Extreme weather conditions during January 2014
From temperatures as low as -36C in Russia to some of the wettest weather in the UK’s history, this map shows the extreme weather events of january 2014 from around the world. The data was sourced from
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Statistics related to climate change - India
The present state of the environment with regard to climate change is reflected in the condition of the atmosphere and hydrological system of the earth. The various initiatives taken by CSO since 1997
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Measure climate change in your lifetime
Use this interactive guide prepared by Duncan Clark to find out how the planet will become in your lifetime. This is based on data from IPCC climate change report 2013. Click here and enter your year of
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How CO2 emissions have risen over the years globally?
This interactive map shows how CO2 emissions have risen over the years since 1990 globally. It is based on WRI data on- carbon dioxide emissions over time, including emissions per capita, per GDP, and
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All-India Comparison of Emissions by Sector in Million Tonnes of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent (1994 and 2007)
All-India Comparison of Emissions by Sector in Million Tonnes of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent (1994 and 2007). Percentage emissions from each sector with respect to total GHG emissions without LULUCF in 1994
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Climate woes
The global average surface temperature rose by 0.6
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Arctic meltdown
Global warming is threatening the Earth's thermostat. In the past two decades, average annual temperatures have climbed as much as 4
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On paper
Unless governments force paper companies to invest in cleaner technologies, encourage the manufacture of recycled paper and allow plantations only on lands that are
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The road ahead
If vehicular emissions are to come down, governments will have to provide incentives to develop and promote the use of cleaner alternatives. In 1999, global passenger car production reached a record
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Perilous pesticides
Despite international restrictions on its extensive use, pesticide trade has touched a new high. In 1998, world exports stood at US $11.4 billion, an increase of 5.4 per cent over 1997. Around
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Disastrous year!
The year 1999 registered the highest number of disasters since the last 10 years. The trend for the last decade shows that the Asian continent is most frequently hit by disasters. In 1999, nearly
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Warning signals
The burning of fossil fuels leads to the release of carbon dioxide and other gases into the atmosphere. Once in the atmosphere, these gases act like glass walls and trap heat on the Earth's surface.
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Fuelling heat
Humans have not being able to shed their reliance on fossil fuels. Every year, millions of tonnes of coal and oil is burned to produce energy. As a result, carbon locked in the Earth is being
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Pawns in the game
The adverse effects of climate change will be felt more in the South than the North. If preference for fossil fuels like coal, oil and gas is not curbed, developing nations will have to bear the
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Warming the world
This year is the hottest year since temperature records have been kept. Scientists believe that the Earth is getting warmer because of the build-up of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in the
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Pregnancy pangs
Nearly 600,000 women die of pregnancy-related complications every year. One woman in 30 who develop chronic, debilitating problems, dies. Each year, nearly 3.4 million infants die in the first days
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Climate: warming up
In 1990, the US greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions were 5.41 tonnes per capita. In 1993, President Clinton said that the US would bring down GHG emissions to 1990 levels by the year 2000. The Climate
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Children of a lesser god
Six years after the International Labour Organizatio6 (ILO) launched the International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour (IPEC), reliabloata are still lacking. A recent ILO estimate
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Falling frontiers
Forests help maintain the environmental conditions that make life possible, from regional hydrologic cycles to global climate. Frontier forests, large, ecologically intact and relatively