...
...

global warming news

New study on heat-risk cities includes 14 from India: Full top 50 list here

A new study reveals the list of top cities most at heat-risk as temperatures warm around the globe
Updated on Jul 11, 2026 02:06 pm IST

WHO predicts ‘more deadly weeks’ for Europe as severe heatwave develops again

WHO Regional Director for Europe Hans Kluge calls on European countries to develop heat-health action plans as another heat dome develops over the continent
Published on Jul 07, 2026 05:31 pm IST

Number of dangerous humid heat days on the rise: Study

Number of dangerous humid heat days on the rise: Study
Published on Jun 25, 2026 06:48 am IST

Two children found dead in parked car as France faces peak of heatwave

France for the first time issued its highest heat warning across half the country for Monday.
Updated on Jun 22, 2026 08:20 pm IST

Architecture of Unreadiness: Surviving chronic climate volatility

Global Warming.
Published on Jun 22, 2026 03:28 pm IST

The ocean patch that is cooling in a warming world, and what it means

The cold blob south of Greenland, visible on this temperature map. The visualisation shows temperature changes from 1880 to 2015 as a rolling five-year average. Orange represents areas warmer than the 1951-80 baseline, and blue, areas cooler than the baseline.
Updated on Jun 15, 2026 08:59 pm IST

COP31 hosts set 35% global electrification target

The proposal comes as a spike in fuel prices driven by the West Asia war and supply chain disruptions has renewed pressure on countries to accelerate the shift to clean electricity across buildings, transport and industry. (Reuters)
Published on Jun 10, 2026 01:22 pm IST

Ocean temperatures soar as El Nino nears; India may witness weaker monsoon

In India, El Nino is usually associated with harsher summers and weaker monsoons.
Published on May 13, 2026 12:00 am IST

Amazon rainforest may hit tipping point at 1.9°C global warming: Study

Indigenous people from the Mura tribe show a deforested area inside the Amazon rainforest in Brazil. (Reuters File)
Published on May 07, 2026 03:34 pm IST

Witerati | Much ado about motias & mending cracks

Kintsugi workshops are finding more takers nowadays. (Shutterstock)
Published on May 03, 2026 07:04 pm IST

Witerati | Much ado about motias & mending cracks

Kintsugi workshops are finding more takers nowadays. (Shutterstock)
Published on May 03, 2026 07:34 am IST

Karnataka rolls out climate action plan to tackle global warming: Minister Khandre

Karnataka rolls out climate action plan to tackle global warming: Minister Khandre
Published on Apr 28, 2026 04:02 pm IST

Record heat in March, second warmest sea temperatures signal approaching El Nino

A mother covers her child from the heat on a hot summer day, in Bikaner, Rajasthan. (ANI)
Published on Apr 10, 2026 03:44 pm IST

Supreme Court weighs public good in post-facto environmental nod debate

The Supreme Court of India.
Updated on Mar 24, 2026 06:19 am IST

Earth’s climate more out of balance than at any time in observed history: WMO

Three main greenhouse gases continued to increase in 2025. (wmo.int)
Published on Mar 23, 2026 03:26 pm IST

Global warming accelerated significantly since 2015: Study

Global warming accelerated significantly since 2015: Study
Published on Mar 09, 2026 03:52 pm IST

Climate crisis accelerated in last 10 years: Study

The study concluded that if the warming rate of the past 10 years continues, the Paris Agreement 1.5 degrees Celsius warming limit will be breached by 2030. (Hindustan Times)
Published on Mar 08, 2026 05:40 am IST

Absolutely certain that global warming has accelerated in past decade: Study

This recent rate is higher than in any previous decade since the beginning of instrumental records in 1880. (Bloomberg photo)
Published on Mar 07, 2026 03:14 pm IST

Warming climate threatens Greenland's ancestral way of life

Warming climate threatens Greenland's ancestral way of life
Published on Feb 10, 2026 08:04 am IST

Weather Bee: January 2026 only the fifth warmest January on record

PREMIUM
January temperatures averaging fifth warmest has also prolonged the cooling spell that started in December. (AFP)
Published on Feb 05, 2026 12:04 pm IST

AC demand to surge, heating needs to fall as Earth heats up

Crowds relax on the beach, during hot weather on Summer bank holiday, in Brighton, Britain, on August 25 (REUTERS)
Published on Jan 27, 2026 12:44 pm IST

The butterfly effect in global climate finance

If weather forecasts become a commodity rather than infrastructure, the Global South risks being priced out of safety. (HT Archive)
Updated on Jan 20, 2026 11:56 am IST

2025 was third hottest year on record

PREMIUM
Earth recorded its hottest year ever in 2024
Published on Jan 15, 2026 11:13 am IST

Global climate efforts hit as US pulls out from key bodies

US President Donald Trump (REUTERS)
Published on Jan 09, 2026 03:22 pm IST

Weather Bee: How much global warming to expect in 2026

At more than 5,800 meters above sea level, an international team of scientists is drilling deep into the Pamir glaciers of Tajikistan to extract the region’s first-ever deep ice cores to preserve the Earth’s climatic memory before global warming erases it forever. (AFP)
Updated on Jan 03, 2026 01:46 pm IST

Forecast see chances of El Nino onset this year

HT reported on Friday that India recorded its eighth warmest year in 2025 despite a relatively mild summer and robust monsoon. (PTI)
Updated on Feb 23, 2026 10:51 am IST

Rare cyclones cause devastation in South Asia, warming oceans aided genesis

An aerial view shows flood damage in Meureudu, Pidie Jaya district in Indonesia's Aceh province. (AFP)
Published on Dec 01, 2025 06:56 pm IST

Weather Bee: Have decades of COPs delivered any real results?

PREMIUM
Indigenous activists participate in a protest at the COP30 U.N. Climate Summit, Friday, Nov. 21, 2025, in Belem, Brazil. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
Published on Nov 22, 2025 09:46 am IST

Parties debate how to incorporate 1.5°C goal in COP30 text

Activists participate in a demonstration for climate finance at the COP30 UN Climate Summit in Belem, Brazil, on Thursday. (AP)
Published on Nov 14, 2025 03:18 am IST

Brazil tries to avoid climate bust up at COP30 summit

Attendees sit under a globe in a lobby at the side events pavilions at the COP30 U.N. Climate Summit, Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025, in Belem, Brazil. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
Published on Nov 12, 2025 05:49 am IST