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Arctic's winter is changing due to recurrent warming, causing fundamental shift in the season: Scientists

New Delhi, July 22 -- Summary Arctic winters, particularly in Svalbard, are experiencing a fundamental shift due to recurrent warming driven by human-induced climate change The region is warming fast... Read More


Hindu Kush Himalayas seeing dramatic rise in glacial-origin floods, recent events triggered by nascent glacial lakes: ICIMOD

New Delhi, July 10 -- Hindu Kush Himalayas are experiencing an alarming rise in glacial-origin floods, according to scientists from the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD... Read More


UN Frontier report: Floods can release legacy chemicals from sediments, expose people to its harmful effects

New Delhi, July 10 -- Increased river and coastal flooding could expose people to legacy toxic pollutants that were long buried in water and sediments, the United Nations Environment Programme warned ... Read More


Glacier retreat could lead to volcanic eruptions worldwide, including in Antarctica: Study

New Delhi, July 8 -- As climate change speeds up glaciers retreat, hundreds of dormant subglacial volcanoes worldwide - particularly in Antarctica - could become active, leading to more frequent and e... Read More


Yet another washout: UN Ocean Conference sees limited progress

New Delhi, July 1 -- A picturesque coastal neighbourhood in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, is surrounded by the Kosasthalaiyar river on two sides and the Bay of Bengal on the third. Once rich in mangroves and w... Read More


New study uncovers likely ancestral origins of Indians, suggests links to Iranian, Central Asian cultures

New Delhi, June 27 -- Modern-day Indians may have descended from three ancestral groups related to Iranian and Central Asian cultures, according to a new study. These groups include new stone age Iran... Read More


Seabed mining: As Canadian company files application, new studies warn of grave threats to marine life

New Delhi, June 25 -- Just two months after The Metals Company, a Canadian deep-sea minerals exploration firm, applied to the United States for permits to mine the Pacific seabed, new research has sou... Read More


UN countries form global science panel on chemical pollution, but fail to back health protections

New Delhi, June 23 -- Countries gathered in Punta del Este, Uruguay, from June 15 to 18 have agreed to establish a new global science-policy panel on chemical pollution. However, they failed to adopt ... Read More


Most Indians support fossil fuel companies being taxed for causing environmental damages: Survey

New Delhi, June 20 -- Eighty per cent of Indians believe that oil, gas and coal corporations should be taxed for causing environmental damages like floods, droughts, wildfires and health impacts, acco... Read More


World has little more than 3 years left to exhaust 50% carbon budget for limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees C: Analysis

New Delhi, June 19 -- The world's carbon budget is rapidly diminishing. A new assessment revealed that 50 per cent of the remaining carbon budget will likely be exhausted in just over three years if t... Read More