Global survey using NASA data shows 50% increase in glacial lakes since 1990
The team reportedly analyzed more than 2.5 lakh scenes from the Landsat satellite missions and looked at the data in five time-steps beginning with 1990 to examine all the glaciated regions of the world except Antarctica.
Sep 01, 2020, 16:52 PM IST
Worldwide glacier melting can't be prevented in this century: Study
According to researchers, 500 meters by car with a mid-range vehicle will cost one kilogram of glacier ice in the long run.
Mar 21, 2018, 15:34 PM IST
Global warming targeting 2 degree Celsius may make the world drier: Scientists
Researchers from University of East Anglia (UEA) in the UK and Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) in China studied projections from 27 global climate models.
Jan 02, 2018, 13:03 PM IST
World unlikely to achieve Paris climate goal, says study
A new study says that there is just five per cent chance of limiting global temperature rise to less than 2 degrees Celsius by the century's end as laid out in the Paris Climate Agreement of 2016.
Aug 04, 2017, 19:43 PM IST
India's 50-year dry spell reversed with strengthening monsoons over past 15 years: Study
A shift in India's land and sea temperatures may partially explain this increase in monsoon rainfall, according to the study published in the journal Nature Climate Change.
Jul 25, 2017, 14:06 PM IST
Feeling the heat? It's about to become more intense, says study!
A team of researchers examined 1,949 deadly heat waves from around the world since 1980 to look for trends, define when heat is so severe it kills and forecast the future.
Jun 20, 2017, 12:19 PM IST
Climate change may make cities 8 degrees Celsius hotter by year 2100, say researchers!
The projection is based on the worst-case-scenario assumption that emissions of planet-warming greenhouse gases continue to rise throughout the 21st century.
May 30, 2017, 00:22 AM IST
Climate change or us? Humans at fault for bulk of Arctic sea ice loss!
Understanding all causes of the sea ice retreat is crucial for accurately projecting the rate of future loss, and trying to slow it.
Mar 14, 2017, 12:07 PM IST
Global warming likely to extend for thousands of years
The international team of scientists generated new scenarios for temperature rise, glacial melting, sea-level rise and coastal flooding based on state-of-the-art climate and ice sheet models.
Feb 09, 2016, 11:30 AM IST
Arctic Ocean to have less ice, more water by 2050s
By the 2070s, there could be close to 200 days a year with no sea ice at Drew Point, which is likely to worsen coastal erosion.
Nov 03, 2015, 16:08 PM IST
