Climate Change 2021: Another Year of New Extremes
What has a person who is aged 37 or less missed out on? Someone who was born 37 years ago, in 1984
What has a person who is aged 37 or less missed out on? Someone who was born 37 years ago, in 1984
Most people know Paradeep as a port-township on the coast of Odisha. It is a city with clean and golden beaches and natural creeks.
There is a silent transformation happening across the country. Slow and steady changes which are spreading across cities, towns and municipalities.
In 1928, at St. Mary's Hospital, London, Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin. This led to the introduction of antibiotics, which has since shaped human history.
Climate change activist and Director General of Centre for Science and Environment
Sunita Narain Director General, Centre for Science and Environment traces the inequities of emissions that has led to run away climate change.
Between 1891 and 2020 only 50 cyclones have formed in September in the Indian subcontinent.
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.
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. Pandemics like the plague bring in death and tragedy, unthinkable by the human imagination.
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,