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
Glacial Melt
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Climate, food pressures require rethink on water: U.N
The world's water supply is being strained by climate change and the growing food, energy and sanitary needs of a fast-growing population, according to a United Nations study that calls for a radical rethink
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Climate change altering face of Himalayas
Climate change is altering the face of the Himalayas, devastating farming communities and making Mount Everest increasingly treacherous to climb, some of the world’s top mountaineers have warned. Apa
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Govindacharya backs Swami Sanand on Ganga
Former BJP general secretary and noted thinker KN Govindacharya was in Haridwar on Wednesday to support Swami Gyanswaroop Sanand (Prof GD Agrawal), who is fasting at Matra Sadan. “I have come here to extend
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The World’s Most Beautiful Mosque in Malaysia is Vulnerable to Rising Seas
Malaysia is one of the few countries that share Dubai’s obsession with manmade islands and grandeur. We have often cast a critical eye on the Emirate’s core developers for building artificial islands that
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Eye in sky reveals water loss from melting glaciers
The total volume of water that has melted from all of world’s polar ice sheets, ice caps and mountain glaciers over the past decade would repeatedly fill Britain’s largest lake, Windemere, more than 13,000
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Dhaka's vulnerability to climate change made known
While taking part in a recent climate change expedition to Antarctica, Bangladesh's representative, Environment and Forests Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud, pointed out Bangladesh's vulnerability to climate change.
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Himalayan glaciers: Meltdown ‘not so fast’ after all
Himalayan glaciers and ice caps that supply water to more than a billion people in Asia are losing mass up to 10 times less quickly than once feared, a study published on Thursday reported. Based on
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Scientists Melt Mystery Over Icecaps And Sea Levels
U.S. scientists using satellite data have established a more accurate figure of the amount of annual sea level rise from melting glaciers and ice caps which should aid studies on how quickly coastal areas
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Dhaka in Arctic climate change expedition
Bangladesh is taking part in a climate change expedition to Antarctica to explore and highlight the pace and alarming impacts of greenhouse pollution unfolding even in the world's most remote frozen continent.
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Monster" rules Nepal village on climate frontline
Looking at the swirling grey waters of the Bhote Koshi River, Ratna Kaji remembers when it turned into a "monster," leaving behind a trail of death and destruction. "It came down roaring, washed away