Clashing with Trump, US government report says climate change will batter economy
Climate change will cost the U.S. economy hundreds of billions of dollars by the end of the century, hitting everything from health to infrastructure, according to a government report issued on Friday that the White House called inaccurate.
Nov 24, 2018, 08:38 AM IST
Mankind at risk: Global temperatures to rise by 1.5 degree Celsius by 2030-2052, says UN
There has already been a rise of 1C since the mid-1800s as industrialisation lifted emissions of CO2, the main greenhouse gas blamed for climate change.
Oct 08, 2018, 08:51 AM IST
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj discusses UNSC reforms, climate change with UN chief Antonio Guterres
United United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres met External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Wednesday and discussed important issues like climate change and United Nations Security Council reforms.
Oct 03, 2018, 17:03 PM IST
India willing to take lead in combating climate change: Sushma Swaraj at UN
India is the sixth largest producer of renewable energy, and fifth largest producer of solar energy in the world, Swaraj said at the high-level meeting on climate change.
Sep 27, 2018, 15:10 PM IST
Energy-intensive Bitcoin transactions pose environmental threat
Bitcoin and similar blockchain technologies consume more electricity than entire nations may prevent the world from achieving the climate change mitigation targets under the Paris Agreement, a study has warned.
Aug 01, 2018, 16:33 PM IST
Australian scientists go deep into caves to study impact of climate change
Scientists from University of New South Wales (NSW) in Australia are moving into caves to understand how climate change and land use are affecting groundwater resources.
Apr 09, 2018, 18:13 PM IST
Global carbon emissions hit record high in 2017
Energy demand rose by 0.9 percent in 2016 and 0.9 percent on average over the previous five years.
Mar 22, 2018, 18:00 PM IST
Study calls for urgent climate-proofing, says extreme weather events more frequent
These extreme weather events carry substantial economic costs, scientists pointed out.
Mar 22, 2018, 12:56 PM IST
Disaster assured: Too late to save 1/3 of world's glaciers, say researchers
Every 1 km you drive in your car will make 2 kg of glacier ice to melt after 2100.
Mar 21, 2018, 15:47 PM IST
Worldwide glacier melting can't be prevented in this century: Study
According to researchers, 500 meters by car with a mid-range vehicle will cost one kilogram of glacier ice in the long run.
Mar 21, 2018, 15:34 PM IST
World could see 140 million climate migrants by 2050: Report
The exodus could create a looming humanitarian crisis and will threaten the development process.
Mar 20, 2018, 17:22 PM IST
France-sized Antarctic glacier has scientists concerned – Here's why
According to NASA monitoring, between 2002 and 2016, Antarctica lost 125 gigatonnes of ice per year, causing sea levels worldwide to rise by 0.35 millimeters annually.
Mar 20, 2018, 17:15 PM IST
Fighting climate change: How a 'crazy' engineer solved Ladakh's water crisis
Chewang Norphel -- a civil engineer with the Jammu and Kashmir Rural Development Department -- took inspiration from his childhood observations and made a breakthrough by devising the first artificial glacier in picturesque Leh.
Mar 11, 2018, 12:31 PM IST
Climate change impacts women more than men: UN
With dry seasons now becoming longer, women are working harder to feed and care for their families without support.
Mar 08, 2018, 18:15 PM IST
Arctic permafrost may unleash carbon within decades: NASA
The researchers calculated that as thawing continues, by the year 2300, total carbon emissions from the coldest northern Arctic will be 10 times as much as all human-produced fossil fuel emissions in 2016.
Mar 06, 2018, 17:29 PM IST
Spring is arriving earlier in polar regions than anywhere else
This northward increase in the rate of springtime advance is roughly three times greater than what previous studies have indicated.
Mar 05, 2018, 18:20 PM IST
'Doomsday' seed vault undergoes makeover as Arctic temperatures rise
The underground vault – that has also been called Noah's Ark for seeds – houses and protects the world's crops for a worst-case scenario, that is doomsday.
Mar 02, 2018, 12:09 PM IST
Global fossil fuel emissions underestimated: Study
The researchers are now calling for further investigation into fossil fuel emissions of methane, a potent greenhouse gas which is emitted along with ethane and propane from natural gas sources.
Feb 27, 2018, 19:50 PM IST
Is Delhi experiencing its warmest February ever?
Experts attribute the rise in temperature in Delhi to the cloud cover over northern Rajasthan and Delhi.
Feb 21, 2018, 09:40 AM IST
'Extreme weather events more likely if Paris goals aren't met'
Meeting the Paris Agreement's goal of keeping the global-scale warming to less than two degrees is likely to reduce the area of the globe that experiences greater than threefold increases in the probability of record-setting events.
Feb 14, 2018, 18:56 PM IST
