“Beta, finish your rice or the Waste Monster will come for you!” That was my grandfather’s favourite warning when I was a child growing up in 1990s Patna. His stories were vivid and slightly terrifying. Clouds that talked, rivers that laughed, mountains of trash that swallowed towns. At the time, I thought of them as […]

The South-West Pacific saw its hottest year ever in 2024, with record temperatures, deadly cyclones, marine heatwaves, and rising sea levels, says the WMO. Countries like Australia, the Philippines, and Indonesia broke heat records, while island nations face existential threats from climate change. Watch now for key highlights from the WMO’s 2024 climate report.

If you’ve glanced at your phone’s weather app recently and seen a temperature of 40 degrees Celsius, followed by a smaller line saying “feels like 45,” you might have wondered what’s going on. How can it feel hotter than what the thermometer says? And more importantly, why does this matter? The answer lies in the […]

A growing body of scientific research suggests the Antarctic Ice Sheet may be much closer to irreversible collapse than previously thought. A new study published in Communications Earth & Environment reveals that with only a small amount of additional ocean warming, large sections of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) could begin retreating permanently, pushing […]

Taps are running dry. Tankers are everywhere. Borewells are failing. This is the daily reality for thousands in Bengaluru as the city battles one of its worst water crises. In this video, we dive into what’s really going on — why groundwater is disappearing, why borewells aren’t the answer anymore, and what it means when […]

Indian cities are getting hotter every year, and it’s not just about rising temperatures. It’s about how our cities are built, how green spaces are disappearing, and how climate change is making things worse. In this episode of Health Spark Explained, we dive into why your city feels like it’s burning up and what that […]