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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Himalayan glaciers to ice in Antarctica!
NEW DELHI: A startling new report by Nasa scientists suggests that the Antarctic ice sheet may actually be expanding, growing every year, despite a warming globe! This is in direct conflict to the prevailing
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West Antarctic ice melt could raise seas by 3 meters
MIAMI: Melting ice in West Antarctica is a major concern for global sea levels, and a key area may already be unstable enough to unleash three meters of ocean rise, scientists said Monday. The study
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Melting ice in west Antarctica could raise seas by 3m, warns study
A key area of ice in west Antarctica may already be unstable enough to cause global sea levels to rise by 3m, scientists said on Monday. The study follows research published last year, led by Nasa glaciologist
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Scientists confirm that East Antarctica’s biggest glacier is melting from below
Earlier this year, we learned some worrisome climate news. Although Antarctic scientists have been most concerned about loss of ice in the western part of Antarctica, a study in Nature Geoscience suggested
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Repeated glacial lake outburst flood threatening the oldest Buddhist monastery in north-western Nepal
Since 2004, Halji village, home of the oldest Buddhist Monastery in north-western Nepal, has suffered from recurrent glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs). A sudden englacial drainage of a supraglacial
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Climate change: Tibet sees receding glaciers, shrinking permafrost
DHARAMSALA: The Tibetan plateau, home to the third largest store of ice that feeds Asia's six great rivers, is highly vulnerable to climate change, researchers say, warning that over two-thirds of the
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Climate change may lead to severe water shortage in Nepal
Climate change, increase in agricultural land use and population growth may lead to severe water shortage in Nepal in the coming decades, according to a new study. Using a sophisticated modelling tool
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Bhagirathi now flows 50 m left of Gaumukh
The fragile eco-system around the Gangotri glacier cluster in Uttarkashi district is feeling the effects of global warming. The frequent changes occurring in the glacier formation have been recorded by
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Melting of Antarctic ice shelves may double by 2050
The surface melting of Antarctic ice shelves may double by 2050 and surpass intensities associated with ice shelf collapse by 2100 if greenhouse gas emissions continue at the present rate, a new study
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£33 trillion: The real cost of Arctic ice melting by the end of the next century, say scientists
The melting of the Arctic permafrost and the subsequent release of carbon dioxide and methane gas into the atmosphere will alone add an extra $43 trillion (£33tn) cost of climate change to the global economy