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European heatwave's unlikely accomplice: an ocean 'cold blob'Often called the "cold blob", this swath of water in the North Atlantic has bucked the global warming trend, cooling even as the planet's t...
India, Russia prevented global economy from collapsing: IMEMO chiefRussia and India have forged a new global economic model, preventing global collapse and aiding the Global South with affordable resources....
Extreme weather could endanger over one-third of land animal habitats by 2085, study warnsA major scientific study warns that climate change could significantly impact global wildlife in the coming decades. Researchers found that...
US says China spreads 'false' World War Two narratives to pressure TaiwanA dispute emerges between Taipei and Beijing regarding World War Two accords. China claims these documents support its sovereignty over Tai...
Teleportation is (not) here, but hang on...Teleportation technology is making strides with German researchers developing a device that scans and 3D prints objects remotely, reminisce...
Global warming’s economic risks to rise most quickly for the richThis could lead to substantial macroeconomic losses due to generally stronger consumption levels among higher-income groups.
Climate change is stunting our economic growthThe amount of planetary heating already in the pipeline as a result of a century of pumping greenhouse gases into the atmosphere will make ...
Climate change damage could cost $38 trillion per year by 2050, study findsGerman government-backed research predicts that climate change will cost an estimated $38 trillion per year by 2050, affecting farming, inf...
Add inflation to reasons to worry about climate changeThe future warming could lift global food inflation by 0.9% to 3.3% a year by 2035, according to the study, and total inflation could be 0....
Reversing warming may stop Greenland ice sheet collapse: studyBreaching the global warming limits could cause Greenland's ice sheet to contribute more than a meter to rising sea levels, according to a ...
Green Electricity can become cheapest energy by 2050, says study"Our research finds that relation can be pretty much reversed by 2050, making the easy-to-decarbonise electricity the mainstay of global en...
A new world order for the coronavirus era is emergingAs a fast rising power, China is growing more assertive and jostling with many countries.
CO2 levels hit record high in 3 million yearsScientists from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research in Germany succeeded to do a computer simulation that fits ocean floor se...
- Sulphuric acid clouds caused darkness, cold, killing dinosaurs
London, Jan 15 (IANS) Millions of years ago, tiny droplets of sulphuric acid formed high up in the air after an asteroid hit the Earth, mak...
Ice melt, a mega-city riskMelting Antarctica glaciers due to global warming may push up sea levels faster than previously believed, potentially threatening megacitie...
Delay in climate policy would triple short-term mitigation costs: StudyDelaying action to tackle climate change raises the cost of reducing emissions and makes it tougher to garner political will and public sup...
IEA suggests measure to control global temperature riseGiven the co-relation between GDP and emission rates, the IEA recognises that India’s emissions are related to the stage in economic develo...
UN Climate Change Negotiations 2012: Drought looms as India faces rain deficitThe monsoon has regularly stumped forecasters in the first decade of the 21st century, during which the country faced the driest June in 10...
- UN Climate Change Negotiations 2012: India faces risk of devastating droughts
India faces the risk of devastating droughts as monsoon rainfall can fall up to 70% short in the years ahead, ravaging crops and unsettling...
Rising carbon dioxide levels lowering rice yieldsRising levels of carbon dioxide are lowering the high grain yields of dwarf rice varieties, says a new research from Germany.