State of the Climate in Asia 2024
<p>The World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report warns that the region is warming nearly twice as fast as the global average, driving more extreme weather and posing
Glacial Melt
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Meteorological factors driving glacial till variation and the associated periglacial debris flows in Tianmo Valley, south-eastern Tibetan Plateau
<p>Meteorological studies have indicated that high alpine environments are strongly affected by climate warming, and periglacial debris flows are frequent in deglaciated regions. The combination of rainfall
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Study finds peculiar tie between warm climate, slow snowmelt
Researchers say global warming could melt mountain snow more slowly, a peculiar finding that might be bad news for the American West. Scientists have long known snow is starting to melt sooner as the
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Gangotri glacier’s rate of receding slows, but base thinning: Experts
Gangotri glacier’s rate of receding slows, but base thinning: Experts Development (GBPNIHESD) who conducted a study of the glacier located in Uttarkashi from 2008 till 2016. While the slowing down of the
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‘Save earth, adopt primitive way of life’
UDAIPUR: "Mother Earth is pregnant with problems and only the tribal way of life can save it from decay. Global warming, unpredictable climatic changes, melting of glaciers, tsunamis, famines and floods
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Sub-ice-shelf sediments record history of twentieth-century retreat of Pine Island Glacier
The West Antarctic Ice Sheet is one of the largest potential sources of rising sea levels. Over the past 40 years, glaciers flowing into the Amundsen Sea sector of the ice sheet have thinned at an accelerating
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The Himalayan cryosphere: A critical assessment and evaluation of glacial melt fraction in the Bhagirathi basin
<p>The cryosphere constitutes an important subset of the hydrosphere. The Himalayan cryosphere is a significant contributor to the hydrological budget of a large river system such as the Ganges. Basic
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Ocean heat drives rapid basalt melt of the Totten ice shelf
<p>Mass loss from the West Antarctic ice shelves and glaciers has been linked to basal melt by ocean heat flux. The Totten Ice Shelf in East Antarctica, which buttresses a marine-based ice sheet with a
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Prepare for 'surprise' as global warming stokes Arctic shifts- scientists
Unless the world stops burning fossil fuels that are fuelling global warming, irreversible changes in the Arctic could have disastrous effects for the people that live there and for the rest of the planet,
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Why have there been a record few tornadoes this year? Scientists blame climate change and melting polar ice caps
Only one tornado hit the United States in November as scientists say climate change is to blame. The month is in line with what has been a record low year for twister activity with few tornadoes and
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Artificial Glaciers May Combat Glacial Melting in the Himalayas
A scientist has engineered a way to possibly solve the problems of glacial melting in the Himalayas through artificial glacier towers called an ice stupa. The continuous glacial melting in the Himalayas