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How Antarctica warmed by 28°C in depths of winter – what it signals for decades ahead

us news

Published on Apr 25, 2026 11:13 am IST

Strengthening preparedness through sustained climate leadership

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Climate crisis. (AFP)

climate change

Published on Jul 27, 2025 10:22 pm IST

India to make statement at UN summit

India will be participating in several panels but the most important ones for it are those on scientific cooperation and sharing of oceanographic data; marine pollution from land and impacts of biodiversity loss and climate change on the ocean. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

india news

Published on Jun 07, 2025 07:30 am IST

Year after exodus, silence fills Panama island threatened by sea

us news

Updated on Oct 06, 2025 10:01 pm IST

Climate change: Small island states hail ocean court victory

Judge Albert Hoffmann from South Africa, President of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS), opens a session of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, issues a legal opinion on measures to protect the oceans from climate change, in Hamburg, Germany, Tuesday, May 21, 2024.

environment

Published on May 21, 2024 10:36 pm IST

2023 was worst year on record in terms of several climate metrics

People cool off on the Recreio dos Bandeirantes beach during a heatwave in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on November 15, 2023. (AFP)

world news

Updated on Mar 20, 2024 05:34 am IST

It's time for Northeast to prep for floods like those that hit this winter. Climate change is why

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world news

Published on Feb 15, 2024 10:41 am IST

We can't turn a blind eye to climate change when sea surface temperatures rise

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Two men talk together on the shore after swimming in the sea at La Concha beach in San Sebastian on January 26, 2024 as temperatures around 30�C were recorded in Spain. Spain is affected by a heat wave worthy of the start of summer in the middle of January, according to the meteorological agency (Aemet), which is worried about this "anomaly" . (Photo by ANDER GILLENEA / AFP)

environment

Published on Jan 27, 2024 08:00 am IST

Faster melting of West Antarctic ice sheet 'unavoidable’ even if emissions cut

Researchers used a regional ocean model to simulate four potential global warming scenarios.

environment

Published on Oct 23, 2023 10:52 pm IST

Climate action must follow idea of antyodaya, says Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually addresses G20 ministers in Chennai. (PTI)

india news

Updated on Jul 28, 2023 11:06 am IST

‘If you do want to invest in a house, head for the hills’

A flood-free Mumbai is a fairy tale. Even if one were to stop all destruction of mangroves, salt pan lands, construction of “infrastructure” projects in sensitive areas and clean up and desilt our water bodies -- which obviously is not happening -- the extreme sea level rise (SLR) over the next 20 years, along with our already compromised drainage system, will ensure that Mumbai will get flooded. Our municipal commissioner has admitted this. (HT PHOTO)

mumbai news

Updated on Jul 26, 2023 12:42 am IST

Global Coastal Cities Summit: Extreme flooding, sea level rise, heat warning for city; experts urge action

mumbai news

Updated on May 31, 2023 12:50 am IST

Why the Pacific islands are key

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the 3rd Forum for India-Pacific Islands Cooperation (FIPIC) Summit at Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea (PIB)

editorials

Updated on May 26, 2023 08:31 pm IST

Cause and Effect | Is the world on the brink of multiple tipping points?

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Steam rises from the coal-fired power plant near wind turbines Niederaussem, Germany, as the sun rises on Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022. Germany cut its greenhouse gas emissions by almost 2% last year, beating previous estimates but still falling far short of the cuts needed to meet its medium-term climate goals. (AP Photo)

environment

Updated on Mar 25, 2023 07:54 pm IST

These 2 Indian cities are at high risk due to sea level rise: Report

Sea level rise is a major threat for India and other countries with large coastal populations.

environment

Updated on Mar 05, 2023 05:01 pm IST

Climate change: Greenland's zombie ice will raise global sea level by 10 inches

A boat navigates at night next to large icebergs in eastern Greenland in August 2019.

environment

Published on Sept 01, 2022 05:07 pm IST

Build mangrove cells across all coastal states: Environment ministry panel

Mangroves are salt-tolerant plants, trees, shrubs or ground fern of tropical and subtropical intertidal regions of the world. (HT photo)

india news

Updated on Sept 03, 2020 09:06 am IST

Why climate migration doesn’t have to be crisis | Opinion

In India, in-migration of any kind is not always looked at favourably by many state governments, and political parties find it a handy tool to foment tension between locals and migrants

analysis

Updated on Mar 02, 2020 05:11 pm IST

How cities can lead the charge on climate change | HT Editorial

School children hold placards as they participate in a protest against the inaction to curb global warming and climate change, at Central Park, Connaught Place, New Delhi, March 15, 2019

editorials

Published on Nov 04, 2019 05:57 am IST

Rising seas to wipe out much of Mumbai by 2050, warns study

The Gateway of India was among the five areas marked by the study as likely to be inundated by 2050.

mumbai news

Updated on Oct 31, 2019 06:56 am IST

What we can do to tackle extreme weather events | Analysis

Warming oceans could put India’s costal cities such as Mumbai at risk

analysis

Updated on Oct 17, 2019 07:51 pm IST

Sea level rise accelerating: Nasa

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ht school

Updated on Sept 17, 2019 08:16 pm IST

Rising seas threaten Egypt’s fabled port city of Alexandria

travel

Updated on Aug 31, 2019 02:14 pm IST

High above Greenland glaciers, NASA looks into melting ocean ice

NASA looks into melting ocean ice.

world news

Updated on Aug 26, 2019 11:47 am IST

India facing sea level rise amid severe heat: Centre

People cover their faces to protect themselves from the scorching heat in Noida.

india news

Updated on Jun 29, 2019 05:56 am IST

‘Not just a small-island problem’: As planet warms, losses mount for all

In this file photo taken on September 08, 2018 A woman wears a sign on her head at Civic Center Plaza after marching in the 'Rise For Climate' global action in downtown San Francisco, California. - September 12, 2018, thousands of governors, mayors, CEOs and experts gathered Wednesday at a problem-solving summit to tackle global warming as a monster hurricane bearing the fingerprint of climate change threatens the US eastern seaboard.

world news

Updated on Dec 15, 2018 10:31 am IST

Repair sea bunds to prevent Palghar village from drowning: HC to state

Satpati is a coastal village, inhabited by 35,000 people, surrounded by the Arabian Sea on three sides. Of the total 5,317 houses there, 350 were waterlogged during heavy rainfall and high tide on July 14 this year.

mumbai news

Published on Oct 10, 2018 12:16 am IST