crawling to lifeClimate Change Caused an Explosion of Reptiles in the Past: Study Reptiles were the fastest to adapt to global warming during successive climate change crises in terms of bodily changes. By Amlan Sarkar
Marvel At The TruthCan Apocalyptic Sci‑Fi Movies About Climate Change Serve As a Tool for Climate Activism? The invisibility of climate change is best countered through cinema that allows people to “see” the impact of environmental devastation. By Saumya Kalia
All Is Bright and WonderfulResearchers Find the Whitest Shade of Paint. It Could Slow Global Heating The 'whitest white' paint reflects 98% of sunlight back to space, reducing the need for air conditioning and resulting carbon emissions. By Aditi Murti
Burning Into The NightWhy India Is Ablaze With Record Forest Fires A prolonged dry spell in parts of north India and Nepal, deficient fire services, and manmade activities have contributed to frequent fire breakouts. By Saumya Kalia
Poor PerformanceIndia Gets C+ on Evaluation of Government’s Progress on Fossil Fuel Cuts The Indian government is “poor” at transparency about its fossil fuel support and “weak” at following through on energy pledges, a new report concludes. By Rajvi Desai
An Appetite For EmissionsIndia’s Changing Food Habits Are Making It Impossible for It to Achieve Its Climate Goals Feeding 1.6 billion people comes at a steep cost to the environment. By Rajvi Desai
Winds Of ChangeHimalayan Ice Melt Is Speeding Up Due to Dust Pollution from Africa, Asia Snow typically reflects sunlight, keeping the ice underneath cool, but a layer of dust is trapping heat in mountain snow. By Rajvi Desai
Hanger PangsWhen Fish Eat Microplastic Pollution, They Become Bold, Reckless, and Die Younger Microplastics leave fish with nutrient deficiencies, which pushes them to venture outside safe waters in search of proper food. By Rajvi Desai
Biodiversity Alert148 Million Hectares Of Biodiversity Hotspots Lost To Agriculture, Urbanization In 24 Years: Study The need to produce food to feed a growing population could be responsible for a biodiversity loss of this scale. By Devrupa Rakshit
Tough ChoiceLivestock, Grain Farming Is Driving Rising Nitrous Oxide Levels Worldwide: Report N2O has a heating effect 300 times that of carbon dioxide — and Brazil, China and India are showing the highest growth in N2O emissions. By Devrupa Rakshit
Amazon Is ChangingAmazon Rainforest on the Brink of Permanently Becoming Grassland, Experts Say A study suggests climate change is prompting an irreversible shift in the Amazon's ecosystem. By Devrupa Rakshit
Grand Theft WaterWater Theft Is a Critical Global Problem, and It’s Only Going to Get Worse Up to half of the world’s water supply is stolen each year, mostly by people insecure about water availability amid the climate crisis. By Rajvi Desai
UnprotectedGlobally, 212 Environmental Activists Were Killed in 2019: Report Activists were targeted for defending their land and environment, with Colombia and the Philippines documenting the most murders — 64 and 43, respectively. By Rajvi Desai
Dark TimesBlack Sludge River Called Sediment Slug Oozes Through Arizona After Wildfire “Who had this on their 2020 hellscape bingo card?” county officials asked on Twitter. By Rajvi Desai
Quick FixLayering Crushed Rock on Soil Could Reduce CO2 in Air, Slow Planetary Warming: Study Called enhanced rock weatherization, the process of spreading rock dust on farmland can absorb existing CO2 from the air, especially in agriculture-focused countries like India. By Rajvi Desai
Most VulnerableIf Water Temperatures Continue to Rise, Habitats Will Be Unlivable for 60% of Fish Species by 2100: Study Freshwater fish — an important source of protein in the global food supply — could find themselves struggling to procreate and survive. By Rajvi Desai
More Money More ProblemsThe Pursuit of Wealth, Overconsumption Are Key Drivers in Climate Crisis, Scientists Warn "To protect ourselves from the worsening climate crisis, we must reduce inequality and challenge the notion that riches...are inherently good." By Rajvi Desai
The North SimmersSiberia Is Having a Record‑Breaking Heatwave, and Its Consequences Are Dangerous Siberian cities are hitting temperatures in the 25-30 degrees Celsius range, while the previous hottest temperature recorded was 12 degrees. By Aditi Murti