Kashmir just saw its hottest June in almost 5 decades

Kashmir just saw its hottest June in almost 5 decades

Soaring temperatures, drying streams, shortage of drinking water and people looking to the skies for respite – Kashmir is witnessing a scorching summer this year, with the unrelenting heatwave shattering records. “This has been the hottest June since 1978,” Director, Meteorological Department Srinagar, Mukhtar Ahmad, told The Indian Express. “The average day temperatures for June … Read more

Early-season heat dome brings highest temperatures in years to parts of Eastern US

Early-season heat dome brings highest temperatures in years to parts of Eastern US

An intense and nearly historic weather pattern is cooking much of America under a dangerous heat dome this week with triple-digit temperatures in places that haven’t been so hot in more than a decade. The heat wave is especially threatening because it’s hitting cities like Boston, New York and Philadelphia early in the summer when … Read more

India’s Ramsar Site tally touches 91 as two more Rajasthan wetlands gain recognition

India’s Ramsar Site tally touches 91 as two more Rajasthan wetlands gain recognition

On the eve of World Environment Day, India on Wednesday added two more wetlands—Khichan in Phalodi and Menar in Udaipur—to the Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance . With these additions, India’s total count of Ramsar Sites now stands at 91. Bhupender Yadav, Union Cabinet Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change and Lok … Read more

Amazon fires drive unprecedented global forest loss in 2024, report says

Amazon fires drive unprecedented global forest loss in 2024, report says

Massive fires fueled by climate change led global forest loss to smash records in 2024, according to a report issued on Wednesday. Loss of tropical pristine forests alone reached 6.7 million hectares (16.6 million acres), an 80% spike compared to 2023 and an area roughly the size of Panama, mainly because Brazil, the host of … Read more

New study reveals how a 3 degree Celsius rise in temperature will make world considerably poorer

New study reveals how a 3 degree Celsius rise in temperature will make world considerably poorer

The economic impact of climate change could be much higher than previously estimated, a new study by a group of Australian researchers has concluded, suggesting that a 3 degree Celsius warmer world by the end of the century could result in as much as a 40 per cent hit on the per capita global GDP. … Read more