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A 481-meter tsunami in Alaska's Tracy Arm Fjord, triggered when a mountainside collapsed beside a retreating glacier, shows how warming can quietly prime a tourist spot for disasterA massive mountainside collapse in Alaska's Tracy Arm Fjord generated a 1,578-foot wave, the second-tallest ever recorded. Scientists attri...
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...
NGT issues notice to Centre over hanging glacier danger in central HimalayaThe National Green Tribunal has sought responses from the Centre and other bodies concerning the danger posed by hanging glaciers in the ce...
Under Greenland’s Ice, Radar Uncovered a 19-Mile-Long CanyonScientists have uncovered a massive canyon system, approximately 19 miles long, hidden beneath Greenland's ice sheet. Airborne radar survey...
Extreme floods in Central Himalayas could intensify by 80 pc before 2100: StudyGreenhouse gas emissions are projected to significantly worsen extreme floods in the Central Himalayas, potentially increasing their magnit...
Earth shook for 9 days due to Greenland landslide, study finds shocking detailsA new study has found that a landslide in Greenland, triggered by glacier melting due to climate change, caused an earthquake that sent vib...
Indian Army celebrates 40 years of 'Operation Meghdoot' on Siachen GlacierThe Indian Army celebrates 40 years since 'Operation Meghdoot' began, securing the Siachen Glacier. Technological advancements include VSAT...
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, ...
Climate change is real: Study finds more than half of Earth's glaciers will vanish by 2100Mostly small but well-known glaciers are marching to extinction, the study said.
Indian-origin scientist — who has a glacier named after him — to drill through Greenland ice to study effects of climate changeProject Bags USD 7 Million Grant From US National Science Foundation
BS-VI fuel introduced in Delhi: Prakash JavadekarThe Minister also informed the Upper House that sale of BS-VI compliant vehicles would begin in the country from next year.
Greenland may lose 4.5 per cent ice by end of century: StudyGreenland may lose 4.5 per cent of its ice by the end of this century - contributing up to 13 inches of sea level rise - if worldwide green...
Melting glaciers may add 10 inches to sea levels by 2100: StudyMelting glaciers worldwide could result in almost 10 inches of sea level rise by the end of this century, a study warns. The research, publ...
Some of Greenland's coastal ice may be lost by 2100: Study
Climate change likely caused deadly avalanche in Tibet- What shaped Pluto's huge icy heart?
London, Sep 20 (IANS) Researchers believe they now know the origin of the large heart-shaped nitrogen glacier revealed in 2015 on Pluto by ...
Runaway loss of Antarctic ice may last for centuries: StudySatellite observations show that parts of the Antarctic ice sheet are currently thinning in response to a warming ocean.
'Melting of Antarctic ice shelves to double by 2050'The melting of Antarctic ice shelves will double by 2050 and by 2100, melting may surpass all predictions if greenhouse gas emissions conti...
Collapse of West Antarctic ice sheet has begun: StudyUniversity of Washington researchers have used detailed topography maps and computer modelling to confirm that the sheet has started to thi...
Global warming may raise sea levels by more than 2 metres: StudyHalf of that rise might come from ice-loss in Antarctica which is currently contributing less than 10 per cent to global sea-level rise.