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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India to fight any attempt to unseat Pachauri: Jairam
NEW DELHI: Minister of State for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh on Monday assured Parliament that India would resist any kind of attempt to unseat Inter-Governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Chairman R.K. Pachauri, asserting that the government had full faith and confidence in him.
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Ramesh bats for Pachauri
The Government on Monday told Parliament that it would contest any attempt to remove RK Pachauri as head of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and said,
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Govt speaks out in defence of Pachauri
New Delhi: The government on Monday came out in strong support of embattled Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) chief R K Pachauri, holding that it will
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Pachauri grilled again, says will not resign
After being grilled at the United Nations, Dr R.K. Pachauri, chairman of the IPCC, found himself being pressured once again to explain whether he was going resign.
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UN launches independent review of climate panel
The United Nations launched an independent review of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which has come under much criticism in the recent months. The decision was announced by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and IPCC chair Rajendra Pachauri in the wake of a report by the body which erroneously claimed that Himalayan glaciers would melt away by 2035.
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Climate of fear
The integrity of climate research has taken a very public battering in recent months. Scientists must now emphasize the science, while acknowledging that they are in a street fight. (Editorial)
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Climate change and its impact on the Himalayan glaciers
In 2004, I visited the Chorabari Glacier on an expedition under the leadership of M. Kuhle. Thus, I have read the paper by R. K. Chaujar with great interest1. In agreement with Chaujar1, we also recognized different latero-frontal moraines around Kedarnath. Because younger glacial history was not the primary aim of our expedition, we did not differentiate
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Variability and trends in temperature, precipitation and discharge in a lesser Himalayan watershed
This document contains the presentation by Omvir Singh, Anil Beniwal, Milap C. Sharma & et al on Variability and trends in temperature, precipitation and discharge in a lesser Himalayan watershed, presented at National Climate Research Conference, IIT Delhi, March 5-6, 2010.
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Application of remote sensing and GIS in glacier retreat: a case study of Warwan sub-basin, Chenab basin
This document contains the presentation by Rupal M. Brahmbhatt, A.V. Kulkarni, B.P. Rathore & et al on "Application of Remote sensing and GIS in glacier retreat: A case study of Warwan sub-basin, Chenab basin", presented at National Climate Research Conference, IIT Delhi, March 5-6, 2010.
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Snow cover monitoring and snow distribution in Sikkim Himalayas
This document contains the presentation by Smriti Basnett, A.V. Kulkarni, B.P. Rathore & et al on Snow cover monitoring and snow distribution in Sikkim Himalayas, presented at National Climate Research Conference, IIT Delhi, March 5-6, 2010.