State of the Climate in Asia 2024
<p>The World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report warns that the region is warming nearly twice as fast as the global average, driving more extreme weather and posing
Glacial Melt
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2016 ties with 2007 for second lowest Arctic sea ice minimum
The Arctic's ice cover appears to have reached its minimum extent on September 10, 2016, according to scientists at the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC). Arctic sea ice extent on that day stood
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Peru to work with companies on environmental efforts: minister
Peru's new environment minister said on Wednesday the government of President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski would focus on preventing pollution rather than fining companies after the fact, part of a more collaborative
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Arctic sea ice cover set to be second lowest ever recorded, data suggests
Arctic sea ice cover could be confirmed within days as the second lowest ever recorded, the latest data suggests. According to the US national snow and ice data centre (NSIDC) the ice which forms and
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India and Nepal concern over Tibet flood advice gap
The Himalayas look idyllic from a distance but communities living in their shadow fear flash floods India and Nepal say a lack of information from China about glacial lakes and rivers in Tibet could hamper
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Ladakhis want tourists to use dry toilets, save water
LEH: Residents of Ladakh, reeling under a severe water crisis, want tourists to use traditional dry toilets instead of the commonly-used flush ones. The region gets scant rains and depends on glaciers
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Arctic sea ice will miss record low despite major melt, experts say
Though Arctic sea ice started the summer at record lows, it is unlikely to set a new record annual minimum, reports Climate Central As the sun begins its seasonal descent in the Arctic sky and temperatures
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Black carbon accelerating glacier meltdown in Tibetan Plateau
A new report indicates the combustion of fossil fuels is gravely affecting the alpine tundra's climate Fossil fuel and biomass, which are sources of black carbon, are accelerating glacier meltdown across
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Monte Carlo modelling projects the loss of most land-terminating glaciers on Svalbard in the 21st century under RCP 8.5 forcing
<p>The high Arctic archipelagos around the globe are among the most strongly glacierized landscapes on Earth apart from the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets. Over the past decades, the mass losses from
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Northern India contributes to shrinking of glaciers in Third Pole, claims study
Apart from global warming, another factor that aggravates the melting of glaciers in the Third Pole is air pollution. China and India are among the worst-ranked countries in air pollution. The region
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Larsen C Ice Shelf Starts To Crack, Leaving The Remaining Iceberg In Danger
Scientists who have been observing Antarctica have observed the progression of a large crack in one of the world's great ice shelves, the Larsen C. The crack is threatening to break off an iceberg with