State of the Climate in Asia 2024
<p>The World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report warns that the region is warming nearly twice as fast as the global average, driving more extreme weather and posing
Glacial Melt
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Affidavit filed by the MoEF&CC related to reduction of glacier sizes leading to an increase in moraine-dammed lakes in Himachal Pradesh and Tibet, 22/04/2025
<p>Affidavit filed by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change in the matter of News item titled "Glacial lakes multiply in Himachal Pradesh and Tibet, posing a threat to lives and infrastructure
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UN World Water Development Report 2025
<p>For billions of people, mountain meltwater is essential for drinking water and sanitation, food and energy security, and the integrity of the environment. But today, as the world warms, glaciers are
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European State of the Climate Report 2024
<p>Europe is the fastest-warming continent, and the impacts of climate change are clear. 2024 was the warmest year on record for Europe. Storms were often severe and flooding widespread, claiming at least
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Reply affidavit Ministry of Jal Shakti on the impact of climate change on Himalayan glaciers, 07/03/2025
<p>Reply affidavit on behalf of Secretary, Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Ministry of Jal Shakti in the matter of news item titled "Ganges Brahmaputra basins
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Alaska sees record temperatures in heatwave
An "all-time high" temperature record has been set in the US state of Alaska, despite much of the country sitting in the Arctic circle. Temperatures peaked at 32.22 Celsius (90F) on 4 July at an airport
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Half of glaciers in Satluj basin may disappear by 2050: study
Changing climatic patterns are affecting the health of glaciers in the Himalayan region. A new study has warned that as many as 55 percent of glaciers in the Satluj basin may disappear by 2050 and 97 percent
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Two-thirds of glacier ice in the Alps 'will melt by 2100'
Two-thirds of the ice in the glaciers of the Alps is doomed to melt by the end of the century as climate change forces up temperatures, a study has found. Half of the ice in the mountain chain’s 4,000
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Melting glaciers contribute a third of sea-level rise
Last January, a study in Nature Climate Change showed the world's glaciers are the smallest they've been in human history, revealing radiocarbon material that hasn't been exposed for 40,000 years. Now,
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Network of lakes found beneath Antarctica glacier
Scientists have discovered a network of lakes beneath the largest glacier in East Antarctica, a finding that may be critical in predicting how the melting of polar ice will change the world’s oceans in