Charred to extinction

Methane reserves set the air ablaze and roasted alive several species, including the dinosaurs

Watered down

Regular draining of water from rice fields reduces methane emissions

A lot of gas

An Indian scientists has challenged the estimates of methane -- a greenhouse gas -- produced from paddy fields

Great Siberian thaw

Methane, carbon dioxide will be released on a huge scale

As deadly as thermal power

Newly flooded reservoirs, which store water for hydroelectric plants, sometimes generate large amounts of greenhouse gases, comparable to those …

Tackling cow belching

Future fuel

Gas hydrates can be a promising source of natural gas

Cattle burps

Methane emissions from Indian livestock lower than estimated

Sun plays marginal role in global warming

Variations in solar radiations contribute little to global warming and researchers say efforts to check the phenomenon must focus on greenhouse gases.

Atmospheric chemistry shifts blame around

Research in atmospheric sciences is booming because of the impending threat to4he world's climate. Every month there is a new study showing new …

Indian scientists criticise World Bank report on climate change in Himalayas

Report lacks region specific-information; methodology used is questionable, say experts in India

Burning ice

Ice crystals, known as methane hydrates, found inside the seafloor, have tremendous energy potential. But humans are yet to tap them

Mystery of underwater hill formation solved

‘Natural gas not climate-friendly’

Study counters earlier claims; natural gas is a bridge to nowhere, says Robert W Howarth, ecologist and methane expert

Methane from Indian cattle overestimated

Cheaper natural gas from oilfields

High carbon in paddy fields questions India's methane emission levels

Paddy cultivation reduces global warming

Irrigation can't stave off global warming

But where's the data?

Marsh gas rising

Pollution of wetlands can increase emission of the greenhouse gas methane

Livestock production causes global warming, strains land and water resources

Medicinal plants help animals digest better

US to lead climate coalition to reduce non-CO2 pollutants

Aims to slow down global temperature rise by 0.5°C

Protests against methane mining in Chhattisgarh