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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Gore urges humans to burn less fuel to curb 'black carbon'
By John Vidal, The Guardian Gore warned that all the world's icy regions were experiencing rapid and dangerous global warming. The world must burn less diesel and wood, Nobel peace prize-winner Al Gore said, as the soot produced is accelerating the melting of ice in polar and mountainous regions.
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High-frequency Holocene glacier fluctuations in New Zealand differ from the Northern Signature
Understanding the timings of interhemispheric climate changes during the Holocene, along with their causes, remains a major problem of climate science. Here, we present a high-resolution 10Be chronology of glacier fluctuations in New Zealand
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Climate change and sea level rise: a review of the scientific evidence
Sea-level rise (SLR) due to climate change is a serious global threat: The scientific evidence is now overwhelming.
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Antarctic - NYC- sized ice slab breaks off
An area of an Antarctic ice shelf almost the size of New York City has broken into icebergs in April after the collapse of an ice bridge widely blamed on global warming, a scientist said on Tuesday.
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When glaciers start moving
In theory, the world
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Efforts on to stop deforestation process
Pakistan is deficient in forest resources, as only 5 percent of total geographical area of the country is under forest cover and that, too, is under pressure due to various factors, including use of forest lands for non-forestry purposes and illegal logging.
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High-Level India-EU Seminar in Delhi
The High-Level Dialogue between India and the EU met in Delhi on 3-4 February alongside the Delhi Sustainable Development Summit (DSDS) under the joint chairmanship of Nitin Desai and Sir Crispin Tickell.
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High-Level India-EU Seminar in Delhi
The High-Level Dialogue between India and the EU met in Delhi on 3-4 February alongside the Delhi Sustainable Development Summit (DSDS) under the joint chairmanship of Nitin Desai and Sir Crispin Tickell.
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Down the drain (Editorial)
Water shortages mostly due to poor management
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Warmer troposphere may threaten Himalayan glaciers
Fresh data confirming accelerated warming over western Himalayas just ahead of the onset of the Indian monsoon year after year could have important implications for the monsoon as well as the Himalayan glaciers, experts say.