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Forecast warns of chances of El Nino onset this year
Early forecasts suggest El Nino conditions may emerge in July-August-September this year. This has raised concerns among meteorologists and climate scientists as El Nino years are associated with weak monsoon..
As COP30 rolls out a tropical forest fund, how are India’s natural forests doing?
Part 4 of CarbonCopy’s forest series finds that even as the Forest Survey of India…
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How India’s Pan Masala Boom is Stripping Its Forests
In the second part of CarbonCopy’s series on India’s native forests, we trace the illicit…
Can Private Players Reinvent India’s Forecasting Future?
Part two of CarbonCopy’s series on India’s weather warnings explores how startups and private players…
Polar Geoengineering Projects Unlikely to Stop Melting, May Harm Ecosystem: Report
The scientists say projects like sea curtain and aerosol injections are risky for environment and…
Inside India’s Struggle to Build a Reliable Early Warning System
Part one of CarbonCopy’s two-part series on India’s forecasting challenge explores how the IMD is…
Shifting monsoon patterns behind cloudbursts in Uttarakhand and Kashmir
Scientists warn that rapidly shifting weather patterns, warming oceans, and unchecked development are multiplying disaster…
Parked Vehicles Significantly Intensify Urban Warming: Report
The colour of the car is also crucial and can directly change how city surfaces…
Quarter of Pledged Emission Cuts at Risk Due to Lack of land-use finance: Report
Even with appropriate funding, land-related pledges by 2030 will have to compete with alternative land…
Greener Textiles, Shrinking Margins: What the Sustainability Push Means for India’s Artisans
With CETP delays, water pollution crackdowns, and limited state support, the country’s oldest textile traditions…
Linking Extreme Weather to Climate Change Boosts Public Support for Climate Policies: Study
Study across 68 countries finds stronger policy backing when people associate climate events with climate…
Monsoon likely to be ‘above normal’ at 106% of LPA in India; earliest-ever onset of monsoon breaks Mumbai’s rain record in May
The southwest monsoon hit Mumbai on Monday – the earliest onset ever recorded for the…
Southwest monsoon enters Andaman and Nicobar region, a week in advance
Southwest Monsoon entered a week ahead of its scheduled time of arrival (May 21) over…
Temperatures soar to 42-45°C, heatwave alerts for many parts of India
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued orange and yellow alerts as many parts of the…
Weather office alert on severe heat waves and heavy rainfall in parts of India
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued severe heatwave and heavy rainfall warnings for different parts…
Climate goals overestimate forests’ carbon absorption capacity: Study
Postponing action to reduce emissions and to protect and monitor forests could jeopardise climate targets…
More heatwaves and hotter summer: IMD summer forecast
India will experience a hotter summer with more heatwave days in many states in the…