PARIS: Humanity has made great strides in recent decades: air is cleaner; poverty, deforestation and childhood mortality have fallen; gasoline cars — and maybe coal — are on the way […]
Hunting behind disappearance of large animals: Study – Times of India
For over 50,000 years, scientists have been engaged in a longstanding debate about the primary cause of megafauna extinctions – whether it was due to human activities or climate change. […]
Record-breaking temperatures strengthen Hurricane Beryl as it hits Caribbean – Times of India
Hurricane Beryl, the first hurricane of the 2024 Atlantic season, has made history as the earliest storm to reach the highest ranking of Category 5, before weakening to Category 4 […]
Hurricane Beryl, churning toward Jamaica, threatens Haiti and Dominican Republic – Times of India
KINGSTON: Hurricane Beryl barreled toward Jamaica as a powerful Category 4 storm on Tuesday, threatening to dump rain on parts of Hispaniola after leaving at least three people dead on […]
Brazil's Amazon sees worst 6 months of wildfires in 20 years – Times of India
The Amazon and other ecosystems in Brazil saw a record number of wildfires in the first six months of 2024, according to report on Monday.According to data from Brazil’s National […]
Greek prime minister warns of dangerous summer for wildfires – Times of India
ATHENS: Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Monday the country faced a dangerous summer for wildfires, with a prolonged drought and unusually strong winds contributing to tinderbox conditions. Wildfires […]
Climate change tops list of concerns of parliamentarians across world: IPU poll – Times of India
BATHINDA: Climate change and its global impact are the top concerns for parliamentarians and the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). According to a perception poll conducte d by the IPU, 43% of […]
Why There is a Sudden Shift in Climate, Lets Learn About the Causes and Impacts
Have you noticed the rapid changes in the climate? The pattern of climate is not anymore the same as the traditional pattern. Unexpected monsoon , winters and summers. All of […]
Melting ice due to climate change unmasks Everest's hidden tragedies – Times of India
The sacred slopes of Mount Everest are witnessing the effects of climate change as the snow and ice cover thins, exposing the bodies of hundreds of mountaineers who lost their […]
Antarctic faces melting 'tipping point' as oceans warm: Study – Times of India
PARIS: Scientists have discovered a new tipping point toward “runaway melting” of Antarctic ice sheets, caused by warm ocean water intruding between the ice and the land it sits on, […]