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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Two glaciers in Nepal to disappear: research
Two glaciers in Nepal that shrank at an accelerated rate in the past 10 years compared to preceding decades will inevitably disappear from rising temperatures as no fresh snow supply is expected for them,
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Himalaya Glaciers Shrinking On Global Warming, Some May Disappear
Three Himalaya glaciers have been shrinking over the last 40 years due to global warming and two of them, located in humid regions and on lower altitudes in central and east Nepal, may disappear in time
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Spatially heterogeneous wastage of Himalayan glaciers
<p> We describe volumetric changes in three benchmark glaciers in the Nepal Himalayas on which observations have been made since the 1970s. Compared with the global mean of glacier mass balance, the
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Rohtang’s record 50 ft snow melts away
<p> Neighbouring Manali Witnesses Similar Meltdown, Experts Blame Global Warming</p> <p> Manali: Within two months of record snowfall on Rohtang pass, almost all the snow has melted.</p> <p>
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Pakistan for decisive action against climate change
Pakistan has called for addressing
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65% Himalayan glaciers melting: Scientists
In a startling comparison between the state of glaciers in the Himalayan ranges in the last 50 years, glaciologists say nearly 65 per cent glaciers are melting due to global warming.
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More Polar Bear Cubs Die As Arctic Ice Melts
Polar bear cubs forced to swim long distances with their mothers as their icy Arctic habitat melts appear to have a higher mortality rate than cubs that didn't have to swim as far, a new study reports. Polar bears hunt, feed and give birth on ice or on land, and are not naturally aquatic creatures.
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The climate wars myth
The first decade of the 21st century was the hottest since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution. Global warming is real and, if present trends continue, its possible effects worry publics and governments
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Water reservoirs can minimise effects of global warming
Speakers at a forum have urged the government to construct more water reservoirs to minimise the effects of global warming and environmental challenges in future.