Is climate change killing Pantanal, the world's largest tropical wetlands?
More than 70,000 square kilometres of marsh and forest land have burnt in the Pantanal in the last three years. This equals about 4 million football fields.
More than 70,000 square kilometres of marsh and forest land have burnt in the Pantanal in the last three years. This equals about 4 million football fields.
On July 1, 2021, Delhi experienced a heatwave, when the maximum temperature rose to 43.5°C. At the same time, Ganganagar, in west Rajasthan, reported India's highest temperature of 44.5°C.
Did you know that the humble ceiling fan is the best defense against the sweltering heat that has swept across the country?
Over 60 people have been killed due to lightning strikes this year in parts of Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Bengal.
It won't be wrong to say that the first seminal work on modern urban planning happened because of the plague.
Did you know that the humble ceiling fan is the best defense against the sweltering heat that has swept across the country? When we feel hot our first reaction is to turn the air conditioner on.
The harpy eagle is unable to feed its young due to the deforestation of the Amazon, says a new study. The study was conducted by a team of conservation biologists from the University of East Anglia, UK.
Down to Earth is Science and Environment fortnightly published by the Society for Environmental Communication, New Delhi.
Climate change has made the Indian Ocean more unpredictable than ever. On one hand, there are more cyclones emerging out of this ocean,
Farmer protests in India have registered an almost five-fold increase since 2017, says the Centre for Science and Environment.
Plastic items from takeaway food and drink dominated the litter in the world’s oceans,
Global CO2 emissions need to drop to net zero by 2050 to limit the temperature rise to 1.5 deg Celsius above pre-industrial levels.
Unscientific dumping affects agriculture in nearby villagers, leads to infections
The WHO has developed a framework for the production and distribution of vaccines.
On April 22 ( Earth Day)vand 23, United States President Joe Biden invited 40 world leaders to a virtual Leaders Summit.
Sunil Dahiya, Analyst, Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) Nivit Kumar Yadav, Programme Director - Industrial Pollution Unit, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE)