Antarctic ice melting at a rate that led to the end of last ice age: Study

Researchers found that between 2010 and 2016 the base of ice near the floor of the ocean has shrunk by 1,463 sq km, roughly the size of Delhi

जलवायु परिवर्तन की भेंट चढ़ा 700 साल पुराना ग्लेशियर

एक अनुमान के अनुसार आने वाले 200 वर्ष में विश्व के सभी ग्ले…

जासूसी उपग्रह की तस्वीरों से हुआ खुलासा, क्यों तेजी से पिघल रही है हिमालय की बर्फ

इंग्लैंड के यूनिवर्सिटी ऑफ सेंट एंड्रयूज के तीन वैज्ञा�…

Cold desert regions need special attention: Experts

The expanse of deserts in these regions appears to be growing because of progressive melting of glaciers due to climate change

Disappearing sea ice is changing the whole ecosystem of the Arctic Ocean

A warmer Arctic could disrupt ocean circulation and global weather systems, while permafrost will continue to thaw, potentially releasing …

India loses natural resources to economic growth: report

11 states have registered a decline in natural capital between 2005 and 2015 

Now, Arctic’s oldest and strongest ice starts to melt

This ‘last ice area’, which had never seen ice melting, saw its ice break twice this year owing to global warming

'Floods were never seen as disaster; they were a blessing for our village'

River Kosi has been changing its course whimsically, damaging everything in its way, but villagers in North Bihar are rebuilding their lives …

Smaller Himalayan glaciers more sensitive to climate change

A study shows that small and low-altitude glaciers have lost about 67 per cent of the total basin volume between 1984 and 2012

तेजी से पिघल रहे हैं गंगोत्री के सहायक ग्लेशियर

अध्ययनकर्ताओं का कहना है कि करीब 27 वर्षों में चतुरंगी ग्…

Political tension doesn’t leave any spotlight for green issues in J&K

Issues like shrinking of glaciers and rivers and water shortage are neither being addressed in election campaign, nor are they mentioned in …

हिमनद: जानकारी का संकट

जियोलॉजिकल सर्वे ऑफ इंडिया द्वारा सूचीबद्ध भारतीय हिम�…

Unusually warm summers cause glacial melt in Tajikistan

Over 600 people have been displaced due to mud flows and floods caused by the glacial melt

Melting glaciers will cause water crisis for 700 million people in Asia by 2100: study

Scientists have computed global glacier run-off changes for glaciated drainage basins and analysed the glacial impact on stream flow

Hindu Kush Himalayan region contains 27% less ice than estimated: study

The region is expected to lose half of its present-day glacier area by 2060, says a study on world’s glaciers

Human role in fuelling glacier loss has risen drastically

Sixty-nine per cent of glacier loss between 1991 and 2011 is owing to human-related activities. The figure between 1851 and 2010 is 25 per cent

Warnings from the past: Sea levels will rise, 78 Indian cities to see floods

While more than a century-old data projects a warmer world, India still needs a proper regional data on climate vulnerability

Antarctica lost more than 3 trillion tonnes of ice in 25 years, but where is all the water going?

It’s time researchers and policy makers think about managing the water when even the more resilient of the two poles has given in to …

Turbulent times: How climate is altering major markers of planet Earth

As countries grapple with intense marine heat waves and stronger storms, the latest IPCC report says climate change has already altered our oceans,…

सदी के अंत तक पिघल जाएंगे हिमालय के हिंदु कुश क्षेत्र के एक-तिहाई ग्लेशियर

वैश्विक तापमान वृद्धि को 1.5 डिग्री तक रोकने में सफलता मि�…

From glacier melting to rise in glacial lakes, eastern Himalaya most hit by climate change

Among the 25,614 glacial lakes identified in five major river basins of Hindu Kush Himalayas, Brahmaputra Basin has the highest number of glacial …