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A tiny lake beside Canada’s oldest ice mass creates a surreal scene from spaceA striking satellite image reveals Gee Lake on Baffin Island, a remnant of the ancient Laurentide Ice Sheet. This ice cap, dating back 20,0...
HAL LUH: Check features of indigenous helicopter set to become lifeline for Indian Army at Siachen, world’s highest battlefieldIndia is introducing its new Light Utility Helicopter. This indigenous aircraft will replace older helicopters in the Himalayas. The LUH is...
Scientists Just Measured the Fastest-Moving Glacier on EarthJakobshavn Isbræ in Greenland has reached record speeds, exceeding 17 kilometers per year, due to warming Atlantic ocean waters melting its...
Thousands of glaciers to melt each year by mid-century: studyA new study warns that thousands of the world’s glaciers could disappear every year in the coming decades, with climate policy determining ...
Subglacial meltwater flowing beneath Antarctic glaciers could accelerate retreat, study findsResearchers have found that subglacial discharge, or meltwater flowing out to sea from beneath Antarctic glaciers, could be causing glacier...
4 out of 5 glaciers may be lost by 2100: StudyEven in a best-case, low-emissions scenario, where the increase in global mean temperature is limited to +1.5 degrees Celsius relative to p...
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.
NDMA panel says 'do not allow construction near high flood level'The NDMA panel was formed after a glacier crack in the Tapovan-Raini area of Chamoli in Uttrakhand, more than a year ago, killed at least 8...
Uttarakhand disaster an eye opener for Teesta Basin in Sikkim and BengalThe major question surfacing now is where to draw the line to ensure balance between economic development and environmental safety?
Govt plans to measure depth of Himalayan glaciers to assess water availability
Underwater glacial melting much faster than predicted: StudyUnderwater melting of tidewater glaciers is occurring much faster than previously thought, according to a study which could lead to improve...
Underwater glacial melting much faster than predicted: Study
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...
Glaciers from half of world heritage sites to disappear by 2100Glaciers from almost half of natural World Heritage sites may disappear completely by 2100, a study said. Even under a low emission scenari...
China drills Tibet glaciers for climate change researchUnder the project led by Yao Tandong, an academician with the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, it took t...
- Major Antarctic glacier reached 'tipping point': Scientists
A major Antarctic glacier has passed its "tipping point" and is poised to collapse that could raise global sea levels by 24cm, British scie...
- Sikkim glaciers melting due to global warming
A British team has found that some glaciers in the north District of Sikkim has been melting over the years due to global warming.