Science + Environment
Hot nights are exacerbating India's heat crisis
In India’s bustling cities, as the sun goes down and the worst of the day’s heat is over, an insidious threat looms: high nighttime temperatures.
New Rules for Catastrophic River Avulsion - Eos
Sometimes, rivers suddenly jump their banks, abandoning channels and washing over floodplains in search of new paths.
The Indian city that's implemented an extreme heat action plan
In 2013, Ahmedabad became the first city in South Asia to adopt a heat action plan.
Researchers seek, and find, a magical illusion for the ears
The continuity of sight makes it a good target for magic tricks. Can sound work the same way?
Why a megacity in India is reviving the humble water well
In the Indian tech hub of Bengaluru, water has become a precious commodity. One initiative leverages an age-old, well-digging technique to help residents tap into a forgotten source.
Better weather forecasts help farmers in India
As the world’s climates change, farmers need more accurate weather forecasts to help them determine when and what to plant.
The Surprising Factor Making the United States a Tornado Hot Spot
The roughness of terrain far upstream of where tornadoes occur can affect their formation.
Landslides devastate southern India this monsoon season
Landslides are common in this hilly region known for tea cultivation.
The Audacious Scheme to Reroute India’s Water
Scientists are watching with concern as India embarks on a long-delayed plan to connect its rivers.
Rising temperatures in India are pushing those who have to be outdoors to adapt to a new reality
Large swaths of northern and central India have been sizzling under scorching heat for several weeks.
Why are electric scooters, mopeds and rickshaws booming?
How electric two-wheelers are taking over in India...and helping the climate
In India, what wreaks more havoc than floods and heat? Lightning.
India is often at the front lines of climate change, but one of the largest natural threats gets the least attention.
India Plans to Change the Weather to Fight Back Against Deadly Smog
India’s capital, New Delhi, is preparing a new weapon in the fight against deadly air pollution: cloud seeding. The experiment, which could take place as early as next week, would introduce chemicals like silver iodide into a cloudy sky to create rain and, it’s hoped, wash away the fine particulate matter hovering over one of the world’s largest cities.
The need is desperate. Delhi has already tried traffic restriction measures, multimillion-dollar air filtration towers, and the use of fleets o
The need is desperate. Delhi has already tried traffic restriction measures, multimillion-dollar air filtration towers, and the use of fleets o
Heat Waves Are Unleashing a Deadly but Overlooked Pollutant
Indian cities, afflicted by rising temperatures and poor air quality, are becoming hot spots of ozone pollution, which has proven a difficult problem to fix.
Why are India’s lions increasingly swapping the jungle for the beach?
The last of the world’s Asiatic lions live in Gujarat state, but as the apex predators outgrow their forest reserve, they are moving to the seaside
This greenhouse innovation helps farmers in India cope with climate change
The “greenhouse-in-a-box” is part of a solution designed to help smallholder farmers cope a changing climate.
India’s 5 million stray cows are sacred—and a growing nuisance
Stray cattle—most of them abandoned males—are rampant throughout India, where they can't legally be killed.
The brothers helping heal Delhi's most-hated birds
Seeing black kites circling over garbage dumps in Delhi fills many with disgust. But not Nadeem Shehzad and Muhammad Saud.
Flower power: making use of India's flood of flower waste —Living Planet – DW
Audio documentary about how some Indians are giving dead flowers a new life. The segment starts at 1:30
The vegan leather made from India’s waste flowers
An Indian start-up has found an unusual use for the tonnes of flowers which clog the Ganges: turning them into vegan leather.
What the world’s largest liquid mirror telescope means for astronomy
The International Liquid Mirror Telescope, perched high in the Himalayas, has finally started making observations. If it succeeds, we could one day put a much larger liquid telescope on the moon
The Address of the Future
In India, a new way of identifying where people live is changing the lives of thousands whose homes never officially existed.
Extreme heat in India spurred by rapid climate change
As climate change exacerbates heat waves in South Asia, its poorest bear the brunt
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