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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IPCC imperialism on Indian glaciers (editorial)
That Himalayan glaciers have not been melting at an alarming rate as claimed by the IPCC dents the body
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Glacier melt date hot air, Pachauri faces the heat
In revelations that embarrass the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
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Jairam says he is vindicated
RASHME SEHGAL Union minister for environment Jairam Ramesh believes his ministry's stand that the Himalayan glaciers were not going to disappear in the next three decades now stands vindicated.
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Government contention vindicated: Jairam Ramesh
Aarti Dhar NEW DELHI: The government on Monday said its contention that there was no immediate and serious threat to the Himalayan glaciers was vindicated with the latest evidence suggesting that the Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) claim on the glaciers disappearing by 2035 due to climate change, was not based on scientific evidence. Contested issue
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World misled over glacier meltdown: Report
A warning that most of the Himalayan glaciers will melt by 2035 owing to climate change is likely to be retracted after the United Nations body that issued it admitted to a series of scientific blunders.
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Glaciers to melt by 2035? It was a green goof-up
Awarning that climate change will melt most Himalayan glaciers by 2035 is likely to be retracted after the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
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Debate heats up over IPCC melting glaciers claim
Glaciologists are arguing over how a highly contentious claim about the speed at which glaciers are melting came to be included in the latest report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
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Sifting climate facts from speculation
It was a dramatic declaration: glaciers across much of the Himalayas may be gone by 2035. When New Scientist heard this comment from a leading Indian glaciologist, we reported it. That was in 1999. The claim later appeared in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's most recent report - and it turns out that our article is the primary published source. (Editorial)
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MoEF skates on thin ice
India
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Defining 'Himalayan catchment' for better understanding of climate change impact on Himalayan glaciers and river flows
River flow response to the changing climate is a major concern in the Himalayan region. Present understanding regarding the impact of glacier shrinkage on the river flow variations is summarized in the