Category Feature

Air Pollution, Feature

Sri Lanka’s Cities Are Choking: Smog Seasons Worsen as Traffic, Waste Burning and Monsoon Winds Collide

Sri Lanka’s rapid urban growth has brought with it a growing threat: smog and air pollution over the country’s cities. In Colombo, Kandy, Kurunegala and other urban areas, a brownish haze sometimes hangs low, quietly choking visibility and health. Experts…

Emissions, Feature

COP:30 New UNEP Report Reveals Critical Five-Year Window to Curb Methane

The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC) have unveiled a major new assessment at COP30, warning that although the world is advancing on methane reduction, the pace remains far too slow to achieve the…

Aayushi Gour
November 19, 2025
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Feature, Heat Wave

Historic Heatwaves Could Kill Tens of Thousands in Today’s Climate, Study Warns

A new study published in Nature Climate Change warns that Europe is on the cusp of an unprecedented public-health disaster, with the potential for mass heat-mortality events even if heatwaves do not become more frequent. The research, titled “Increasing risk…

Manjori Borkotoky
November 19, 2025
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Environment, Feature

The Carbon Collapse: Inside India’s Rapidly Declining Soil Health

India’s agricultural soils are entering a period of deep stress. A major ICAR-coordinated study covering the years 2017 to 2023 has revealed that soil organic carbon, a core indicator of soil health, is declining across large parts of the country.…

Vivek Saini
November 15, 2025
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Climate Change, Feature

From Sinharaja to the Knuckles: Climate Change Pushes Sri Lanka’s Forest Ecosystems to a Breaking Point

Sri Lanka’s lush forests – from the misty Knuckles mountains to the ancient Sinharaja rainforest – are coming under new pressure as climate change shifts the island’s weather. Altered monsoon patterns, more frequent droughts and heatwaves are stressing trees and…

Deforestation, Feature

Heavy Rains Flood COP30 as Protesters Slam the Irony of Forest Cutting for a Climate Summit

The 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30), which began on 10 November 2025 in Belém, Brazil, was envisioned as a landmark moment for climate diplomacy. Set in the heart of the Amazon, the summit was meant to highlight the…

Aayushi Gour
November 14, 2025
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Climate Change Impact, Feature

From Wennington Blaze to Flash Floods: London Pays the Price of Warming

London’s emergency services have spent more than £11 million responding to wildfires and floods since 2018, according to recent figures released by City Hall. The rising financial burden reflects a worrying increase in extreme weather events attributed to climate change,…

Aayushi Gour
November 7, 2025
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Climate Change Impact, Feature

Cracking Under Climate Pressure: How Global Warming Threatens Sri Lanka’s Traditional Pottery

Kumbalgama is a village in Sri Lanka which is dedicated to pottery. Sri Lanka’s earthenware craft, dating back millennia, is rooted in local clay and hand-made techniques .In a conversation with us, a resident of the village, an experienced potter…

Climate Change Impact, Feature

Colombo on the Brink: How Climate Change Is Transforming Sri Lanka’s Capital

Colombo’s climate is changing fast. Once known for a steady tropical balance of sun and monsoons, the city has seen its temperatures creep upward and rains become more erratic. Scientists report a clear warming trend: long-term data from Colombo’s weather…

Climate Change Impact, Feature

“No Time Left for Further Delay”: Lancet Warns of Climate-Driven Health Catastrophe in India and Sri Lanka

As record-breaking heat scorched India and Sri Lanka through 2024—wilting crops, swelling hospitals, and spreading mosquito-borne diseases—scientists have delivered their starkest warning yet. The 2025 Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change finds that climate change is no longer a…