Libya floods: Over 5,000 feared dead, 10,000 missing as two dams collapse

A Mediterranean storm swept the country’s coast, wiping out at least a quarter of the city of Derna.

Scroll Staff

· Sep 13, 2023 · 02:45 pm

With a rapidly changing climate, the world must focus on developing resilient fruit-bearing plants

Modern tools such as genome sequencing can help target traits such as drought and heat tolerance.

Rajeev Varshney, The Conversation

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Abhishek Bohra, The Conversation

· May 25, 2023 · 11:30 pm

International law is failing to protect climate migrants. Here’s how it can be fixed

Classifying environmental degradation as a form of persecution could expand eligibility for asylum.

Morgiane Noel, The Conversation

· Mar 28, 2023 · 11:30 pm

From elephants to frogs: Children born today will see thousands of animals go extinct

New research finds nearly 30% of land animals could disappear form their local area by 2100 due to climate change and habitat destruction.

Corey J A Bradshaw, The Conversation

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Giovanni Strona, The Conversation

· Dec 22, 2022 · 09:30 pm

Climate change is forcing farmers in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta to sell their land and take up odd jobs

Drought, irregular rainfall, floods and saltwater intrusion are forcing many older residents to the city, where they face a thin safety net.

Nhung Nguyen

· Oct 28, 2022 · 11:30 pm

The UN assembly has voted that a healthy environment is a human right. Will countries finally act?

Litigation is increasingly, and successfully, being used to seek climate justice. This resolution is likely to further aid such efforts.

Rineeta Naik

· Aug 06, 2022 · 07:30 am

Sleepless in Sheffield: In the UK, nights are warming faster than days

It is mainly because of the urban heat island effect, as concrete and asphalt absorb and release daytime heat overnight.

Stephen Burt, The Conversation

· Jul 19, 2022 · 11:30 pm

An underground phenomenon driven by climate change is damaging the Himalayas

Permafrost thaw, one of the changes to the mountain cryosphere in the Himalayas triggered by global warming, is causing irreparable damage to the region.

Arathi Menon

· Jun 17, 2022 · 01:30 pm

‘Window to prevent worst impacts of climate change is closing fast,’ says UN secretary-general

António Guterres said that many governments are dragging their feet when it comes to the environment, and their inaction has grave consequences.

Scroll Staff

· Jun 14, 2022 · 05:43 pm

Explainer: What are carbon markets and are they effective in reducing greenhouse gas emissions?

Before India’s first carbon market comes up in Gujarat, here is the lowdown on how such a market works.

Nidhi Jacob, Factchecker.in

· Jun 09, 2022 · 07:30 pm

Despite worsening heatwaves and floods, India is pushing construction at the cost of the environment

Bangladesh is in the same boat.

The Third Pole

· May 26, 2022 · 09:30 pm

As climate change worsens floods and storms, women in rural Bangladesh are paying a higher price

Households headed by women allocate up to 30% of their spending to protect themselves from extreme weather.

Md Tahmid Zami, Thomson Reuters Foundation

· May 22, 2022 · 11:30 pm