Troubling picture of Antarctica ice shelves: Study finds 40% volume lost in 25 years
Half of them shrinking with no sign of recovery, about 7.5 trillion tonnes of meltwater released into oceans
Landslide dams Tsangpo river
Boiling point
Greenhouse gas emissions could raise global temperatures much more than previously forecast leading to drought and flooding as weather patterns …
Major Impact on climate due to extension of Amery Ice Shelf, NCPOR study says
The Amery Ice Shelf is one of the largest glacier drainage basins in the world, located on the east coast of Antarctica
'Farmers in Ladakh are among biggest victims of climate change'
After inventing the first artificial glacier in 1987, Chewang Norphel came to be known as “Ice Man of India”. He talks about how …
Bihar slashes spending on education and social welfare
Coal-based power receives a major boost in the state budget presented on March 12
Most Mount Everest glaciers will disappear with climate change, warns study
Glacial retreat in the Himalayas will lead to the formation of lakes, which may pose a risk to communities living downstream
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Passive neighbour
India remains indifferent as China builds dams on upper reaches of Brahmaputra
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Living made difficult
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Melting Hindu Kush Himalayas will decrease water in river basins by 2100, warns ICIMOD
Contribution of water from glaciers to Ganges, Brahmaputra and Indus will increase through 2050, then decrease by 2100
Warning from Leh
Leh cloudburst is unusual, say scientists. Such extreme events are rising. What’s wrong?
A work in progress
Floods, earthquakes, landslides: Why Arunachal’s Etalin hydel project can be a worry
Formation of glacial lakes driven by climate change and sesimic risks pose threat to nature and life; project’s environmental …
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Global warming, sea-ice loss intensify polar bear decline
Polar bear populations are expected to decline in the Arctic Circle region, said a study published July 20, 2020 in journal Nature.
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