Why Greenland matters for a warming worldGreenland's rapidly melting ice holds global significance, impacting sea levels and ocean currents. This warming also unlocks access to vit...
17 Jan, 2026, 11.22 AM IST
Greenland Landslide: Earth shook for 9 days after melting glacier causes massive landslide, 650-foot mega tsunamiGreenland Landslide: A massive landslide in Greenland in September 2023 triggered a 200-meter-high tsunami, resulting in a mysterious nine-...
15 Sep, 2024, 10.07 AM IST
Was there a 650-foot tsunami in Greenland fjord that lasted for 9 days? This is what scientists are sayingResearchers have found evidence of a large wave that resulted from a landslide and glacier melting in Greenland. The nine-day event sparked...
13 Sep, 2024, 09.30 PM IST
The whole world is on alert because of a giant mercury bomb that is about to explodeA possible giant mercury bomb concealed in Arctic permafrost could prove to be a disaster. It is home to hazardous chemicals that could end...
20 Aug, 2024, 03.00 AM IST
Arctic contains 'giant mercury bomb'? How it may impact food?Melting arctic permafrost may impact food system by releasing mercury in water. Here's what report has said.
19 Aug, 2024, 07.17 PM IST
'Zombie viruses' trapped in Arctic ice could unleash deadly new pandemic. Here is what we knowThe deepest layers of permafrost could be preserving viruses that inhabited the Earth up to a million years ago. It was long before humans’...
22 Jan, 2024, 08.10 PM IST
View: India must use its G20 presidency to resume scientific exchanges in Arctic regionRussia is a key source of information on permafrost research necessary for predicting future warming, and the Russian Arctic is bigger than...
17 Mar, 2023, 11.46 PM IST
Why increased rainfall in the Arctic is bad news for the whole worldThe Arctic water cycle is expected to shift from a snow-dominated one towards a rain-dominated one during the 21st century, although the ti...
02 Dec, 2021, 10.39 AM IST
Since Paris deal, climate catastrophes mountThe five hottest years on record have all come since 2015; the World Meteorological Organization said last week 2020 was set to be among th...
08 Dec, 2020, 08.55 AM IST
Vladimir Putin chastises Russian tycoon over massive Arctic oil spillInvestigators have started looking into the cause of the accident and local officials' failure to quickly report it to federal authorities....
05 Jun, 2020, 07.06 PM IST
- Massive thermal plant fuel leak pollutes Siberian river03 Jun, 2020, 12.21 PM IST
Melting may cause more abrupt changes in ArcticThe study, published in ‘Nature Climate Change’, suggests that the severity of wildfires could double from one year to the next, and remain...
04 Nov, 2019, 07.54 AM IST
Putin has signed climate pact, but is warming up to melting of ArcticVladimir Putin signed the Paris Accord on climate change this year. But as the Barents Sea and the Arctic thaw faster, Russia is gearing up...
26 Sep, 2019, 11.12 PM IST
3-5°C temperature rise is now ‘locked-in’ for the ArcticEven if the world were to cut emissions in line with the Paris Agreement, winter temperatures in the Arctic would rise 3-5°C by 2050 and 5-...
14 Mar, 2019, 08.13 AM IST
- How warmer seas are changing our planet for the worse
London, Sep 21 (IANS) The upper depths of the world's oceans have warmed significantly since 1995, resulting in severe hurricanes, storm su...
21 Sep, 2016, 01.05 PM IST
World Bank releases new report on climate change, global warmingReductions of these so-called short-lived climate pollutants (SLCPs) would slow rapid melting in mountain regions with glaciers, like the H...
09 Nov, 2013, 11.38 AM IST
- Economic impact of Arctic melt could amount to 2.4 trillion dollars by 2050
In a new report, scientists have determined that the economic impact of losing the Arctic's climate-cooling services could total a minimum ...
08 Feb, 2010, 01.01 PM IST