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It’s only March and we’ve crossed 40°C in some places – it’s unseasonably hot

Published on Mar 27, 2024 06:52 PM IST

The number of days when any place in India breached 40°C in March and the sum of areas where the threshold was breached has rapidly increased since the 2000s

Mumbai, India - March 20, 2024: A boy Jumping in the afternoon heat as temperature soars at Dadar chowpatty in Mumbai, India, on Wednesday, March 20, 2024. (Photo by Satish Bate/ Hindustan Times)(Hindustan Times)

Hardy souls across New England and New York dig out after major winter storm

Hardy souls across New England and New York dig out after major winter storm

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Published on Mar 25, 2024 02:47 AM IST
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Search for 6-year-old girl who fell into rain-swollen creek now considered recovery, not rescue

Search for 6-year-old girl who fell into rain-swollen creek now considered recovery, not rescue

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Published on Mar 25, 2024 01:24 AM IST
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Why Sonam Wangchuk's climate fast is an opportunity to look at Ladakh's future

Glaciers in the third pole are receding at an enhanced pace, fueled by the increasing temperatures across South Asia. Millions stand to be affected

FILE PHOTO: India's Border Security Force (BSF) soldiers stand guard at a checkpoint along a highway leading to Ladakh, at Gagangeer in Kashmir's Ganderbal district June 17, 2020. REUTERS/Danish Ismail/File Photo (REUTERS)
Published on Mar 24, 2024 08:10 AM IST

Anthropocene or not? Scientists put an end to 15-year-old debate

Geologists lacked consensus on whether humanity’s impact should be defined as an “epoch”, a period over thousands of years, or an “event”, a far shorter period

FILE - Work is done on the roof of a building under construction in Sacramento, Calif., on March 3, 2022. New numbers released Friday, March 22, 2024, show California has the highest unemployment rate in the country. Job losses in February were led by a drop in the construction industry. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)(AP)
Published on Mar 23, 2024 02:31 AM IST

UN launches 'Weather Kids' campaign to encourage climate action

UN launches 'Weather Kids' campaign to encourage climate action

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Published on Mar 21, 2024 01:32 PM IST
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16-million-year-old fossil of river dolphin found in Peru

Paleontologist Rodolfo Salas said the skull belonged to the largest dolphin known to have inhabited the waters of South America

A fossil of the skull of the largest dolphin in history that inhabited the Peruvian Amazon 16 million years ago and was discovered in an expedition sponsored by the National Geographic Society is exhibited at the Museum of Natural History in Lima, Peru(REUTERS)
Published on Mar 21, 2024 09:46 AM IST
Reuters |

Do rising methane levels herald a climate feedback loop?

A scientist notes ominous similarities to the ends of previous ice ages

FILE - A flare burns natural gas at an oil well Aug. 26, 2021, in Watford City, (AP Photo/Matthew Brown, File)(AP)
Published on Mar 21, 2024 08:00 AM IST
The Economist

Bihar's Begusarai, ‘world's most polluted city in 2023’; India at 3rd globally

India ranked third worst polluted country out of 134 countries trailing behind Bangladesh and Pakistan, as highlighted in World Air Quality Report 2023.

96 per cent of India's population reside in areas where air quality exceeds WHO guidelines by seven times, as per the report. (File) (Raj K Raj/HT PHOTO)
Published on Mar 20, 2024 12:46 PM IST

Earth Hour 2024: Global ‘lights off’ moment on March 23 | Know why

Earth Hour 2024: It is a global event observed annually on the last Saturday of March to raise awareness about climate change and promote energy conservation.

Earth Hour 2024: India gate seen before the Earth Hour in New Delhi, India. (File)(Ravi Choudhary / HT Photo)
Published on Mar 20, 2024 12:31 PM IST

2 Vermont communities devastated by summer flooding seek $3.5M to elevate homes for victims

2 Vermont communities devastated by summer flooding seek $3.5M to elevate homes for victims

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Published on Mar 20, 2024 02:52 AM IST
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Ganges, Brahmaputra among major South Asian river basins to feel impact of climate change: Report

Ganges, Brahmaputra among major South Asian river basins to feel impact of climate change: Report

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Updated on Mar 20, 2024 12:04 AM IST
PTI |

Why a tri-state pact is good news for wildlife

A recent ministerial-level agreement to track animal migration and map zones of known human-animal conflict is exactly what our biospheres need to stay safe

The western ghats and the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, a UNESCO World Heritage site, are crucial biodiversity hotspots. (Godwin Vasanth Bosco)
Published on Mar 19, 2024 06:42 PM IST

Green credits scheme: Retd civil servants urge Centre to recall tree plantation notification

Green credits scheme: Retd civil servants urge Centre to recall tree plantation notification

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Published on Mar 19, 2024 03:15 PM IST
PTI |

Delhi world's most polluted capital city again: Report

Delhi world's most polluted capital city again: Report

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Published on Mar 19, 2024 05:41 AM IST
PTI |

Microplastics may pose risk to Indo-Gangetic plain: Study

Microplastics may pose risk to Indo-Gangetic plain: Study

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Updated on Mar 18, 2024 08:24 AM IST
PTI |

Volcano erupts again on Iceland peninsula, 4th time in three months

The eruption is thought to be the largest (in terms of magma discharge) of the three previous fissure eruptions from the Sundhnukur crater row.

This image from video provided by Iceland Civil Defense shows lava erupting from a volcano between Hagafell and Stóri-Skógfell, Iceland, on Saturday(AP)
Published on Mar 17, 2024 08:22 AM IST
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Kejriwal government notifies Delhi Solar Policy, 2023

Kejriwal government notifies Delhi Solar Policy, 2023

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Published on Mar 16, 2024 04:01 PM IST
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How Galapagos island species are at risk on the high seas

The reserve of nearly 200,000 square kilometers (some 77,000 square miles) is one of the world's largest and most biodiverse with more than 3,000 species.

Hammerhead sharks (Istock)
Published on Mar 16, 2024 07:48 AM IST
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Scientists detect coral bleaching in Great Barrier Reef's far north

Bleaching is triggered by warmer ocean waters, which cause corals to expel the colourful algae living in their tissues and turn white.

Great Barrier Reef(via REUTERS)
Published on Mar 15, 2024 11:19 AM IST
Reuters |

The third prominent dataset shows February 2024 as the hottest month to date

The general trend of warming is similar in most datasets even if the numbers they report differ depending on the approximations used

 Jitendra Kumar, a paramedic who travels in ambulance, washes his face with water to cool himself off after dropping a patient at Lalitpur district hospital, in Banpur, in Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, June 17, 2023. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh, File)(AP)
Published on Mar 13, 2024 08:19 PM IST

100 new marine species including mystery creature discovered in New Zealand

According to marine biologist Alex Rogers, the number is likely to increase as they "work through more and more of the samples.”

The team collected 1,800 samples from a depth of about five kilometres. (AP)
Published on Mar 13, 2024 04:45 PM IST

Greta Thunberg forcibly removed as climate activists block Sweden's parliament

Swedish police remove Greta Thunberg from parliament entrance during climate protest.

Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg (C) and fellow activists make their way to block the main entrances of the Swedish Parliament during a protest due to the lack of action from the Swedish authorities, on March 11, 2024, in Stockholm, Sweden. ((Photo by Jonathan NACKSTRAND / AFP))
Updated on Mar 12, 2024 01:50 PM IST
Reuters |

Europe must prepare for 'catastrophic' climate change risks: EU agency

Policymakers need to draw up new plans to address the challenges, the Copenhagen-based body said in its first Europe-wide analysis of climate-related risks.

Firefighters tackle a blaze near the village of Piedrafita in northern Spain's Asturias region.(Reuters)
Updated on Mar 11, 2024 03:14 PM IST
Reuters |

How West African countries are using technology to save marine environment

Tech tools have helped countries to more efficiently manage and monitor the marine environment.

The Gulf of Guinea – a coastal region that stretches from Senegal to Angola – is endowed with vast reserves of hydrocarbon, mineral and fisheries resources. (Representational picture)(ANI)
Published on Mar 07, 2024 11:35 AM IST
PTI |

Artificial glaciers stave off drought in Kyrgyzstan

The glacier currently measures five-metres (16-feet) high and about 20-metres long.

In the Tian-Shan mountains of Kyrgyzstan, villagers have made an artificial glacier to provide water for their drought-hit farms. (AFP)
Published on Mar 06, 2024 03:18 PM IST
AFP |

Are heatwaves evidence that climate change is speeding up?

All sorts of records are being broken in all sorts of places

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Published on Mar 06, 2024 03:27 AM IST
The Economist

NE youths 'shoot' for responsible tourism

Lemdumong teamed up with Lyangsai Tikhak of Arunachal Pradesh, a college drop-out who helps out at his family farm, and Talabya Raj of Assam, a travel vlogger.

The picturesque Tsomgo Lake in Sikkim (Representational picture)(File photo)
Updated on Mar 04, 2024 12:01 PM IST
PTI |

Lower levels of air pollution linked to decreased suicide rates: Study

Issues like air pollution are often framed as a physical health problem leading to a spectrum of acute and chronic illnesses such as asthma, researchers said.

The results, published in the journal Nature Sustainability, unearth air quality as a key factor influencing mental health. (File Photo)
Published on Feb 29, 2024 04:04 PM IST
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Heat waves will intensify, scientist makes a pitch to NDMA

As the mercury climbs, the world's largest democracy stands on the brink of a momentous decision in the face of an unprecedented heatwave.s

The health impacts of heat waves can range from mild symptoms like dehydration and heat cramps, characterised by edema and syncope with fevers below 39°C (102°F), to severe conditions such as heat exhaustion and heat stroke.(Rahul Raut/HT file photo)
Published on Feb 27, 2024 08:36 PM IST
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