Vivek Saini

Joined: September 24, 2024
Articles: 295

Climate Goals, News

2025 was the third-hottest year on Record as Global Warming Nears Paris Agreement Limit

The year 2025 has entered the climate record books as the third hottest year ever measured, reinforcing growing scientific concern that human influence is now the dominant force shaping global temperatures. According to climate scientists and European monitoring agencies, last…

Vivek Saini
January 14, 2026

Biodiversity, Feature

How Agriculture Is Eating Into the World’s Biodiversity Hotspots

Biodiversity hotspots are often spoken about with a sense of urgency, but also with a sense of distance. They are described as faraway forests, islands, or mountain ranges where rare species cling to survival. In reality, many of these places…

Vivek Saini
January 14, 2026

Climate Change Impact, News

Urban Heat Islands Are Taking a Toll on City Birds, Studies Find

India’s cities are heating up in ways that make life harder for birds and other wildlife, wildlife scientists warn. As temperatures rise in urban areas, many bird species struggle to find shade, water, and survivable habitats during the hottest months…

Vivek Saini
January 9, 2026

Microplastics, News

Oceans’ Ability to Absorb Carbon Dioxide Faces New Threat From Microplastics

Oceans play a central role in regulating Earth’s climate by drawing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and helping keep global temperatures in check. New research now reveals an unexpected link between tiny plastic particles and the ocean’s capacity to serve…

Vivek Saini
January 8, 2026

GreenHouse Gas Emissions, News

Climate Models May Be Too Optimistic About Vegetation’s Carbon Uptake

For decades, climate models have assumed that rising carbon dioxide levels would be partly balanced by stronger plant growth across the planet. As CO2 increases, vegetation is expected to grow faster and absorb more of the gas, slowing the pace…

Vivek Saini
January 7, 2026

CO2 is not a pollutant, Fact Check

Fact Check: Do Rising CO2 Levels Actually Benefit Life and Pose No Climate Risk?

A recent post on X by Peter Clack claims that increasing carbon dioxide levels are overwhelmingly advantageous for life on Earth and that concerns about climate change are unwarranted. The post points to global greening, rising crop yields, and declining…

Vivek Saini
January 6, 2026
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Climate Change Impact, Listicles

How Climate Change Shaped 2025, From Oceans to Economies

Climate change in 2025 was not defined by a single disaster or report, but by a series of interconnected signals that together painted a clear picture of where the planet stands. Scientific agencies, climate researchers, and disaster monitoring bodies released…

Vivek Saini
December 31, 2025
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Emissions, Feature

Cement, Cities and Climate Change: A Carbon Cycle in Plain Sight

Concrete is often treated as the climate villain holding up the modern world. Every new flyover, housing block, metro tunnel, and dam carries a carbon cost that begins in a kiln, where limestone is heated until it releases carbon dioxide…

Vivek Saini
December 27, 2025

Air Pollution, News

Nearly 42% of India’s PM2.5 Pollution Forms in the Atmosphere: Study

India’s air pollution crisis is often described through visible smoke, dust, and traffic fumes. However, new research shows that a large share of the country’s most harmful air pollutant is not released directly into the air at all. According to…

Vivek Saini
December 26, 2025

Climate Goals, News

Coal Demand Stalls Worldwide as Clean Energy Gains Ground in China

Global coal demand, long seen as an anchor of industrial growth, is beginning to lose momentum as China’s energy system undergoes a significant shift driven by clean power expansion. After years of steady increases, worldwide coal use appears to have…

Vivek Saini
December 22, 2025