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 serious threats to lives, ecosystems, and economies. In 2024, Asia experienced its warmest or second warmest year on …
earth's high-altitude glaciers in the tropical regions are in trouble. They might disappear soon, according to the first-ever comparison of climate records between the Himalayan and the Andean glaciers by a team of scientists from four universities in the us . The scientists analysed ice cores and concluded that glacial …
Two US studies have reported new evidence supporting claims that global warming is causing stronger hurricanes. But neither the authors nor other experts say the claims are conclusive. In the first study, Matthew Huber of the US's Purdue University's department of earth and atmospheric sciences along with his colleagues calculated …
a recent study at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, usa , claims that the combined effect of air pollution (aerosols/particulate matter) and greenhouse gases may induce greater variability in the Indian monsoon
As many as 500,000 women and children die in India each year due to indoor air pollution caused by use of solid biomass as cooking fuel, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). The poor in India, who form the majority of the population and live in congested, slum-like conditions, …
hiv origin: The origin of HIV that causes AIDS has been found in wild chimpanzees living in southern Cameroon, according to an international team of scientists. A virus called SIVcpz (Simian Immunodeficiency Virus from chimps) was thought to be the source, but had only been found in a few captive …
rapid atmospheric warming is causing a widening of the tropical region, according to a team of researchers led by the University of Washington in the us . The scientists analysed satellite data from 1979 to 2005 on temperature over subtropical areas (between 23.5
the European Space Agency (esa) has come out with a world fire atlas based on satellite data on forest fires collected over a decade. The maps are available to users online in near-real time (within six hours of a fire). The data was taken from instruments called Along Track Scanning …
climate change is forcing plants and animals away from their native habitats to more congenial ones. A recent survey of plants in the uk found that species favouring higher temperature like orchids and ferns that used to be found in southern parts of the country are now flourishing in the …
The us has perpetually been in denial about global warming, especially after the Earth Summit in Rio De Janerio held in 1992, but a recent report released by the us Climate Change Science Program (ccsp) may shake it out of its complacency. The report adds ammunition for lobbies within the …
european plans to cut pollution have seen a set back following a massive slump in markets, caused by the "cack-handed' way in which carbon emissions trading was set up within the continent, say energy experts. The European Commission (ec) has found that in 2005 alone eu industrial units pumped out …
Like any fledgling business, the carbon credit market too has teething troubles. But that should not stop it from growing In 2004, Roop Salotra undertook a project at srf's (Sri-ram Fibres) refrigerant plant in Bhiwadi, Rajasthan, that cost about Rsl2.5 crore. Under a scheme that generates 'carbon credits', it significantly …
a vast system of winds over the Pacific Ocean is getting weak due to global warming, which portends ill for worldwide weather systems, including the Indian monsoon, claims a recent study. A team of us researchers from the University Cooperation for Atmospheric Research (ucar) in Colorado has found that the …
The quality of wines worldwide is being affected by climate change, claimed experts at a world conference recently. Increasing temperature will affect viticulture in many ways, they said at the first-ever World Conference on Global Warming and Wine, which was recently held in Barcelona. Some red wines may lose colour, …
several modern agricultural practices such as increased irrigation coverage and no-till farming may reduce the effect of global warming, claims a recent study. But climate change models have failed to take into account these positive aspects of agriculture, say climate scientists from the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (llnl) in the …
Greenland's ice sheet could melt even before the stipulated 1,000 years, scientist told a conference in St Louis, usa. A study by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (nasa) and the University of Kansas found that the amount of ice melt making its way into the Atlantic Ocean from Greenland …
