Alaska sees record temperatures in heatwave
An "all-time high" temperature record has been set in the US state of Alaska, despite much of the country sitting in the Arctic circle. Temperatures peaked at 32.22 Celsius (90F) on 4 July at an airport
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Global warming may cause flooding in Himalayas but drought in Andes
In a unique study showing how different regions of the planet may react to global warming differently, researchers have shown that people in the Himalayas will have to contend with flooding, while those
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Contrasting climate change impact on river flows from high-altitude catchments in the Himalayan and Andes Mountains
<p>Changes in the hydrology of high-altitude catchments may have major consequences for downstream water supply. Based on model projections with a higher spatiotemporal resolution and degree of process
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Retreat of Gangotri glacier will not impact the flow of river Ganga drastically, says government
Retreat of Gangotri glacier will not have drastic influence on the flow of Ganga as the river is not totally dependent on glaciers for its water even in the head-water region, said the government on Tuesday.
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Global warming may affect Bhutan's biodiversity, impact India'
Slow-melting of glaciers due to global warming may cause huge floods in Bhutan in the future and result in loss of keystone species which may encourage probable animal poachers to hunt in this country,
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Global warming Army’s new foe
Increased frequency of avalanches threatens troops at Siachen; 10 killed in Feb In the wee hours of February 3 this year, an unprecedented ‘ice avalanche’ hit the northern part of the Siachen glacier.
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Earth on track for hottest year ever as warming speeds up
The earth is on track for its hottest year on record and warming at a faster rate than expected, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Thursday. Temperatures recorded mainly in the northern
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Historical records miss a fifth of global warming: NASA
A new NASA-led study finds that almost one-fifth of the global warming that has occurred in the past 150 years has been missed by historical records due to quirks in how global temperatures were recorded.
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Year 2016 to be be hottest one on record: UN
According to NASA figures, the first half of 2016 was on average 2.4 degrees warmer than the late 19th Century The first six months of this year have continued to shatter global heat records, putting
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Climate change forces Army to rethink Siachen deployment procedures
In February last year, an ice wall collapsed on Sonam post at 21,000 feet on the northern Siachen glacier, burying 10 soldiers of the 19 Madras regiment. That was only the latest in a growing number of
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Glaciers melting at 5 to 20 metre rate annually: Govt
Majority of glaciers in India including Gangotri are melting at varying rates ranging from five to 20 metre per year, the government on Tuesday told the Lok Sabha. "The studies carried out by ISRO,