The impacts of climate change in the Himalayas are frighteningly real. The Himalayas is one of the world’s most sensitive hotspots to global climate change, with impacts manifesting at a particularly rapid rate. Changing glaciology of Himalayas amid climate change is pushing India towards water
Spanish Ministry for Ecological Transition is drafting a decree that would ban selling produce that weighs less than 1.5 kg in plastic packaging by 2023. The Spanish decree follows the French law in banning plastic wrap. In order to dampen the usage of plastic water
After making landfall on Sunday night near Kalingapatnam, Cyclone Gulab progressed inland and deteriorated rapidly into a deep depression over Telangana and moving over the Vidarbha region. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted that another cyclone may form over the Arabian Sea after Cyclone
The Himalayan Region is an extremely fragile ecosystem that has borne the brunt of many extreme natural disaster in the past decade, especially in India. The crumbly Himalayan valleys of Uttarakhand has witnessed massive landslides, cloud bursts and more ecological disasters, most of them triggered
US President Joe Biden announced plans to double the financial aid it offers each year to developing nations to tackle the ravages of climate change. He pledged to boost the country’s annual contribution to $11.4 billion, which will “support the countries and people that will
From Snoopy and Power Rangers to Hot Wheels and Pokémon, McDonald’s has long provided a jolt of joy with its kid-friendly toys inside the iconic Happy Meal. Now, the fast-food company is making an earth-friendly move toward using sustainable materials in an effort to reduce
The active volcano on the Cumbre Vieja mountain range erupted on September 19, spewing lava and smoke hundreds of meters into the air. The volcanic eruption shrouded houses and forests in magma and sent molten rock towards the Atlantic Ocean over a thinly populated area
Wildfires are a common and annual occurrence in California’s landscape, however, a severe drought paired with extreme temperatures, have sustained several major fires during California wildfire season 2021. As of 14 September, over 7,000 wildfires have been recorded, burning over 900,000 hectares across California. Moreover,
While the impacts of changing climatic conditions are being felt across the world, it is safe to say that future will only be grimmer if the phenomenon continues at the current pace. A World Bank report has discovered that climate change can uproot over 200
With rising global temperatures, the world is seeing a drastic change in climatic patterns. A report has stated that shifting the North Atlantic jet stream could increase extreme weather events in Europe and North America by 2060. The North Atlantic jet stream is a band