Category Climate Change Impact

Climate Change Impact, Feature

When Nature Speaks: How Climate Change Is Reshaping Animal Behavior

Climate Change Reshaping Animal Behavior: Sri Lanka and Beyond Climate change is not just melting glaciers; it is already altering the rhythms of life for wildlife. In Sri Lanka, scientists and conservationists are documenting surprising shifts in animal behaviour, physiology,…

Rashmitha Diwyanjalee
June 19, 2025

Climate Change Impact, News

Amazon Rainfall Rises as Atlantic Currents Lose Strength

New research reveals a surprising twist in climate science: as key ocean currents slow down, they may be providing an unexpected lifeline to the Amazon rainforest. Scientists have discovered that a weakening of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), a…

Climate Change Impact, Feature

An Extra Month of Heat: The Global Cost of the Climate Crisis

In 2024, the world sweltered under the most intense heat ever recorded in human history. From scorching city streets to failing crops, the heat wasn’t just uncomfortable, it was deadly. According to the new 2025 Heat Action Day report, nearly…

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Brahmaputra at a Tipping Point as Climate Variability and Hydropower Projects Collide: Study

The Brahmaputra River, one of South Asia’s most powerful and culturally significant waterways, is facing unprecedented ecological and social stress due to the twin forces of climate change and rapid hydropower development. A new study published in Environmental Science &…

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ICIMOD Warns of Intensifying Climate Threats in India and Himalayas This Monsoon

India must brace for a significantly hotter and wetter monsoon this year, according to a new regional outlook released by the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) on June 11, 2025. The report, based on forecasts from global and…

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May 2025 Second-Hottest on Record as Ocean Heat and Drought Grip the Planet

The European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) has released alarming new data showing May 2025 as the second warmest May globally since records began, continuing a dangerous pattern of rising temperatures that climate scientists attribute to human-caused global warming.…

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Global Drought Crisis Deepens as Climate Change Drives Atmospheric Thirst, India at High Risk

India, already grappling with record-breaking heatwaves and erratic monsoons, now faces an escalating drought threat driven by climate change. A global study published this week in Nature reveals that rising atmospheric evaporative demand (AED)—essentially the atmosphere’s increasing “thirst” for moisture—is…

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Glaciers in Peril: New Study Predicts Massive Ice Loss by 2100

A recent study published in Science has issued a stark warning: if global temperatures rise by 2.7°C above pre-industrial levels—a trajectory aligned with current climate policies—only 24% of the world’s present-day glaciers will remain. This projection stresses the heightened sensitivity…

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Ground Is Sinking Beneath 28 Major US Cities, Warns Study

A recent study has unveiled a concerning trend: all 28 of the most populous cities in the United States are experiencing land subsidence, or sinking, to varying degrees. This phenomenon poses significant risks to infrastructure and urban development. The study…

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Half the World Hit by Escalating Extreme Heat as Climate Change Triggers Record Temperature: Report

Human-caused climate change has dramatically intensified extreme heat events around the world, impacting nearly half the global population reveals a report released ahead of Heat Action Day 2025. Between May 1, 2024, and May 1, 2025, around 4 billion people—roughly…