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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Rohtang Pass ropeway project gets thumbs down from Virbhadra
Amid locals protest and denial to No Objection Certificate by Palchan and other panchayats of Manali area of Kullu district, chief minister Virbhadra Singh declined the move to construct the ropeway to
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HP CM says to face climate change comprehensive strategy required
SHIMLA: Stating that India is facing a challenge of sustaining its rapid economic growth while dealing with threat of climate change globally, chief minister Vibhadra Singh said that a comprehensive strategy
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Numerical modelling of past retreat and future evolution of Chhota Shigri glacier in Western Indian Himalaya
<p>The history of glacier length fluctuations serves as a reliable indicator of the past climate. In this paper, a numerical flowline model has been used to study the relationship between length variations
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Study validates East Antarctic ice sheet to remain stable even if western ice sheet melts
Study validates East Antarctic ice sheet to remain stable even if western ice sheet melts Team members taking a short ice core to study properties of sediment coming from the East Antarctic ice sheet.
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Cool Karakoram glaciers defy global warming trend
A vortex of air during the summer does the trick, but there are downsides, too The massive crack in a glacier in Greenland, the unearthing of a mummified couple in Switzerland from a receding glacier,
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Kashmir glaciers shrinking rapidly, says study
The impact of climate change is being felt in Kashmir as snowfall has lowered over the years and glaciers are losing mass leading to reduced flows in Chenab, Jhelum and Indus. A recent research has highlighted
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Karakoram glaciers growing in spite of climate change: Study
A summer 'vortex' of cold air over the Karakoram, a large mountain range spanning the borders of India, Pakistan and China, is causing the glaciers in the region to grow in spite of global warming, scientists
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Not all glaciers in Antarctica have been affected by climate change
A new study by scientists at Portland State University and the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) at the University of Colorado Boulder has found that the effects of climate change, which are apparent
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Dying gods: Mt Kenya’s disappearing glaciers spread violence below
Mwangi Gitaru remembers his childhood well. He remembers the childhood games. He remembers the songs he and his friends used to sing while tending family goats. He remembers the stream that ran across
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New record for opening Arctic Northwest Passage as climate change melts ice faster each year
After 24 days at sea and a journey spanning more than 10,000 kilometers (6,214 miles), the Finnish icebreaker MSV Nordica has set a new record for the earliest transit of the fabled Northwest Passage.