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Power outages, piles of snow vexxing parts of Northeast US in snow storm aftermathA massive storm has left parts of the Northeast buried in snow and facing widespread power outages. Residents are struggling with unplowed ...- The cloud bursts: Frantic call for a Himalayan research stationEvery year, the Himalayas shed 300–400 sq km of ice, amplifying monsoonal fury that already costs India nearly Rs 50,000 crore annually, in...
- How global warming is affecting China's glaciers and freshwater supplyChina's glaciers have reduced by 26% since 1960 due to global warming. Over 7,000 small glaciers have disappeared. The retreat poses risks ...
- India should take lead in preserving glaciers: Sonam Wangchuk writes open letter to PMClimate activist Sonam Wangchuk, after his US tour, urges Prime Minister Modi to lead initiatives for preserving Himalayan glaciers. Wangch...
- Third pole melting: Rapid glacier retreat in Arunachal Pradesh threatens water supply and ecosystem, study findsResearchers from Nagaland and Cotton Universities have documented a significant glacier retreat in Arunachal Pradesh over the last three de...
- Govt to launch survey to assess vulnerability of glacial lakes after monsoonOfficials announced that after the monsoon season, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, and the Union Territory of Jam...
- Cutting pollution to Covid pandemic level may prevent Himalayan glaciers from disappearing: StudyReducing air pollution to levels seen during the COVID-19 lockdown could safeguard Himalayan glaciers from vanishing by the century's end, ...
- Chandrayaan-3: RAMBHA, ILSA to help ISRO understand moon betterThe Chandrayaan-3, India's third lunar expedition, launched on February 22 is carrying six payloads that would help ISRO understand the lun...
- Sonam Wangchuk, Ladakh activist to sit on ‘Climate fast’ at -40 degreesThe Constitution requires that 50% of a region's population be tribal in order for the 6th Schedule to apply. Ladakh, which has a tribal po...
- WEF 2023: A snowless Davos shows the world’s elite climate risk to global economySatellite images show summertime snow cover has fallen 10% in the last 40 years. That does not seem like a lot, until you look at the depth...
- Mountain environments are key to biodiversity - but the threats to them are being ignoredIncreased warming in mountain environments will further amplify snow melt and reduce snow accumulation. Less snow and ice will result in a ...
- Trade, security in focus during Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's visitDuring the September 6-7 visit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Hasina are expected to jointly inaugurate a 1,320 MW power plant worth abo...
- 2022 Arctic winter sea ice 10th-lowest on record: NASAThe Arctic sea ice extent peaked at 14.88 million square kilometres on February 25 - earlier than usual - and was roughly 770,000 square ki...
- Why 2070 is too late to move to net zero, but is a good negotiating position for IndiaIf global heating represents an existential threat, the financial system needs to rethink how to keep the coal in the ground, and keep oil ...
- COP26 Climate Summit: Climate change must be addressed on cooperative global level, says Dalai LamaThe Dalai Lama said he was encouraged to see that the younger generations were demanding concrete action on climate change as it gives some...
- NASA launching laser satellite to study Earth's changing iceWashington, Aug 24 (IANS) NASA is launching a laser-armed satellite next month that will measure -- in unprecedented detail -- changes in t...
- Space igloos, lava tubes and hobbit holes: Here are our future Martian habitatsThe discovery of liquid water on Mars is great news for would-be settlers, but we'll need more than H2O if we actually want to live there.
- Mountain of trash may be driving Himalayas to disasterExperts say that continuous storage of huge quantities of water has turned lakes on high mountains into potential "water bombs" for the pop...
- Tibetan glaciers retreating, earlier study flawed: ReportMost glaciers on the Tibetan plateau and around it are rapidly melting says the latest study based on 30 years of satellite data and also a...
- Vijay Mallya to find vintage scotch lost in Antarctica in 1909Vijay Mallya's Whyte & Mackay is in talks with Antarctic Heritage Trust to try and lay hands on the vintage Scotch. High-end whiskies | 10 ...
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