Asia warming up faster; India faces melting glaciersAsia faced extreme weather in 2025. Dangerous heat, heavy rains, and floods affected millions. Droughts also hit the continent. Glaciers in...
19 Jun, 2026, 12.56 AM IST
Melting icebergs are dropping rocks onto the Arctic seafloor, and those stones are turning into deep-sea homes for marine life as climate change quietly redraws where life can liveMelting icebergs in the Arctic are delivering rocks to the seafloor. These rocks are becoming new homes for corals and sponges. This discov...
13 Jun, 2026, 03.57 PM IST
Think it's hot now? World headed for repeated heat record shocks, warns UNNew United Nations climate projections reveal Earth will likely surpass the safe climate threshold repeatedly in the next five years. The h...
28 May, 2026, 11.50 AM IST
The Moon is making your days longer, and most people have no ideaOur planet's days are getting longer. The Moon's gravity slows Earth's spin, a process ongoing for billions of years. Now, melting polar ic...
22 May, 2026, 03.31 PM IST
A 1986 Iceberg Is Disappearing at Last, Unveiling a Rare and Mesmerizing Blue GlowIceberg A-23A, once the largest on Earth, is nearing its end as vibrant aquamarine meltwater pools form on its surface. These blue spots, a...
06 May, 2026, 06.49 PM IST
The weather is getting wilder, and some see a dire signal in the dataGlobal warming effects are intensifying unexpectedly. Scientists are debating if the pace of climate change is accelerating. Extreme weathe...
20 Mar, 2026, 10.56 AM IST
Swiss glaciers shrank 3% this year, the fourth-biggest retreat on recordSwiss glaciers faced "enormous" melting this year, losing 3% of their total volume, marking the fourth-largest annual drop on record. This ...
02 Oct, 2025, 10.32 AM IST
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 ...
26 Mar, 2025, 11.17 AM IST
Climate change is shrinking glaciers faster than ever, with 7 trillion tons lost since 2000Climate change is accelerating the melting of the world's mountain glaciers, causing ice loss to double since the early 2000s. A study reve...
21 Feb, 2025, 07.25 AM IST
Glaciers are melting at rate of 3 Olympic swimming pools per second, reveals studyGlaciers play a major role in maintaining global ecosystems, regulating sea levels and supporting biodiversity. But a recent study reveals ...
20 Feb, 2025, 10.57 PM IST
As thaw accelerates, Swiss glaciers lost 10 per cent of their volume in the last 2 years, experts saySwitzerland has experienced a significant acceleration in glacier melt, losing 10% of its ice volume in just two years due to high summer t...
28 Sep, 2023, 01.33 PM IST
UN reports 'off the charts' melting of glaciersThe world's glaciers melted at dramatic speed last year and saving them is effectively a lost cause, the United Nations reported Friday, as...
21 Apr, 2023, 05.19 PM IST
- NASA reveals new mode of ice loss in Greenland
Washington, May 26 (IANS) A new NASA study has revealed a new mode of ice loss in Greenland that may increase the potential for sustained l...
26 May, 2017, 12.06 PM IST
Gangotri glacier’s rate of receding slows, but base thinning: ExpertsThe rate of retreat of Gangotri glacier has slowed down to 11 metres since 2008 from the maximum of 35 metres recorded in 1974, according t...
24 Feb, 2017, 05.11 AM IST
Blame global warming, New Zealand losing glaciers17 Mar, 2016, 10.46 AM IST
- World glaciers melting at record rates: Study
A worldwide study has revealed that during 2001 to 2010, glaciers lost ice at an alarming two to three times the average for the 20th centu...
03 Aug, 2015, 06.03 PM IST
- UN warns climate change melting glaciers at alarming rate
The world's glaciers are melting at an alarming rate, the UN said Sunday, calling for immediate action to prevent further constraints on wa...
16 Mar, 2008, 03.01 PM IST