving the ambitious targets. The success of the world in facing the climate crisis will in part depend on decisions taken by India, …

Eco-anxiety and India’s young
1 year, 8 months ago

Eco-anxiety and India’s young

The Hindu  

It was December 21, 2012, and 14-year-old Shaarvari Shreenath was convinced that the world was ending. “It’s a lazy response to the climate crisis; it doesn’t allow a deeper engagement with the here and now,” he says. Holding up a mirror to people’s anxieties “Apocalyptic content has always existed in comic books and video games,” says Aniruddho Chakroborty, a film …

90% of India vulnerable to heatwave impact, says study
1 year, 8 months ago

90% of India vulnerable to heatwave impact, says study

The Hindu  

Nearly 90% of India is in a “danger zone” from heatwave impact and almost all of Delhi is at the risk of severe heatwave impacts, which is not reflected in its recent state action plan for climate change, says a study published on April 19 in the peer-reviewed PLOS Climate. The study, by Ramit Debnath at the University of Cambridge, …

Tragic unpreparedness: on the Maharashtra heatwave incident
1 year, 8 months ago

Tragic unpreparedness: on the Maharashtra heatwave incident

The Hindu  

The state of the ongoing global climate crisis is such that India is going to have hotter hot days and more of them every year. On April 16, nearly a million people gathered on an uncovered ground in Navi Mumbai for an event in which social activist Dattatreya Narayan received a State award, with Union Ministers Amit Shah and Kapil …

Climate scientists deliver final warning: Time is running out
1 year, 9 months ago

Climate scientists deliver final warning: Time is running out

Live Mint  

Consider this the final warning: Climate scientists stated unequivocally today that rising greenhouse gas emissions have to be checked immediately. The Climate Change 2023 Synthesis Report is a culmination of a cycle of reports that started in 2018, which states clearly that in order to limit the effect of global warming to minimum, the world has to cut emissions by …

The age of ‘climate fiction’: how Indian novels and cinema have spotlighted stark realities with more nuance than the West
1 year, 9 months ago

The age of ‘climate fiction’: how Indian novels and cinema have spotlighted stark realities with more nuance than the West

The Hindu  

In Janice Pariat’s latest novel, Shai’s story begins with a declaration — “to go back to where I came from — the wettest place on Earth”. No genre switch, this Works like Pariat’s, Amitav Ghosh’s The Living Mountain, and Kartiki Gonsalves’s film The Elephant Whisperers are constructing climate realities where the environment exists as a backdrop, a protagonist, but also …

UP, Bihar among World's top 50 regions facing climate risk: Report
1 year, 10 months ago

UP, Bihar among World's top 50 regions facing climate risk: Report

Hindustan Times  

Nine states in India, including Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and Punjab, are among the world's top 50 regions at risk of damage to the built environment due to climate change hazards, according to a new report published on Monday. Read here: NGT directs authorities to demolish hotel constructed in Sundarbans Cross Dependency Initiative, part of a group of companies committed …

Global warming making India vulnerable to extreme weather events
1 year, 10 months ago

Global warming making India vulnerable to extreme weather events

Live Mint  

India is likely to witness more extreme weather events, including intense heat waves, heavy flooding and severe drought that pose challenges to food and energy security for the second-most populous nation. Erratic weather conditions expose millions of Indians to climate disasters, kill thousands every year and increase economic hardships by eroding farm productivity. Deadly heat waves strained energy supplies and …

Are rich and poor countries divided on COP27 outcomes? - The Hindu
2 years ago

Are rich and poor countries divided on COP27 outcomes? - The Hindu

The Hindu  

November 25, 2022 08:35 pm | Updated 08:35 pm IST Another climate change summit has ended- COP27 in Egypt’s Sharm el Sheikh nearly ended last weekend without a deal. But on Sunday, it came out with progress on a long-pending agreement to set up a loss and damages fund to help the world’s most vulnerable countries hit by climate change. …

The Hindu top news of the day, November 8 2022
2 years, 1 month ago

The Hindu top news of the day, November 8 2022

The Hindu  

Ukraine conflict | India counsels a return to dialogue and diplomacy, says Jaishankar in Moscow External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov held talks in Moscow covering a range of bilateral, regional and global issues of mutual interests. U.S. votes with Biden agenda at stake — and Trump in the wings Mr. Biden’s Democrats are facing …

A documentary series of 16 stories of resilience shot in five of India’s most climate-vulnerable states
2 years, 1 month ago

A documentary series of 16 stories of resilience shot in five of India’s most climate-vulnerable states

The Hindu  

Women from 10 self-help groups from Tandahara village in Odisha’s Puri district have been nurturing a forest, which will provide a measure of protection from the water, especially seawater intrusion, that destroys their fields. Elsewhere, at Kalu village in Rajasthan’s Bikaner district, a ‘community facility centre’ helps pastoralists build climate resilience by storing water for cattle in the drought-hit region …

Science-Wise: Pakistan Floods Brutal Reminder of How Indian Subcontinent Has Become a 'Climate Crisis Hotspot'
2 years, 3 months ago

Science-Wise: Pakistan Floods Brutal Reminder of How Indian Subcontinent Has Become a 'Climate Crisis Hotspot'

News 18  

Over 1,300 dead, millions displaced and a vast swathe of croplands submerged; Pakistan is facing one of its most devastating floods — the worst since 2010 — that have affected over 33 million people. It was quite unusual the way back-to-back depressions formed in Bay of Bengal this August, and all charted the same course across Central India up to …

Nature's Fury or Man-Made Disaster? Bengaluru's Woes Expose Bane of Poor Planning in Mega Cities
2 years, 3 months ago

Nature's Fury or Man-Made Disaster? Bengaluru's Woes Expose Bane of Poor Planning in Mega Cities

News 18  

The ongoing monsoon season has yet again exposed how our cities are crumbling under heavy rains. But, as the monsoon gets more erratic and extreme rainfall events become more common due to changing climate, the burgeoning cities could face dire consequences if they don’t take stock now, experts have warned. Till August 31, Bengaluru had received 33 per cent excess …

View From India | A stark reminder of climate emergency
2 years, 3 months ago

View From India | A stark reminder of climate emergency

The Hindu  

The devastating floods in Pakistan came as a stark reminder of the climate emergency facing the world. Pakistan, currently amid a severe economic downturn, has appealed to the international community for an “immense humanitarian response” to unprecedented flooding that has left at least 1,265 people dead, while affecting some 33 million people. His message came on the day Pakistan’s Finance …

Heat Waves, Droughts And Floods: No More A Developing World Problem
2 years, 3 months ago

Heat Waves, Droughts And Floods: No More A Developing World Problem

News 18  

Last month, temperature levels crossed 40 degrees in Great Britain. Backing out from Shared responsibility It is only in recent times that the global north has started to see such direct and massive impacts of climate change. Effects of Climate Change Almost the entire globe has been seeing an increase in hotter days and heat waves. Although India has not …

India’s climate imperative
2 years, 5 months ago

India’s climate imperative

The Hindu  

In the absence of COVID-19, climate change-induced disasters would have been India’s biggest red alert in recent years. The heatwave that scorched Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, and New Delhi this year; torrential downpours in south India in 2021; and the super cyclone Amphan that battered West Bengal and Odisha in 2020 are symbols of man-made climate change. Labour losses from …

Book Review | The mountain lives to tell us what we know and no more
2 years, 5 months ago

Book Review | The mountain lives to tell us what we know and no more

Deccan Chronicle  

In our geography textbook of Grade VI or VII, there was a mention of the harsh summer months people of Rajasthan living around the desert belt have to endure. Such, too, is the impact of Amitav Ghosh’s recently released book The Living Mountain. However, spanning just 37 pages, The Living Mountain belies the expectations with which one goes to Ghosh …

NE floods: Climate is not the only villain
2 years, 6 months ago

NE floods: Climate is not the only villain

Hindustan Times  

In one of the worst episodes of flooding in India’s ecologically critical Northeastern region, five states -- Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, Nagaland, and Arunachal Pradesh -- have been badly affected. The deluge and landslides have killed at least 100 people, displaced thousands, affected livelihoods, destroyed properties and expensive infrastructure worth crores, and inundated national parks and wildlife sanctuaries. PREMIUM National Disaster …

Science-Wise: While Citizens And Economy Suffer Burnout, Why Is Heatwave Not a Notified Disaster in India?
2 years, 6 months ago

Science-Wise: While Citizens And Economy Suffer Burnout, Why Is Heatwave Not a Notified Disaster in India?

News 18  

With temperatures hovering above 42 degrees Celsius for several days in a row, the unusually early and brutal heatwave that hit India this summer has truly tested the endurance limits. Yet, the extreme heat that this country of 1.3 billion battles with is still to be declared a “nationally notified disaster”. The government’s Disaster Management Act, 2005, defines disaster as …

India’s Borders & Climate Change: Tensions With Pak & Bangladesh Set to Grow?
2 years, 6 months ago

India’s Borders & Climate Change: Tensions With Pak & Bangladesh Set to Grow?

The Quint  

Peace and conflict in South Asia have traditionally been underpinned by three regional realities: internal issues of civil war and ethno-religious violence and separatism, military conflict between India and Pakistan, and political conflicts between India and the smaller states of Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka, writes researcher and policy analyst MS Huda. South Asia is one of the most critically …

Patralekha Chatterjee | Climate crisis to be India’s biggest threat this century
2 years, 7 months ago

Patralekha Chatterjee | Climate crisis to be India’s biggest threat this century

Deccan Chronicle  

In the age of climate change, seemingly disparate phenomena are actually deeply connected. Not every extreme weather event can be definitively linked to climate change, but scientists say climate change is leading to more frequent and more erratic and extreme weather — rising number of heatwaves, cyclones, droughts, unseasonal and heavy rainfall, lightning strikes, landslides, rise in sea level and …

How India’s heatwave is only set to get worse
2 years, 7 months ago

How India’s heatwave is only set to get worse

The Independent  

Naresh Ahirwar doesn’t stop working when the midday sun beats down on his construction site on the outskirts of Delhi, amid the sustained heatwave conditions that have afflicted northern India for well over a month. “Our heat action plans must ensure adaptation measures like public cooling areas, ensuring uninterrupted electricity, access to safe drinking water, and changing the work hours …

Climate change experts say India's heatwave offers the world a terrifying glimpse into the future
2 years, 7 months ago

Climate change experts say India's heatwave offers the world a terrifying glimpse into the future

ABC  

Every year, more than a billion people sweat their way through India and Pakistan's dreaded heatwaves, which usually begin in late May. "There is overwhelming evidence in the scientific community that climate change is playing a role in causing temperature extremes to be more frequent, more intense and more elongated," Professor Mondal said. Power grid overloaded amid sweltering heat The …

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