Global warming in an unequal world

The answer to the current dilemma in negotiations is to make emissions from every citizen of the world count equally

Tree rings can predict climate change

Researchers present papers that show impact of climate change on trees at the ongoing 6th Asian Dendrochronology Conference

Accelerating climate change threatens animals’ ability to adapt

Rising global temperatures will negatively impact numerous species vital to function of the natural world    

African countries aren't doing enough to prepare for rising sea levels

All the coastal nations will be affected by the rising sea levels and the damage could be reduced by adapting the coastline and …

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

Here is why researchers working in polar regions are coming together

To bring scientists working in both the poles together, the International Polar Year was observed during 2007-2008 and it was decided to have …

Climate change in news on April 16

Here’s a round-up of today’s news reports and developments around climate change

After Great Barrier Reef, bleaching kills 70 per cent of Japan’s coral reef

Coral in the Sekisei lagoon in Okinawa has turned dark brown and is covered with algae, according to a government study

Unravelling the genetic secrets of the Symbiodinium algae

A team of researchers may have discovered the genetic secret behind what may allow certain species of algae living in corals to tolerate higher …

India is experiencing a warmer winter

Persistent above normal temperatures have been recorded in many regions of the country

'People living in coastal regions likely to suffer from vector-borne diseases'

Besides taking a toll on human health, climate change gives rise to conflicts and migration

Climate change can cripple global economy

Private investors will lose $4.2 trillion to extreme weather events by 2100 if global warming is not arrested

European bird pioneers new route

The European blackcap has dramatically changed its migration pattern, flying to a new site, more than 1,000 km north of the region where it …

Global warming will increase ozone depletion

Simulated climate models show increasing carbon dioxide and chlorine emissions can drastically alter weather conditions and lead to the formation …

Is environment on the agenda?

With a recession-hit economy to revive, it remains to be seen how much priority the environment will get when the new administration takes over …

Freezing the Green fridge

Despite environment-friendly refrigerators making the grade, manufacturers are hesitant to introduce them commercially.

Unmasking the heat

The weather machine seems to have gone into overdrive. Scientists assert that the rise in temperature is unprecedented, at least since the 15th …

Getting to the core

Drilling of ice cores in the Himalayan glaciers reveal that global warming is altering climate patterns

Climate change affects world's lakes

By 2080, the world's lakes will experience a temperature change of up to 6.7c caused by greenhouse gas emissions, according to a study by the uk-…

Stalagamite weather report

The result obtained from stalagamites -- supplemented by past temperature records, type of vegetation, data from the oceans such as the growth …

Ice does not lie

Says the eminent Alaskan scientist Maynard Miller. manu n kulkarni visits this land of the midnight sun to know what causes its glaciers to …

Waterworks India: Chewang Norphell

Global warming is taking its toll on the trans-Himalayan region of Ladakh. Mountains that were completely decked with snow are now barren. …

What is ‘heat dome’, the phenomenon causing record temperatures across US?

‘Heat domes’ have also been associated with unusually warm periods in India, Bangladesh, China and some other Asian countries

In Maps: What the future holds for our warming world

Climate change will affect up to one-third of the world’s population, but the impact will not be equal across countries

Global warming, land use hit European mountain bird population

Mountain specialist birds registered a 10 per cent decline in numbers in 13 years, says a study