Warming may delay next ice age
Global warming is likely to disrupt a natural cycle of ice ages and delay the onset of the next one until about 1,00,000 years from now, scientists said on Wednesday. In the past million years, the
Global warming is likely to disrupt a natural cycle of ice ages and delay the onset of the next one until about 1,00,000 years from now, scientists said on Wednesday. In the past million years, the
Global warming heads top economists’ concerns for first time but large-scale forced migration seen as most likely risk to materialise A catastrophe caused by climate change is seen as the biggest potential
The first hurricane to form in the Atlantic in January since 1938 has added to the list of recent extreme weather events including the hottest global average temperatures by far for December. Hurricane
MUMBAI: A total of 92 per cent Indians polled by independent market research company Ipsos view global warming and climate change as major threats. India ranks seventh among the 24 countries surveyed,
Clouds are raising the temperature of the Greenland ice Sheet and accounting for as much as 30 percent of the ice sheet melt, researchers say. The rapidly melting Greenland ice sheet is likely driving
OSLO: Global warming is likely to disrupt a natural cycle of ice ages and contribute to delaying the onset of the next big freeze until about 100,000 years from now, scientists said on Wednesday. In
CHANDIGARH: Comparatively higher temperatures during the ongoing winters have become a cause of concern for the wheat-growers in Punjab and Haryana with experts fearing productivity loss if mercury continues
Precipitation associated with the South Asian summer monsoon has decreased by approximately 7% since 1950, but the reasons for this are unclear. Now research suggests that changes in land-cover patterns
Australia has posted its hottest end to any year as the impact of one of the biggest El Ninos on record began to be felt across the continent. Mean temperatures were 0.36 degrees above the previous
The permanent secretary at the Ministry of Parks and Wildlife and Environment, Ousman Sowe, has said the growing threat of global warming, desertification, land degradation and loss of biodiversity is,
Researchers say that the Greenland ice sheet is quickly losing the ability to hinder sea level rise despite being known as a sponge for glacier meltwater. The study, published in the journal Nature, projects
TANZANIA Forest Service Agency (TFSA) has warned leaders and the public in Kilimanjaro Region against indiscriminate tree-felling in order to preserve the environment. 0 Comments TFS Northern Zone Manager,
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) recorded hottest December in last 114 years in 2015 despite several parts of the country experiencing cold wave conditions in that month. The period from September
Hydropower and thermoelectric power together contribute 98% of the world’s electricity generation at present. These power-generating technologies both strongly depend on water availability, and water temperature
MONTREAL – Temperatures at the North Pole rose above the freezing point Wednesday, 20 degrees Celsius above the midwinter norm and the latest abnormality in a season of odd weather. Canadian weather
Climate change is a global concern of special relevance to Southeast Asia, a region that is both vulnerable to the effects of climate change and a rapidly increasing emitter of greenhouse gases (GHGs).
The annual average temperature in the Netherlands in 2015 was among the highest since 1901, the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI) announced on Wednesday. The year 2015 was placed at joint
The north pole could be hotter than Chicago, Vienna or Istanbul on Wednesday due to the low pressure system that has brought tornados to Dallas and high winds and heavy rainfall to the UK. The Arctic
Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from agriculture comprise 10-12% of anthropocentric global emissions; and 76% of the agricultural emissions are generated in the developing world. Landscape GHG accounting
Global warming or hot air? Democratic politicians say climate change is a grave threat to the US. Their Republican counterparts accuse them of alarmism over a non-issue. A close study of public opinion