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Changing clouds adding to climate uncertainty as the world warms
Some clouds are rising higher into the atmosphere, where they trap more heat. Others are reflecting less sunlight, or shrinking and allowing more solar energy to reach Earth's surface
28 March,2025 06:03 PM IST | Mumbai | AFP
World's glacier mass shrank again in 2024 for third consecutive year: UN
Beyond the continental ice sheets of Greenland and Antarctica, more than 275,000 glaciers worldwide cover approximately 700,000 square kilometres (270,000 square miles), the World Meteorological Organization said
22 March,2025 12:01 PM IST | Geneva | AFP
Cities expected to face growing risk of fires due to climate change: Researchers
A new modelling study, published in Nature Cities, predicts that certain types of urban fires will become more frequent in the coming decades
04 March,2025 10:40 PM IST | Mumbai | IANS
Study finds human activities affecting body clocks of mammals
It further highlighted that because of the environmental changes and the resulting effects, a majority of previous research related to body clocks of mammals could be outdated, researchers, including those from The University of Sydney, Australia, said
01 March,2025 09:47 AM IST | New Delhi | PTI
January 2025 breaks heat records; leaves scientists surprised
Scientists had expected cooler La Nina conditions to finally start quelling a long running heat streak
07 February,2025 09:50 AM IST | Mumbai | AFP
Ocean surface warming four times faster in last four decades: Study
The study noted that about 44 per cent of the record warmth was attributable to the oceans absorbing heat at an accelerating rate
28 January,2025 04:07 PM IST | Mumbai | IANS
Listen to this podcast to know more about polar bears and global warming
This engaging podcast takes listeners on an Arctic adventure to meet polar bears and understand how global warming impacts them
11 January,2025 09:00 AM IST | Mumbai | Devashish Kamble
2024 confirmed to be the warmest year on record globally: Report
In 2024, the global average temperature was 15.1 degrees Celsius, 0.12 degrees Celsius above 2023, the previous warmest year on record
10 January,2025 01:59 PM IST | Mumbai | IANS
Locals begin new year at century-old ice skating rink in Shimla
The open-air rink, one of its kind in India, has been a centrepiece of Shimla's winters for over a hundred years
01 January,2025 07:21 PM IST | Shimla | ANI
2024 saw 41 extra days of dangerous heat due to climate change
An ANI report reveals that human-induced climate change added 41 days of dangerous heat globally in 2024, leading to over 3,700 deaths and widespread displacement. Experts urge immediate climate action to avert further crises.
27 December,2024 01:20 PM IST | New Delhi