Climate Change Impact

July 31, 2026

El Niño Australia 2026: BOM Forecasts Drier, Hotter Season — What Farmers Need to Know

Australia's Bureau of Meteorology has confirmed El Niño conditions for 2026, signalling a drier and hotter season for farmers and communities across eastern and southern Australia.

Representative image.Photo Source:Ian Barbour(CC BY-SA 2.0)

Climate

Fossil Fuels Linked to 1 in 5 Global Deaths and 90% of CO₂ Emissions

A group of leading scientists has issued a stark warning about the dangers of fossil fuels in a new review published in the journal Oxford Open Climate Change. The report details how fossil fuels are driving interconnected crises affecting human

April 2, 2025

Ocean Warming Escalates Coral Mortality from Bacterial Infections

Conservation·Marine Life

Ocean warming is making bacterial infections more severe in corals, according to new research from the University of British Columbia. Scientists studied how temperature

Over Half of Florida’s Scrub Mints Now Threatened

Conservation·Plant Life

Some of Florida’s oldest plant species are disappearing from our neighborhoods. These plants, called scrub mints, have lived in Florida longer than humans have

Climate·Europe

UK Wildlife in 2024: Grey Seals Thrive; Butterfly Numbers Hit 14-Year Low Amid Extreme Weather

The UK’s wildlife faced significant challenges in 2024 as extreme weather continued to reshape natural habitats. From thriving seal colonies to struggling butterfly populations, the year’s weather patterns created clear winners and

Govind Tekale

January 3, 2025

Disaster·Europe

Spain Introduces Climate Leave After 230 Flood Deaths Amid Extreme Weather

On Thursday, November 28, Spain introduced a groundbreaking “climate paid leave” allowing workers to stay home during weather alerts, one month after devastating floods killed 230 people in the southeastern part of

Karmactive Staff

December 6, 2024

Elizabeth Wathuti. Photo Source: World Economic Forum (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)

Activism·Africa

Elizabeth Wathuti Tracks 30,000 Tree GPS Tags and Engages 205,700 People Through Green Generation Initiative in Kenya

Picture this: It’s 2002 in Kenya’s Nyeri County, and a seven-year-old Elizabeth Wathuti is getting her hands dirty, planting her first tree. Born in 1995, she didn’t just watch her homeland’s forests

Govind Tekale

November 20, 2024

Left: Views of Mount Fuji from Ōwakudani with snow. Photo Source: Suicasmo (CC BY-SA 4.0) Right: Mount Fuji without snow on November 4th, 2024. Photo Credits: @Griffin1831 (X formerly Twitter)

Asia·Climate·Travel

Mount Fuji’s Longest Snow Delay in 130 Years: Climate Change Pushes Japan’s Iconic Peak Beyond Historical Norms Even in November

Mount Fuji (富士山, Fujisan) remains without snow as of November 4, 2024 – the latest snowless date since record-keeping began in 1894. The 3,776-meter stratovolcano typically receives its first snowfall (初冠雪, hatsukansetsu)

Tejal Somvanshi

November 4, 2024

HALO fly-over: At 22 metres high, HALO flies over the experiment. In the smoke, the two wake vortices are visible. Photo Credits: Deutsches Zentrum für Luft und Raumfahrt (CC BY 3.0)

Aviation·Climate·News

Climate Change Propelled Air Turbulence to Cause a 155% Rise Severely Affecting Global Flight Routes

A recent study has discovered that turbulence will occur more frequently. This turbulence, known as clear-air turbulence, increases as the climate warms, affecting flights. According to the research, this type of turbulence

Govind Tekale

August 5, 2024

AI Steps Up in the Fight Against Climate-Driven Algal Blooms Photo Credits: European Space Agency

Artificial Intelligence·Climate·Science

AI Steps Up in the Fight Against Climate-Driven Algal Blooms: Los Alamos Team Tackles Water Safety Challenges

At last, AI is being promptly applied to find ways to mitigate the climate crisis. AI is to be used to forecast and better understand a growing threat to water caused by

Rahul Somvanshi

June 22, 2024

The world’s mangrove ecosystems cover about 150 thousand km2 along mainly tropical, sub-tropical and some warm temperate coasts of the world. About 15% of the world’s coastlines are covered by mangroves. Photo Credit: IUCN

Climate·Nature·Plant Life

50% of Mangrove Ecosystems Could Collapse by 2050—Urgent IUCN Warning

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) published a study on Wednesday revealing that half of the world’s mangrove ecosystems are at risk of collapse due to climate change, deforestation, and

Rahul Somvanshi

May 23, 2024

Widespread parts of Asia and Africa reel under extreme weather.

Asia·Climate·Disaster

2023: A Year of Unprecedented Climate Havoc in Asia—WMO Reports Staggering Casualty and Damage Statistics

Last week, Dubai was devastated by floods. Now, the WMO says Asia is worst hit by climate and water-related hazards. According to the Hindustan Times, the WMO report for 2023 listed the

Govind Tekale

April 29, 2024

Comparison of the large reservoir in Catalonia from March 2023 that shrank to 1 percent of capacity in March 2024. Source: NASA

News·Water

Catalonia’s Water Crisis Hits Historic Lows: Over 6 Million Facing Unprecedented Restrictions

Waste water will be recycled in California as the drought conditions arise, following it, Spain declares drought emergency in its Northeastern region of Catalonia. Following three years of below-average rainfall, Catalonia has

Karmactive Staff

March 22, 2024

Africa·Climate·Health

World Malaria Report 2023: Climate Change and its Role in Africa’s Malaria Surge According to WHO

As climate change continues to escalate global health issues, few challenges loom as large and as persistently as malaria, especially in Africa. The World Malaria Report 2023 from the World Health Organization

Tejal Somvanshi

December 1, 2023