Climate Change

India has been experiencing a series of extreme weather events throughout 2023, with each season bringing its own set of challenges, according to a comprehensive report released today by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE).

In the tribal district of Lahaul Spiti in Himachal Pradesh, Lindur village has been experiencing significant land subsidence over the past four months. So far, 16 houses have developed cracks, with 9 buildings suffering major damage.

Climate change is a global issue that affects everyone, but its impacts are particularly pronounced for certain communities. Among these are the Gujjar and Bakarwal communities of Jammu and Kashmir.

Climate change already generates increasingly intense and persistent sand and dust storms. This problem “drastically” increases in some parts of the world, according to a warning from the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (CLD).

The impact of climate change on health and mortality is intensifying globally, as revealed by a comprehensive study conducted by an international team of 114 researchers. The report, published in The Lancet, presents some alarming findings.

A new report from Climate Central, an independent group of scientists and communicators, reveals that the past 12 months have been the warmest on record in at least 125,000 years.

It is primarily populated by a significant Latin Catholic community whose main occupation revolves around fishing. Currently, the village is home to 150 fishing families who derive their primary livelihood from the abundant local marine life.

Antarctica’s ice shelves are melting, rapidly. A record 48 Antarctic ice shelves have shrunk by at least 30% since 1997, according to a new study published in the journal Scientific Advances.

Escalating global warming, population growth, pollution, and changes in land use are pushing India to a rapidly growing problem of water stress. As per the Central Water Commission,

The study brings into focus community perspectives on Himalayan disasters and calls for a holistic interdisciplinary rethinking of the rapid development wreaking havoc in the entire region.