A year in ozone over the South Pole
This colourful video tracks the behaviour of the ozone layer over Antarctica across all of 2016. It shows clearly the annual “hole” that appears above the South Pole in the austral springtime, and which
Ozone Layer
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State of the Climate in 2016
An international, peer-reviewed publication released each summer, the State of the Climate is the authoritative annual summary of the global climate published as a supplement to the Bulletin of the American
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Climate Change: Here’s why Paris accord unable to generate consensus
The Donald Trump-led American withdrawal from the Paris climate change negotiations in the hope of a different rhetoric is a serious step undermining what was already a weak international cooperation over
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Protecting environment is our responsibility: Governor
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Life of the future generation will depend on how we act today. The rise in number of events organized as part of Environment Day indicates that people have realized the need to protect
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Eritrea Playing Significant Role in Controlling Pollutant Gases
Asmara — The Ministry of Land, Water and Environment indicated that Eritrea is playing significant role in controlling pollutant gases and depletion of ozone layer. Mr. Kibrom Asmerom, head of Environmental
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Air pollution in Asia wafting over to the United States, increasing smog levels in West
Air pollution from China, India and several other Asian countries has wafted across the Pacific Ocean over the past 25 years, increasing levels of smog in the western US, a study has found. Smog, also
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Changed pollution norms may not affect AC, refrigerator pricing in India
India would have to cut down use of hydroflurocarbon (HFC) by 10% by 2032 Adani asked to pay Rs 25 cr for restoring environment Price of air conditioners and refrigerators may not see any significant
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Historic deal reached to cut fastest growing greenhouse gases
In a landmark step to combat climate change, about 200 nations, including India, today struck a legally-binding deal after intense negotiations to phase down climate-damaging hydrofluorocarbons that have
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Kigali: Deal on cutting HFC gases is second big step on climate in a year
The amendment will allow the use of ozone-saving Montreal Protocol to phase-out HFCs, a set of 19 gases in the hydroflurocarbon family that are used extensively in the air-conditioning and refrigeration
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India to ban release of potent greenhouse gas
The Kigali talks will also discuss the years by which the developing and developed countries will cap HFC emissions. Environment Minister Anil Dave has said India will no longer permit the release of