Impacts

From changing weather patterns to rapidly intensifying wildfires and the toll on human health, this section covers events, studies, and patterns that scientists believe are linked to climate change.

cover_image How rising temperatures are fuelling risk to human health By Vandita Sariya | June 7, 2022 cover_image Rising heat, falling food security: Climate change leading to crop failure By Vandita Sariya | May 2, 2022 cover_image Heatwaves: No Relief in Sight for Daily Wagers in Cities By Carbon Impacts | April 30, 2022 cover_image Can India’s low-cost housing schemes rise to the climate challenge? By Aatreyee Dhar | August 27, 2021 cover_image A recipe for disaster: How climate change, mixed with oil prices, is stirring food insecurity By Shreeshan V | December 5, 2021 cover_image Glacier retreat in the Hindukush Himalayas reveals transboundary uncertainties By Seema Sharma | October 14, 2020 cover_image Fire Hazard: How climate change is derailing lofty carbon offset hopes By Shreeshan V | August 13, 2021 cover_image Towards a resilient future: Lessons from Cyclone Tauktae By Rohit Dharmadhikari , Tejas Deshmukh | November 30, 2021 cover_image India 15% more vulnerable to heat extremes than in 1990: Lancet report By Editorial Team | October 22, 2021 cover_image Increased heat-drought combinations induced by climate change could damage crops: Study By Editorial Team | September 23, 2021 cover_image 150% increase in the frequency of very severe cyclones in Arabian Sea in past four decades: Study By Editorial Team | July 20, 2021