The cost of climate change may be higher than expected and India is among the countries most vulnerable to the crisis. Also Read: Nearly half of world's beaches disappearing due to climate change A recent report has warned that temperatures in India would reach such extreme levels in the near future that they may prove to be lethal for an average human being.

Climate change, global warming may hit India’s GDP within a decade: Report

“India will be the first major country to experience urbanisation after the Paris Agreement.” I was attending a panel called 'Urban Skylines of the Future' at the 2020 Jaipur Literature Festival when Professor Navroz K Dubash from India’s Centre for Policy Research made this statement.

Blog: India has to find ways of tackling climate risks

A new report from the Australia Institute says Australia's summers have been extended by half due to climate change. Pushing up temperatures in recent decades. When temperatures across the rest of the world increase by 3.

Climate change: Australian summers now twice as long as winters

Each year around 12 million tons of plastic waste is dumped into the world's oceans, polluting the water, killing wildlife and creating microplastics that enter the food chain.

The Battle Against Ocean Plastic

Ranked: 14 Indian cities among world's most polluted - Is your city in the list?

A new study has said that there would be zero to few suitable coral habitats would be left in the earth by 2100.

New Study: No coral reefs by 2100

Mentioning that India has a population of almost 2,970 at present, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that the country would take a leading role in promoting green economy including conservation of mountain ecology with people`s participation.

India to take lead role in promoting 'green economy': PM Modi

India and Norway have agreed to jointly tackle concerns related to oceans, environment and climate matters, Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar said here on Sunday.

India, Norway agree to jointly tackle environmental concerns

February 16 in History: Castro becomes Premier of Cuba, Kyoto Protocol is put into action, and more!

The postcard image of a snow-clad landmass that we all know as Antarctica may be a thing of the past. Also read- Chinstrap penguins in peril: Colonies in Western Antarctic decline as global warming worsens Temperatures in Antarctica are rising rapidly, prompting fears of climate instability and now the region has registered temperature of more than 20 degrees celsius for the first time on record.

Antarctic meltdown: Snow paradise registers over 20 degrees celsius for first time

This year winter in France has so far remain mildest and this had a direct impact on key resorts which is situated in France. Tha lack of snow has forced resorts to shut down its key runs in midseason.

Global warming impacts ski resorts in France

Chinstrap penguins in peril: Colonies in Western Antarctic decline as global warming worsens

A research base in the Antarctic has recorded the hottest temperature ever for the continent amid rising concern about global warming. The Esperanza base on the northern tip of the Antarctic peninsula recorded a temperature of 18.3 degrees Celsius.

Antarctica records warmest day with the temperature of 18.3 degrees Celsius

Rising ocean levels could trigger a mass movement that would compel more than 13 million individuals living along the beachfront zones of the United States to migrate inland by 2100, according to a study by The University of Southern California scholars.

Rising sea levels will force mass migration of 13 million Americans by 2100

By Matthew Hoffmann, Steven Bernstein Work crews descended on 12 commuter parking lots in Toronto in late November 2018, and headed to the electric vehicle (EV) charging stations.

Why action on climate change gets stuck and what to do about it

In an unexpected turn of events, Norway has recently claimed that its new huge oil facility is good for the environment. The Johan Sverdrup field was opened by the Norwegian prime minister last week.

New oil facility will 'reduce emissions', says Norway; gets labelled hypocrite

The past decade has been the hottest on record, the UN said Wednesday, warning that the higher temperatures were expected to fuel numerous extreme weather events in 2020 and beyond.

UN warns of 'much extreme weather' after hottest decade on record

2020 is the most crucial year yet for humanity's plan to dodge the bullet of catastrophic global warming, experts said Saturday, warning that the narrow path to safety was riddled with pitfalls, from the US election to Brexit.

Climate at mercy of politics in 2020, experts warn

Areas around the Himalayan and Mount Everest region are getting greener with the growing of shrubs and grasses, claimed scientists in a new research. This development raises new concerns of climate change as the Hindu Kush Himalayan region is known for its snow cover.

Satellite images find grass, shrubs in Mount Everest

The year 2019 was a terrible year for climate-related disasters but also the year where people took to the streets to demand action against climate change. The climate crisis has to lead to billions of dollars worth of damage and destruction. Watch report: #ClimateChange #WION #Climate #GlobalWarming

Climate change caused 15 disasters, $1 billion loss

Swedish Climate activist Greta Thunberg on Monday said that talking to US President Donald Trump during the United Nations summit on global warming would have been a waste of time as he would not have paid any attention.

I wouldn't have wasted my time talking to Trump at UN summit: Greta Thunberg

Fix the climate crisis and save the Earth, one of this year's Nobel laureates for physics urged on Saturday, saying the idea of humans escaping our planet to live in other solar systems was farfetched and unrealistic.

Fix climate crisis, Earth is all we've got: Physics Nobel prize winner

The loss of oxygen from the ocean due to climate change risks "dire effects" on sea life, fisheries and coastal communities, a global conservation body said Saturday.

Marine life under threat from plummeting oxygen levels

This decade is set to be the hottest in history, the United Nations said Tuesday in an annual assessment outlining the ways in which climate change is outpacing humanity's ability to adapt to it.

2010s hottest decade in history, UN says as emissions rise again

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