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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Natural disasters not caused by global warming?
Insufficient Evidence Of Link; IPCC Knew But Kept Quiet Jonathan Leake The United Nations climate science panel faces a new controversy for wrongly linking global warming to a rise in natural disasters such as hurricanes and floods.
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Set the sun on black carbon (editorial)
Over a four-day period in December 1952, a thick still fog settled on London. By the time it dissipated, an estimated 5,000 people had been killed. The culprit was the smoke and sulphur particles belching forth from thousands of chimneys throughout the city. Soot or black carbon is a major component of smoke.
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IPCC admits another of its claims under review
Controversy-ridden UN climate panel has said it is reassessing another of its claim for linking global warming to an increase in the number and severity of natural disasters, bringing fresh embarrassment to it. The latest criticism of the Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change (IPCC) comes after the panel admitted its mistake in asserting that Himalayan glaciers could disappear by 2035.
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BASIC defends IPCC, but SA says clarify doubts
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) needs to come out with a
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BASIC backs IPCC
New Delhi: Even as the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has been criticised over its claim on the melting of Himalayan glaciers, Environment Ministers of Brazil, South Africa, India and China came out in its support stating that
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IPCC shouldve checked glacier meltdown claim
Bangalore: A top Indian Institute of Science climate expert J Srinivasan, who has also worked with the UN
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Raina demands apology for voodoo science comment
Aarti Dhar NEW DELHI: V.K. Raina, the former Deputy Director-General of the Geological Survey of India
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Vested interests have targeted my research, says Hasnain
NEW DELHI: Professor Syed Iqbal Hasnain, whose research on the melting of the Himalayan glaciers, led to a major controversy, on Wednesday blamed
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IPCC expresses regret over glacier melting conclusion
Aarti Dhar NEW DELHI: The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has expressed
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West uses glacier theory to flog India on climate change
New Delhi: IPCC