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...
26 Jun, 2026, 06.22 PM IST
A red alert over France, and heat that may rewrite the record booksFrance is grappling with an intense and early summer heatwave, with millions sweltering under record-breaking temperatures. Fifty-four depa...
23 Jun, 2026, 01.12 PM IST
Antarctica's tourism boom raises concerns about contamination and diseaseSoaring tourism to Antarctica, driven by climate change fears, raises concerns about contamination and damage to the fragile ecosystem. A r...
07 May, 2026, 10.11 AM IST
UK records hottest and sunniest year ever in 2025, says weather serviceThe Met Office said the average annual temperature was 10.09 degrees Celsius (50.16 degrees Fahrenheit), topping the 2022 average of 10.03 ...
02 Jan, 2026, 07.08 PM IST
EU ministers meet to align climate goals ahead of UN climate talksMinisters from across the 27-nation bloc met in Brussels to try to get at least 15 to align their nationally determined emissions targets t...
05 Nov, 2025, 12.02 AM IST
Europe boils after first summer heatwaveSouthern Europe is facing its first heatwave of the summer. Italy has issued red alerts for high temperatures in seventeen cities. Rome's t...
29 Jun, 2025, 11.48 PM IST
World's strongest ocean current is slowing down rapidly; Scientists warn it could have a scary effect on EarthScientists warn that the Antarctic Circumpolar Current is slowing down due to climate change. This could lead to sea level rise and ocean w...
04 Mar, 2025, 02.40 PM IST
Europe is the fastest-warming continent, at nearly twice the average global rate, report saysThe latest five-year averages show that temperatures in Europe are now running 2.3 degrees Celsius (4.1 Fahrenheit) above pre-industrial le...
22 Apr, 2024, 08.20 AM IST
World must prepare for more intense heatwaves: UNThe United Nations has warned that the world needs to prepare for increasingly intense heatwaves as countries in the Northern Hemisphere fa...
18 Jul, 2023, 03.57 PM IST
Europe is world's fastest warming continent: climate report19 Jun, 2023, 09.14 PM IST
Europe is world's fastest warming continent: Climate reportCrop-withering drought, record sea-surface temperatures and unprecedented glacier melt are among the consequences laid out in a report by t...
19 Jun, 2023, 05.09 PM IST
Winter trivia! What is coldest temperature ever recorded? Start with the coldest place on earthLearn more about the coldest place on the Earth and see if your own town makes it to the list of coldest places in the nation.
27 Dec, 2022, 11.44 PM IST
Europe warms more than any other continent in last 3 decadesSome scientists have called Europe a "heatwave hotspot" as the number of heatwaves on the continent have increased faster than in other reg...
02 Nov, 2022, 07.58 PM IST
18.3°C: Antarctica registers hottest temperature ever09 Feb, 2020, 06.22 AM IST
- What has stopped Antarctica from warming
The secret to why Antarctica is not warming as much as the other continents, and why Australia faces more droughts lies in strengthening of...
13 May, 2014, 01.40 PM IST
West Antarctic glaciers in 'irreversible' thaw, raising seas: StudyVast glaciers in West Antarctica seem to be locked in an irreversible thaw linked to global warming that may push up sea levels for centuri...
13 May, 2014, 11.23 AM IST
- Australia to set up carbon trading scheme by 2010
The Australian government announced plans on Wednesday for a carbon emissions trading scheme by 2010 that it described as the biggest econo...
16 Jul, 2008, 10.17 AM IST