Tag Climate Change

Environment, Feature

From Deepor Beel to Dighalipukhuri, Guwahati’s Tree Loss Is Becoming a Public Flashpoint

Guwahati is confronting a dangerous environmental contradiction. Even as the city repeatedly ranks among the world’s most polluted urban centres and hospitals report rising respiratory illnesses linked to poor air quality, large-scale tree felling continues across Assam’s capital in the…

Manjori Borkotoky
May 22, 2026

Feature, Renewable Energy

If Renewables Are Now Cheaper Than Fossil Fuels, What’s Still Holding the World Back?

For years, renewable energy faced the same criticism across industries and governments: solar and wind power may help the environment, but they cannot reliably replace coal, oil, and gas. That belief shaped global energy policies for decades. Today, however, the…

Aayushi Gour
May 9, 2026

Climate Change Impact, News

Near-Record Ocean Heat in April 2026 Could Fuel El Niño, Heatwaves and Floods Worldwide

April 2026 recorded the second-highest sea surface temperatures ever observed for the month, continuing a trend of unusually warm oceans that scientists say is increasingly shaping weather patterns around the world. According to the latest data from the Copernicus Climate…

Vivek Saini
May 9, 2026

Environment, Feature

River Sand Mining and Climate Risk: India’s Overlooked Environmental Faultline

At sunrise along the Ganga, rituals unfold with quiet devotion, offerings placed gently on the water, prayers whispered into the current. Across India, rivers are not just physical systems; they are sacred lifelines, shaping culture, memory, and survival. Yet beneath…

Manjori Borkotoky
April 21, 2026

Climate Change Impact, News

Rising Heat May Push Rice Beyond Its Natural Limits, Study Finds

For thousands of years, rice has been a staple food for civilisations, and it still is for billions of people in Asia and beyond. But new research shows that this important crop may be reaching its biological limits as temperatures…

Vivek Saini
April 18, 2026

Climate Change Impact, News

26 Cities Record Warmer Than Normal Nights as Heat Builds Across India

For many people, the heat no longer ends when the sun goes down. Across several Indian cities, nights are staying warmer than they should, offering little relief after already hot days. New data shows that 26 cities recorded above normal…

Vivek Saini
April 7, 2026

Climate Change Impact, News

Southern Indian Ocean Rapidly Freshening as Climate Change Reroutes Global Ocean Currents

A startling new analysis finds that the waters off Western Australia, once among the saltiest in the world, are rapidly losing salt. Over the past 60 years, the area of very salty water in the Southern Indian Ocean has shrunk…

CFC Sri Lanka
March 3, 2026

Climate Change Impact, News

Development Saves Lives in Asia, But Heat and Flood Risks Rise Elsewhere: Global Study

On a humid night in a flood-prone delta or during an unforgiving European heatwave, survival increasingly depends not only on nature’s fury but on how prepared societies are to face it. A new global analysis suggests that while climate disasters…

Manjori Borkotoky
February 28, 2026

Climate Goals, Explainer

From Temperature Targets to Real-World Losses: Rethinking Global Climate Policy

In government meeting rooms and international climate negotiations, decisions shaping the planet’s future are often reduced to numbers- emissions curves, carbon budgets and temperature thresholds. Targets such as limiting warming to 1.5 °C have become the language of global climate…

Manjori Borkotoky
February 27, 2026

Climate Change Impact, Feature

Unravelling the Golden Thread: How Climate Change Is Threatening Assam’s Muga Silk Heritage

In the villages along Assam’s Brahmaputra floodplains, the silence inside Muga silkworm farms has begun to mean something different. Where farmers once expected the steady rustle of silkworms feeding on Som leaves, many now wake to trays of lifeless larvae…casualties…

Manjori Borkotoky
February 27, 2026