Journalism of Courage
October 01, 2025 1:33 pm
The predictions that Trump alluded to in his speech last week are usually made using climate models, computer programs that help scientists understand how the climate changed in the past, how it is changing now, and how it might change in the future
September 30, 2025 6:50 pm
The findings are significant as trees which have become bigger can absorb more carbon than in the past.
September 27, 2025 1:16 pm
China’s President Xi Jinping, making an appearance at the event through video-conferencing, finally unveiled his country’s plans to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions, and set a target of 7-10 per cent cuts by the year 2035 from its peak levels
September 25, 2025 1:24 pm
Super Typhoon Ragasa, Ragasa Hong Kong impact: The storm is the most intense tropical cyclone recorded in 2025. At its peak, Ragasa was moving with the maximum sustained winds of 280 kmph.
September 16, 2025 7:35 pm
The study analysed 213 heatwaves that occurred worldwide between 2000 and 2023. It showed that due to global warming, heatwaves between 2000 and 2009 became about 20 times more likely, and about 200 times more likely between 2010 and 2019
August 30, 2025 6:45 pm
The analysis has said the tipping point that makes an Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (AMOC) shut down inevitable could be breached within a few decades. However, the collapse of the current itself may not happen until 50 to 100 years later
August 28, 2025 12:33 pm
Tropical forests are some of the most biodiversity-rich environments on the planet. However, in recent decades, these forests have faced large-scale deforestation.
August 25, 2025 7:44 am
Despite the unprecedented increase in global temperatures, the melting of Arctic sea ice has slowed down over the last 20 years, according to a new study. However, scientists say this is only a temporary event, and the melting may resume at a more rapid rate
August 13, 2025 5:07 pm
Since at least the 1990s, nuclear power plants across the world have been forced to shut down due to jellyfish getting clogged in their cooling system. Such incidents are now on the rise as climate change and marine pollution have increased the jellyfish population.
August 09, 2025 1:11 pm
Not all cloudburst-like events result in a flash flood or a disaster. And not all flash floods are triggered by an intense spell of rain. The Uttarkashi incident demonstrates the rising risk of disasters in ecologically fragile regions, and the increasing uncertainty around their occurrence. This makes the task of installing early warning systems and taking mitigation measures even more difficult.
