Future of the planet and people – What IPCC says about it?The report covers observed changes in the Earth's climate system, including rising temperatures, sea level rise, and changes in precipitati...
06 Apr, 2023, 07.19 PM IST
Dreaming the impossible dream: the 1.5C climate targetThe Paris Agreement goal of capping Earth's average surface temperature at 1.5 degrees Celsius above levels in the late 19th century, when ...
20 Mar, 2023, 10.57 AM IST
'Now or never' to avoid climate catastrophe, warns UNThat daunting task is still -- only just -- possible, but current policies are leading the planet towards catastrophic temperature rises, t...
04 Apr, 2022, 11.53 PM IST
- UN body's latest findings on warming to be released today09 Aug, 2021, 05.46 AM IST
- Climate science report 'critical for success' of COP26: UN26 Jul, 2021, 04.40 PM IST
Emissions to add 15 inches to global sea level rise by 2100: NASA-led studyGreenland and Antarctica's ice sheets could together contribute more than 38 centimetres to global sea level rise by 2100, if greenhouse ga...
18 Sep, 2020, 05.55 PM IST
- Sea levels could rise further on back of climate change: IPCC
Canberra, July 18 (IANS) Human-induced climate change has the power to cause a significant rise in sea levels over the next 100 years, a sc...
18 Jul, 2017, 01.22 PM IST
Global warming 'tipping points' identified by international team of scientistsThe scientists analysed the climate simulations on which the recent 5th Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reports are based.
16 Oct, 2015, 06.44 PM IST
Water in Earth's atmosphere may cause climate warmingResearchers found that increased surface temperatures, such as from the addition of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere, leads to increased hu...
06 Oct, 2013, 02.01 PM IST
Monsoon to get longer in India: IPCCNorth India is likely to heat up more than the southern parts of the country while the entire Indian subcontinent may see longer rainy seas...
02 Oct, 2013, 02.16 AM IST
Global warming is real and human beings are responsible: IPCCScientists more sure now than ever before that human activity is causing global warming.
28 Sep, 2013, 01.30 PM IST
'Global warming on, despite recent cool off'That average global temperatures have hardly shown an increase in the past 15 years (1998-2012), is often used by climate change sceptics a...
28 Sep, 2013, 06.27 AM IST
Monsoon rainfall to intensify: IPCHowever, scientists say that existing climatic models are not able to make useful projection on the changes in monsoon pattern.
18 Sep, 2013, 04.00 AM IST
- Global warming due to cosmic ray inactivity: Rao
In a paper published by envt ministry, physicist & former chairman of the ISRO, UR Rao, has argued that decreasing cosmic ray activity, a n...
24 Jan, 2011, 06.45 AM IST
- Realise disadvantages of inaction, says Pachauri
There are elements for building on what was agreed to by some countries. Of course, to extend this understanding to all the countries prese...
23 Feb, 2010, 04.29 AM IST
- UN chief: Next US president must lead on climate
The next U.S. president must show greater leadership than previous administrations in tackling climate change, the head of the United Natio...
31 Aug, 2008, 11.01 PM IST
Lull in global warming possibleResearchers studying long-term changes in sea temperatures have suggested that there may be a "lull" in global warming due to natural varia...
01 May, 2008, 05.35 PM IST