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African women entrepreneurs are a smart bet for climate change investment: research shows why

2025-06-13 - 2025-06

Women in Africa are often framed as especially vulnerable to climate change. Our earlier research suggested that women entrepreneurs often face a “triple differential vulnerability” to climate risk compared to men.

What we mean is that there are three possible reasons for their additional vulnerability. First, their livelihoods are often in climate sensitive sectors. Second, they face additional barriers to accessing resources for adaptation in the business environment – such as finance, new adaptation technologies and markets for climate smart goods and services. Last, they also hold primary responsibility for managing climate risk at the househ

Flying squirrel habitats predicted to tailspin under climate change

2025-06-12 - 2025-06

In the forests of Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh, there is an occasional rustling high up in the canopy. One looks up to catch glimpses of brown and chestnut through the leaves. If it is a particularly lucky day, we may see a large furry rodent launch itself into the air, extending the webbing between its legs to glide downhill, a long bushy tail following behind. This is a giant flying squirrel.

A recent study modelled the distribution of two giant flying squirrels from the Eastern Himalayas using reports of sightings and environmental data. It found that only a fraction of the squirrels’ currently designated range harbours suitable habitat for these mammals; furthermore, this habitat is expected to drift westwards and break into small and isolated patches due to climate change. These findings raise alarms about the future of these poorly studied gliding mammals, calling for more research that can inform their conservation.

‘Climate change real: Heatwaves now starting early, lasting longer’

2025-06-11 - 2025-06

While heatwaves traditionally occur in the region from April to June, they are now starting earlier and lasting longer resulting in extended summers and shorter winters — this was among the other factors that the agriculture and weather experts who had been working on studying the impact of climate change on agriculture and other spheres of life discussed on Tuesday during a workshop on heatwaves and agriculture.

The workshop was organised at Chandigarh Press Club. Journalists were also advised to focus on the impact of heatwaves and erratic rainfall on the Punjab state’s agriculture. The initiative, supported by the Punjab State Council for Science and Technology and Clean Air Punjab aimed to arm media professionals with scientific knowledge, climate data tools and effective reporting strategies to ensure accurate and responsible coverage of climate issues.

In a time of conflict and climate change, the UN badly needs a reset

2025-06-10 - 2025-06

Conflict levels are at an all-time high since the end of World War II — which had led to an estimated 70-85 million deaths, primarily civilians — with 56 conflicts and 92 countries engaged beyond their borders. In 2024 alone, over 233,000 people were killed in conflicts, and more than 120 million people were displaced due to persecution, conflict, violence, and human rights violations. The economic impact of violence was $19.3 trillion in 2023, equivalent to 13.5 per cent of the global GDP, straining public finances, deterring foreign investments in conflict-affected regions, and leading to inflationary pressure due to supply chain disruptions.v

Time to listen up: What animals are telling us about climate change

2025-06-05 - 2025-06

Humans have turned to the natural world for signs and portents for millennia. So, it’s unsurprising that scientists are now increasingly looking to animals to better understand climate change and its wide-ranging effects – for them and us.

Investigations typically follow three distinct routes: studying changes in animal behaviour, whether this is mating patterns or animal sounds; identifying the physical changes – often to appendages like beaks and flippers – that animals are undergoing as they try to adapt to a changing climate; and employing animals to help boost environmental data collection.

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2025-06-03 - 2025-06

In a succinct and strongly worded submission to the UN climate body, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) on May 27, India has said climate finance should flow from developed countries to developing countries and that public capital should be used strategically to crowd in private investments for climate action, pointing out that excessive borrowing poses risks to a country’s fiscal stability. It added that the roadmap should support meaningful translation of developing country NDCs to concrete actions..

India farm yields resilient to climate change thanks to science: Ramesh Chand

2025-05-31 - 2025-05

Use of science and technology has so far helped avert a decline in agricultural crop yields in India despite a rise in temperature and the effects of climate change, Ramesh Chand, member, Niti Aayog, said on Thursday.

"Despite an increase in temperature, so far you would not see the decline in yield of any of the crops in India, despite reports that increase in temperature will affect productivity," said Chand at the CII Annual Business Summit 2025.

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Despite climate change, and an increase in temperature, crop yield is increasing. "That is because [of] science and technology, research and development. So far, the technology is able to counter the adverse effects of climate change," he added.

A sweet solution for adapting to climate change

2025-05-23 - 2025-05

his is one of the first analyses directly quantifying how climate change is increasing dangerously hot days for pregnant women. Climate Central analysed daily temperatures over the past five years (2020-2024) across 247 countries and territories and 940 cities to measure the rise in "pregnancy heat-risk days" – extremely hot days associated with higher risks of preterm birth and maternal health complications – flagging concerns about the environmental impact on health.
It found that climate change doubled the number of pregnancy heat-risk days in most countries analysed. Nearly one-third of countries experienced an additional month's worth of dangerous pregnancy heat-risk days each year.
The India data in the past five years showed that the country experienced an average of six additional pregnancy heat-risk days each year. Climate change accounted for nearly one-third of the average annual number of pregnancy heat-risk days in India during 2020-2024.

Polar Bear Biopsies Reveal Impact On Arctic Pollution And Climate Change

2025-05-20 - 2025-05

With one foot braced on the helicopter's landing skid, a veterinarian lifted his air rifle, took aim and fired a tranquiliser dart at a polar bear.

The predator bolted but soon slumped into the snowdrifts, its broad frame motionless beneath the Arctic sky.

The dramatic pursuit formed part of a pioneering research mission in Norway's Svalbard archipelago, where scientists, for the first time, took fat tissue biopsies from polar bears to study the impact of pollutants on their health.

The expedition came at a time when the Arctic region was warming at four times the global average, putting mounting pressure on the iconic predators as their sea-ice habitat shrank.
"The idea is to show as accurately as possible how the bears live in the wild -- but in a lab," Laura Pirard, a Belgian toxicologist, told AFP.

In times of climate change, India and Pakistan need to update the Indus Waters Treaty

2025-05-19 - 2025-05

On April 24, Debashree Mukherjee, Secretary, Jal Shakti Ministry, formally informed her Pakistani counterpart, Syed Ali Murtaza, that the Government of India had sent several notices to the Pakistani Government to seek modifications to the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) of 1960. This is because fundamental changes have taken place since the pact was inked some 65 years ago, which “require a reassessment of obligations under the various articles of the Treaty”. She went on to point out that there have been “sustained cross-border terrorism by Pakistan,” targeting Jammu and Kashmir, and these events “have directly impeded India’s full utilisation of rights under the Treaty”. The Government of India, therefore, decided to keep the Treaty “in abeyance with immediate effect”.

In times of climate change, India and Pakistan need to update the Indus Waters Treaty

2025-05-16 - 2025-05

Oyster fossils offer new insights into history of global warming

2025-05-15 - 2025-05

Oysters are a popular delicacy on the dining table, but they also serve as natural recorders of environmental changes.

Akin to the rings of a tree, the growth bands on oyster shells reveal not only the creature's age but also the climatic conditions at the time they were formed. High temperatures in summer can boost their growth and result in wider and light-colored bands, while low temperatures in winter may slow down their growth and lead to thinner and darker bands.

Climate change takes increasingly extreme toll on African countries

2025-05-14 - 2025-05

Sea surface temperatures were also the highest on record. “Particularly large increases in sea surface temperatures have been observed in the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea,” WMO said.
Data shows that almost the entire ocean area around Africa was affected by marine heatwaves of strong, severe or extreme intensity last year and especially the tropical Atlantic.
Head of WMO, Celeste Saulo, warned that climate change is an urgent and escalating problem across the African continent “with some countries grappling with exceptional flooding caused by excessive rainfall and others enduring persistent droughts and water scarcity”.

How Business and Finance Are Really Talking About Climate Change

2025-05-13 - 2025-05

For me, Milken is a great place to take the pulse on how key figures in the world of business and finance are feeling about energy, climate, and related issues. There is no doubt that climate has slipped from center stage as CEOs contend with tariffs and what might diplomatically be called a fast-changing policy environment. At the same time, it may come as a surprise to those who just follow the headlines, but the issue remains well-placed on the corporate agenda—not just in the ballroom discussion panels of the Beverly Hilton at Milken but in the behind-the-scenes executive conversations taking place in private meeting rooms, nearby restaurants, and even just the crowded hallways.

The everyday ways climate change is already making our lives worse

2025-05-12 - 2025-05

While these more mundane impacts of climate change – such as worse allergies or longer commute times – might seem to pale in comparison to climate disasters, they can add up to represent a big shift, says Carman. Knowing about them can also help people prepare for how climate change will affect their lives. After all, about half of Americans now report they have personally experienced climate change, twice as many as a decade ago.
Extreme events won’t affect everyone,” says Carman. “But people are experiencing everyday effects every day.”

Climate change is disrupting the human gut in a new path to illness

2025-05-09 - 2025-05

Climate-driven food shortage and undernourishment could affect the composition of the human gut microbiota, exacerbating the effects of climate change on human health, according to a new review article published in The Lancet Planetary Health.

Climate change on your doorstep: Online tool shows future of regional and global water resources

2025-05-08 - 2025-05

"Water is one of the key resources of our future—with the Explorer, we are providing society with a tool to prepare for changes early and knowledge-based," says Prof. Petra Döll, head of the working group. The tool visualizes scientifically-based simulations of future water availability under the influence of climate change. It displays the results of a multi-model ensemble, i.e., the results of several global hydrological models driven by multiple climate models.

How climate change led to a marked shift in Uttarakhand’s agricultural landscape

2025-05-07 - 2025-05

A new study titled ‘Water and Heat Stress in the Hills: How Climate Change is Shaping Uttarakhand’s Agriculture Landscape’ has found that traditional crops are giving way to more profitable ones like pulses and spices due to climate change.

The three key findings that indicate a marked change in the state’s agricultural landscape are: a decline of 27 per cent in land used for traditional food grains over the last decade; severe drop in yields including a 70 per cent drop in potato production; and farmers turning to more resilient and profitable crops like pulses and spices.

"Out of Albania's 273 kilometres (169 miles) of coastline some 154 are affected by erosion," urban planning specialist Besjana Shehu told AFP. Tourism in the Balkan nation is booming, from 5.1 million visitors in 2018 to 10.1 million in 2023. But new hote

2025-05-06 - 2025-05

"Out of Albania's 273 kilometres (169 miles) of coastline some 154 are affected by erosion," urban planning specialist Besjana Shehu told AFP.
Tourism in the Balkan nation is booming, from 5.1 million visitors in 2018 to 10.1 million in 2023. But new hotels, restaurants and beach bars are also taking their toll on nature.
Rising sea level due to climate change is further complicating the situation.
In Velipoja, a protected area close to the border with Montenegro, the sea is advancing more than five metres a year.
It has already eaten 210 metres into the coastal forest, threatening an entire ecosystem that cannot live in salt water.
Dozens of pine trunks lie strewn on the sand, many uprooted by violent storms late last month.
"Velipoja Park is shrinking," warned Agim Dardha, head of the protected areas agency for the Shkodra region.
"In the past 10 years alone it has lost more than 30 hectares (74 acres)," he said.
Death of an island
Franz Jozeph island at the mouth of the nearby Buna River still figures on the maps and tourist guides.

Storm in Delhi, floods in hill states: Impact of climate change-induced changing patterns of Western Disturbances

2025-05-03 - 2025-05

After remaining insignificant till January, Western Disturbances picked up frequency from late January onwards and have been affecting Western Himalayas at regular intervals. The influence of Western Disturbances has been growing significantly over Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand. They have been dumping more rainfall over the Himalayan region, which is directly related to climate change,” Dr K J Ramesh, former director general of meteorology, IMD, told Climate Trends.

'I thought I was going deaf… but had a LEGO brick stuck in my ear for 20 YEARS'

2025-05-02 - 2025-05

But, he says nothing could have prepared him for what turned out to be the true root cause.

Darren said: 'I thought my ear had ruptured. The pressure kept building and building. It was unbearable.

'Then I felt something small and hard sort of pop out. I felt the object and I realised it was loose. I thought it was a piece of my inner ear – I was absolutely terrified.

'But as I held the little object in my hand – using my phone torch in the dark – I couldn't believe what I was looking at. A tiny piece of pink Lego, covered in wax.'With the pain and pressure gone, and sound back in his left ear, Darren'simmediate relief turned to confusion.

Delhi rains: Heavy waterlogging triggers traffic chaos in national capital, netizens say, ‘climate change is real’

2025-05-02 - 2025-05

'Due to inclement weather conditions and thunderstorms in Delhi, some flights have been impacted at Delhi Airport. Our on-ground teams work diligently with all stakeholders to ensure a seamless and efficient passenger experience. Passengers are requested to contact the airline concerned for updated flight information," Delhi Airport said in an earlier advisory posted on X.

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Climate change in the Asia-Pacific: Empty classrooms, stalled dreams, a generation falling behind

2025-04-30 - 2025-04

On the banks of Tonle Sap, Southeast Asia’s largest freshwater lake, children in school uniforms wait patiently for a boat that may never come. Their parents have taken the family’s only means of transport — the rowboat — to fish for their livelihoods. Only when they return, often late in the day, can the children hope to go to school.

How climate change is influencing tornadoes

2025-04-29 - 2025-04

Although the number of observed tornadoes has increased over the past 50 years as the globe has warmed, much of that uptick is likely due to advancements in Doppler radar technology, increased storm chasing and better video documentation, Anderson said.
Interestingly, there has been no significant observed change in the frequency of major tornadoes, because those higher-end tornadoes are less likely to go unnoticed.

Climate change: How mountain communities are scaling new heights

2025-04-28 - 2025-04

Mountain residents relying on family farming are among the world’s poorest people, said the agency’s Director-General Qu Dongyu.

Speaking at the International Conference of the Global Mountain Dialogue for Sustainable Development in Bishkek, the FAO chief explained that many alpine people struggle with food insecurity, as climate change, environmental degradation and unsustainable use of resources make it harder to access clean water, food and fertile soils.

Mountain communities, the stewards of mountain resources, have great potential for climate-resilient development.
Kyrgyzstan, a Central Asian nation that is home to some of the world’s most diverse and significant mountain ecosystems, is gearing up to host a Global Mountain Summit in 2027.

How 50 years of climate change has changed the face of the 'Blue Marble' from space

2025-04-25 - 2025-04

"I'll tell you," said astronaut Harrison Schmitt as the Apollo 17 hurtled towards the Moon, "if there ever was a fragile-appearing piece of blue in space, it's the Earth right now".It was Thursday 7 December 1972, that humanity got its first look at our planet as a whole. In that moment, the photograph "The Blue Marble" was taken – one which changed the way we saw our world.
"I can see the lights of southern California, Bob," said Schmitt to ground control about one and a half hours into the flight. "Man's field of stars on the Earth is competing with

Militaries must adapt to climate change or risk being left behind, say experts

2025-04-23 - 2025-04

From responding to weather disasters to rising competition in the fast-warming Arctic, militaries are exposed to climate change and cannot let it become a strategic “blind spot”, security experts say.
Concerns have grown recently that climate action is being sidelined as Europe beefs up defence and the US retreats from allies and its green commitments.
But defence departments have already underscored that a warming planet poses major national security challenges, and militaries need to adapt to respond to these evolving threats.

Bleeding the planet dry Climate change could unlock new threat to the world's blood supply

2025-04-22 - 2025-04

Climate change might impact the supply and demand chain when it comes to blood transfusions, a new study has found.
Researchers from Red Cross Lifeblood and the University of the Sunshine Coast (UniSC) in Australia believe that blood-borne diseases as well as natural disasters are likely to disturb current patterns.
"As well as limiting the mobility of large numbers of people, these events disrupt the storage, safety, and transportation of blood which has a short shelf life," Dr Elvina Viennet, one of the researchers behind the study, said in a statement.

How climate change could affect arsenic in rice

2025-04-21 - 2025-04

Rice is a staple food for more than half of the global population. It is consumed on a daily basis by more people than either wheat or maize, also known as corn.

So it is with some concern that scientists have unveiled a recent finding: that as carbon emissions rise and the Earth continues to warm, so too will arsenic levels in rice The presence of arsenic in rice has long been known as a problem. Almost all rice contains arsenic. The harmful, naturally occurring chemical can accumulate in the soil of paddy fields, leaching into the grains of rice grown there. But the amounts found in rice grains can vary considerably from well below the recommended limits set by regulatory bodies to several times higher.

Climate change is not just a problem of physics but a crisis of justice

2025-04-19 - 2025-04

When I first began my research, most scientists claimed that these questions couldn’t be answered. There were technical reasons for this: for a long time, researchers had no weather models capable of mapping all climate-related processes in sufficient detail. But there were other reasons that had less to do with the research itself.
Let’s imagine extreme flooding in Munich, Rome or London and heavy rainfall in the slums of Durban on the South African coast. How the people in these various places experience this extreme weather depends on the local economic and social conditions and, fundamentally, on their political situation.

Forest knowledge of Maharashtra’s Mahadev Koli tribe can help fight climate change: study

2025-04-17 - 2025-04

The Mahadev Koli tribe, an indigenous forest-dwelling community from Maharashtra’s North Western Ghats, remains largely absent from mainstream environmental discussions. However, a new study highlights the tribe’s rich reservoir of medicinal and ecological knowledge, expertise that could be vital in strengthening global climate resilience.

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"Out of Albania's 273 kilometres (169 miles) of coastline some 154 are affected by erosion," urban planning specialist Besjana Shehu told AFP. Tourism in the Balkan nation is booming, from 5.1 million visitors in 2018 to 10.1 million in 2023. But new hote

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Forest knowledge of Maharashtra’s Mahadev Koli tribe can help fight climate change: study

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