Aayushi Gour

Joined: September 25, 2024
Articles: 286

Climate Change Impact, News

Snowless Plains, Dry Futures: Kashmir’s Struggle With Below-Normal Precipitation

Kashmir is witnessing an unusual and worrying winter as the region records nearly a 40 per cent shortfall in rainfall and snowfall, triggering concerns over water availability, agriculture, and long-term climate resilience. The significant deficit has raised fears that the…

Aayushi Gour
January 10, 2026

Fossil Fuels, News

A Fossil Fuel Gamble: Why Trump’s Venezuela Move Worries Climate Experts

At the start of 2026, U.S. President Donald Trump ignited international controversy by moving to assert American control over Venezuela’s vast oil reserves. The move followed the capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro in a U.S.-led operation and marked a…

Aayushi Gour
January 8, 2026

Air Pollution, News

Why Delhi’s December Air Was More Dangerous Than Peak Stubble Season

December 2025 witnessed an unexpected and alarming spike in air pollution across Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR). Traditionally, October and November are considered the most polluted months due to crop residue burning in neighbouring states. However, a recent…

Aayushi Gour
January 1, 2026
88 Comments

Climate Change Impact, Feature

Explained: What Is the Triple Planetary Crisis and Why the World Can’t Tackle It in Pieces

From melting ice caps to microbead-laced fish on your plate, the triple planetary crisis isn’t science fiction; it’s the OECD’s grim forecast for 2050 if we keep sleepwalking. This interconnected onslaught of climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution poses a…

Aayushi Gour
December 31, 2025
122 Comments

Climate Change Impact, Feature

Triple Planetary Crisis (Part 3): Pollution: The Silent Killer

The triple planetary crisis: climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution—unfolds not as three separate emergencies but as a single, reinforcing system of risk. In earlier parts of this series, we examined how climate change destabilises natural and human systems, and…

Aayushi Gour
December 29, 2025

Climate Change Impact, Feature

Triple Planetary Crisis Part 2: Biodiversity Loss – One Million Species on the Brink

The triple planetary crisis: climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution form a tightly woven web of environmental risk that is reshaping the future of the planet. As highlighted in a recent study, these crises do not unfold in isolation. Instead,…

Aayushi Gour
December 26, 2025

Climate Change Impact, Feature

Triple Planetary Crisis Part 1: Climate Change Ignites Global Chaos

We’re not facing one apocalypse, but three in lockstep: climate change superheating the planet, biodiversity collapsing like dominoes, and pollution poisoning every breath as the OECD‘s stark Environmental Outlook warns. These three crises interlock: climate superheats everything, biodiversity erodes buffers,…

Aayushi Gour
December 24, 2025

Air Pollution, News

Delhi Enforces Emergency Pollution Curbs as Air Quality Slips to Hazardous Levels

Delhi is once again grappling with a severe air pollution crisis, prompting authorities to impose emergency measures to protect public health. As air quality levels remained in the “severe” category for consecutive days, the capital and its surrounding regions were…

Aayushi Gour
December 18, 2025

Climate Change Impact, News

Melting Mountains: What Rapid Glacier Loss Means for Asia’s Water Future

Glaciers have long stood as symbols of stability — slow-moving rivers of ice that shaped landscapes and sustained ecosystems for centuries. Today, that sense of permanence is rapidly fading. Scientists now warn that the world is approaching a dangerous milestone…

Aayushi Gour
December 17, 2025

Climate Goals, News

Australia’s Net-Zero Pledge Under Pressure from NSW Coal Plans

New South Wales, Australia, is facing a growing contradiction at the heart of its climate policy. While the state has enshrined ambitious emissions-reduction targets into law, a new analysis warns that ongoing and proposed coal mine expansions could derail these…

Aayushi Gour
December 16, 2025