Ominous change: Changing behaviour of western disturbances will impact agriculture; here is how
Sowing of rabi crops in regions that lack irrigation facilities will be affected; similarly, delayed withdrawal could lead to a late harvest, …
Human-induced climate change could increase ‘Medicanes’, say experts
Extra tropical storm ‘Ianos’ slammed into Greece recently, killing three people
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Climate change is causing Western Disturbances to weaken; here is how
The warming of the Arctic and the Mediterranean Sea mean that Western Disturbances are striking India less in winter and more in summer; with …
New research suggests modern humans lived in Europe 10,000 years earlier than previously thought, in Neanderthal territories
It isn’t a stretch to assume that people in the Mediterranean had access to boat technologies 54,000 years ago and used them to explore …
Greece wildfires: how climate change is involved, and what we can do about it
Greece’s recent bout of extreme fire weather emerged from a heatwave that would have been at least 50 times less likely in the pre-…
Overeaters, Mediterranean diet is the answer to your problems
Despite containing similar proportions of fat, protein and carbohydrates, this diet could lower the risk of obesity, pre-diabetes, and …
Was the freak ‘medicane’ storm that devastated Libya a glimpse of North Africa’s future?
At least 3,958 people have died across Libya as a result of the floods, with more than 9,000 people still missing
Summers may last 6 months, winters only 2: Recent study
Between 1952 and 2011, summer duration increased to 95 from 78 days. In winters, it decreased to 73 from 76 days
Eating these three fatty fish can help kids fight asthma
A clinical trial finds that eating a Mediterranean diet with salmon, trout, and sardines can improve lung function in children with asthma
Devastating Libya floods were 50 times more likely, 50% more intense due to warming planet
Once in 300-to-600-year event but ongoing conflict and state fragility in country compounded effects
Boiling Siberia shows temperature swings may be increasing: Experts
The warming of the Arctic, as seen by the Siberian heatwave, may also impact western disturbances in India
Severe heatwave in Mediterranean Sea for 70 days, mass mortalities in marine life expected
At 27ºC, sea temperatures now close to late Cretaceous period of dinosaurs
Mediterranean Sea accumulating plastic debris
Plastic remnants have been found in the stomach of small fish, seabirds, turtles and sperm whales which abound its waters
Sponged to death
Natural sponges from the Mediterranean Sea are fast disappearing. Global warming and overfishing figure among the list of perpetrators of this …
Book Excerpt: Jerusalem, the isolated hill town high in the Judean Hills
‘Jerusalem Through the Ages: From Its Beginnings to the Crusades’ presents a broad yet detailed account of how Jerusalem …
What are Western Disturbances? How do they impact rain and snowfall in India?
It is a non-monsoonal precipitation pattern that induces low pressure systems in the lower layers of the atmosphere; this, ultimately, causes …
Eastern Mediterranean, West Asia warming 2 times faster than global average: Report
Temperatures projected to rise by up to 5°C by 2100
What are western disturbances?
Here's a prime on this wind that come from the west towards India
More rainfall, snow in India in next 30 years: Report
Majority of India will see 30% relative increase in precipitation by end of century
The Mediterranean is warming three times more than the oceans: Study
The warming is twice as fast in inland and high areas
Tourists flock to the Mediterranean as if the climate crisis isn’t happening. This year’s heat and fire will force change
Warm-weather tourist destinations will have to radically change
Dirt in the Sea
Bacterial blot
Pathogens behind coral bleaching, say scientists
Sulphur breathers
Anoxic ocean beds were found to harbour multicellular life
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