Sudden stratospheric warming may be behind recent cold weather

Europe and Northern Asia could be in for another ‘Beast from the East’

Count carbon the cheap way

A handy instrument to measure soot level in the air

Pre industry climate was cloudier, finds experiment

It has been believed that sulphuric acid vapours generated from fossil fuel combustion and industrial activity aid cloud formation

Orbital eccentricity

Changes in nature of Earth’s orbit tend to drive glacial cycles  

During wind and rain

When the wind velocity is constant, expect rains and storms

Size matters

Bigger aerosols trigger rain

Chennai to get flood warning system

Chennai has been witnessed multiple instances of flooding in recent years, with the most recent one killing at least 14

Smoking trees

A P Mitra practical professor

Hazy about untimely fog that caused blackouts

Carbon dioxide emissions on a 35 per cent high

Science & Technology - Briefs

Science & Technology - Briefs

Science and Technology - Briefs

Science and Technology - Briefs

Flat in 20 days

Global climatic anomalies allied with local weather conditions produced the most freakish hailstorms in central and north India in February and …

Science and Technology - Briefs