Global Warming
- India
90% of Himalayas will face year-long drought at 3 degrees warming: Study
New Delhi: About 90 per cent of the Himalayan Region will experience drought lasting over a year if global warming increases by 3 degrees Celsius, according to new research. The findings, published…
- India
Indian Ocean warming at terrifying rate, could trigger massive impact: Experts
New Delhi: The year 2023 has been confirmed as the hottest one on record, new data has confirmed, and scientists warn that 2024 could be worse. From droughts and floods to more…
- Kashmir
Kashmir’s winter tourism affected as Gulmarg receives no snow
The world-famous tourist destination and ski resort Gulmarg, which attracts travelers through its scenic beauty of the Himalayan mountains covered with snow, is suffering a dry winter this year. Popularly known as…
- Business
Can agricultural sector evade climate change bouncer?
Delhi: As rising temperatures make farming more resource-hungry, countries in the Global South have been compelled to come up with measures to ensure the agriculture sector can stave off this seemingly insurmountable…
- World
Earth’s warmest August saw 65 countries set record high temperatures: Report
New Delhi: Thirteen per cent of the Earth’s surface, spanning 65 countries, experienced record high temperatures in August, while the rest of the world braved significantly higher temperatures compared to the 1951-1980…
- Science
50% of world’s glaciers will vanish with 1.5 degrees of warming: Study
New York: If the world reaches 1.5 degrees Celsius of warming, 50 per cent of the glaciers would disappear and contribute 9 cm to sea level rise by 2100, finds an alarming…
- Science
New York City sinking at faster rate, 8 mn at coastal flooding risk: Study
New York: New York City is sinking about 1-2 mm per year, from the weight of its skyscrapers, finds a study showing that the increasing sea level rise could put its over…
- India
‘Climate change, global warming impacted tea plantation in Assam’
Guwahati: Climate change and global warming have adversely affected tea plantations in Assam in the last few years, experts said, adding that without irrigation, tea plantations are finding it difficult to survive.…
- World
Earth likely to cross 1.5 degree warming in next decade: AI study predicts
Boston: The world will cross the global warming threshold of 1.5 degrees Celsius within 10 to 15 years, even if emissions decline, according to a study that employed artificial intelligence (AI) to…
- Science
2022 the fifth warmest year on record: NASA
Washington: Earth’s average surface temperature in 2022 tied with 2015 as the fifth warmest on record, according to an analysis by (NASA). Continuing the planet’s long-term warming trend, global temperatures in 2022…
- Featured News
The world’s biggest ice sheet is more vulnerable to global warming than scientists previously thought
Durham (UK): The eastern two-thirds of Antarctica is covered by an ice sheet so large that if it melted the sea would rise by 52 Most scientists had once thought this ice…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad saw 10 days of heatwave in April 2022, 9 more than 2021: Report
Hyderabad: A new report by the Greenpeace organisation has revealed the alarming effects of global warming on Hyderabad. The analysis found that the city witnessed 10 days of heatwave (days when the…
- Science
A vicious cycle of oxygen loss threatens water quality in lakes: Study
Washington: According to a new Virginia Tech Study, Sticky with sediment, the bottom waters of lakes are more than their deepest, darkest layer. They bury massive portions of the carbon, nitrogen, and…
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