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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Polar front shift and atmospheric CO2 during the glacial maximum of the Early Paleozoic Icehouse
Our new data address the paradox of Late Ordovician glaciation under supposedly high pCO2 (8 to 22
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River Runs Through It
<br /> India must recalibrate its Tibet policy in light of China
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Rising temperatures threaten Greenland ice sheet
Suzanne Goldenberg<br /><br />Scientists warn temperature rise of between 2
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Melt water contribution for Himalayan rivers
Snow and glacial melt are important hydrologic process in the Himalayan basins and changes in temperature and precipitation are expected to seriously affect the melt characteristics. Melt water is extremely important in the Indus basin and important for the Brahmaputra basin.
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Arctic may be ice-free by 2050
VINAY SHUKLA MOSCOW Cimate change on the planet may make the Arctic Ocean ice-free by 2050, a top Russian expert has said.
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Roof repair
David Breashears is one of America
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Himalayan river basins to face acute water shortage
Himalayan river basins in China, Bangladesh, India and Nepal will face a massive water depletion within 20 years, leading to a decline in food and mass migration, a research group warned on Monday.
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Winter temperature and precipitation trends in the Siachen Glacier
To examine changes in the wintertime seasonal (December, January and February) temperature and precipitation over the Siachen Glacier, one of the largest glaciers outside the polar region, an analysis of its temperature and precipitation indices is planned.
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Single Antarctica glacier causing sea to rise by 10%
London: In a new research into impact of melting ice on sea level, scientists have found that thinning ice in Antarctica is contributing nearly 10% of sea level rise and Pine Island Glacier is the major source.
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Himalayan ice is stable, but Asia faces drought
The glaciers that feed Asia's largest rivers aren't going to vanish soon – but 60 million Asians will suffer water shortages by 2050.