As cold wave sweeps North America, Donald Trump makes light of climate
Trump, 71, has dismissed global warming as a Chinese hoax, vowed to quit the 2015 Paris accord and tapped fossil fuel allies to key environmental posts.
Dec 29, 2017, 07:32 AM IST
Climate change to up migration of asylum-seekers to Europe
Researchers compared asylum applications to the EU filed from 103 countries between 2000 and 2014, with temperature variations in the applicants' home countries.
Dec 27, 2017, 18:09 PM IST
2017 likely to be among top three hottest years on record: WMO report
The year 2017 is expected to be the warmest year without a warming El Nino, Xinhua quoted the global weather office as saying.
Dec 20, 2017, 10:35 AM IST
World losing battle against climate change, urge leaders to take concrete action: Macron
All countries have signed the Paris Agreement, which aims to limit temperature to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels by cutting greenhouse emissions and investing in green energy.
Dec 13, 2017, 10:33 AM IST
'New normal': Temperatures in Arctic rising twice as fast as rest of the planet
The region around the north pole "shows no sign of returning to the reliably frozen region it was decades ago," the report said.
Dec 13, 2017, 08:39 AM IST
This heart-wrenching video of starving polar bear will make you teary-eyed - Watch
The video shows a bony, emaciated polar bear trying to cling on to his life as he hunts for a morsel of food.
Dec 09, 2017, 17:46 PM IST
Climate change is a reality: Dia Mirza
Actress Dia Mirza, who has been appointed UN Environment Programme's Goodwill Ambassador for India, says climate change is a reality and the time to act on it is now.
Dec 08, 2017, 20:38 PM IST
13-year-old becomes youngest Indian to be selected for Antarctica Expedition
Aanya, a Class 8 student, is presently studying in Sahyadri School, Pune.
Dec 07, 2017, 17:02 PM IST
Humans may have reached maximum limit for lifespan: Study
Despite stories that with each generation we will live longer and longer, this review suggests there may be a maximum threshold to our biological limits that we cannot exceed.
Dec 07, 2017, 14:50 PM IST
Barack Obama takes on Trump and men in general at Paris event
Obama also vouched for the superiority of female leadership, alluding to the sexual assault and harassment scandals currently engulfing the United States.
Dec 03, 2017, 07:27 AM IST
India can provide sustainability model to world: Sweden
Sweden's climate change envoy said that India is on the growth path to address needs of a large population and meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030.
Dec 02, 2017, 15:37 PM IST
Decline in CO2 levels a million-years-ago changed Earth's climate: Study
Around one million years ago, during the MPT, the period of the cycles abruptly changed to every 100,000 years.
Nov 28, 2017, 18:17 PM IST
Developing nations to receive $540 million to eliminate climate-warming chemicals
The climate-warming chemicals are hydrochlorofluorocarbons and hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) used widely used in refrigerators, air-conditioners and aerosol sprays.
This country gets hydrogen-powered bus to fight climate change
In a bid to affrim that the region moves towards zero carbon emissions, this step has been taken.
Nov 28, 2017, 14:06 PM IST
Cooking fats can trigger major cooling effect on the planet: Study
Experiments showed that the fatty acids were more resistant to chemical attack by ozone, and therefore can survive longer and travel further in the atmosphere.
Nov 26, 2017, 14:42 PM IST
Climate change could lead to volcano eruptions, says study
The study found that there was less volcanic activity in Iceland when glacier cover was more extensive and as the glaciers melted volcanic eruptions increased due to subsequent changes in surface pressure.
Nov 24, 2017, 11:47 AM IST
Connectivity, climate change, terrorism to impact businesses: Foreign Secretary
Connectivity, climate and terrorism are three key issues that will impact businesses in a changing world, Foreign Secretary said on Monday.
Nov 21, 2017, 00:30 AM IST
UN climate envoys agree to 2018 stocktake of planet-warming emissions
Envoys gave the green light for what they termed the 2018 "Talanoa dialogue" to assess how much more needs to be done if the world is to meet warming limits detailed in the 2015 Paris Agreement.
Nov 18, 2017, 09:47 AM IST
NASA has a tool to predict which cities are more vulnerable to flooding
It looks at the Earth's spin and gravitational effects to predict how water will be 'redistributed' globally, says NASA.
Policies of India and China to offset US inaction on climate change, says study
China was on track to over-achieve its pledge+ under the Paris Agreement to peak its carbon emissions by 2030.
Nov 15, 2017, 19:27 PM IST
