NEW DELHI: Asia is currently warming nearly twice as fast as the global average with the 1991–2024 trend almost double that of 1961–1990, fuelling more extreme weather and wreaking a heavy toll on the region’s economies and ecosystems, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Monday.It said that the year 2024 with recording rise of…
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Bathinda: After large excess rains in North India in the month of May, the month of June has begun on an intensely hot note, with large parts reeling under a severe heatwave. While heatwave spells before the monsoon are not unusual, the scale and severity of this year’s conditions once again bring global warming into…
A massive glacier collapse in the Swiss Alps triggered a devastating landslide on Wednesday, burying nearly the entire Alpine village of Blatten. The disintegration of the Birch Glacier sent a torrent of ice, rock, and mud crashing down the mountainside, engulfing homes, infrastructure, and the Lonza River in what officials have described as one of…
A collaborative study conducted by NASA and Japan’s Toho University has employed sophisticated supercomputers to model Earth’s habitability over the next billion years. The study presents a comprehensive timeline projecting the eventual death of life on Earth. The process will be fueled by steady but irreversible environmental changes, such as the Sun’s growing heat, which…
There was a day when looking at the sky stunned human beings with wonder and fascination. The world seemed limitless, its brilliant bright blue waters, green spaces, and dense layer of leaves. The world symbolised harmony and beauty, full of natural wonders. From the outside space, the planet seen was nothing less than magical. But…
A climate activist was arrested on Wednesday afternoon after spray-painting “U.S.A.” across a presidential-style seal inside Trump Tower in Midtown Manhattan. The tower was temporarily closed. The protest, part of Extinction Rebellion’s Earth Day campaign, targeted what activists described as symbols of political inaction on climate change. According to reports, a protester from the Extinction…
India has practiced sustainability for centuries, integrating it into cultural and religious practices, stated Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar at the National Conference on Environment. He emphasized the need for optimal consumption and warned of the environmental risks of reckless resource exploitation, referencing India’s historical environmental wisdom as a solution. NEW DELHI: Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar…
Weather 29 March: कश्मीर से कन्याकुमारी तक देश के अलग-अलग हिस्सों में मौसम में विविधता देखने को मिल रही है. उत्तर भारत में गर्मी से थोड़ी राहत है जबकि दक्षिण में प्री-मानसून की हलचल शुरू हो रही है. वहीं पहाड़ी इलाकों में पश्चिमी विक्षोभ के चलते बर्फबारी और बारिश हो रही है. मौसम विभाग के…
The hungry whale is the silent whale, according to the study. The study reveals that whales vocalise less amid the strong ocean heatwave to kill their prey which creates a barometer of the effects of climate change on the ecosystems. Scientists at the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary along California’s central coast are rich feeding…