Alaska sees record temperatures in heatwave
An "all-time high" temperature record has been set in the US state of Alaska, despite much of the country sitting in the Arctic circle. Temperatures peaked at 32.22 Celsius (90F) on 4 July at an airport
Glacial Melt
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Climate change could bring back smallpox
Melting Siberian Tundra Exposes Corpses Of Those Who Died In Epidemic 120 Years Ago Smallpox -a deadly dise ase eradicated from the world in 1977 -could return as the frozen tundra of Siberia melts and
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Melting glaciers pose a threat beyond water scarcity
The tropical glaciers of South America are dying from soot and rising temperatures, threatening water supplies to communities that have depended on them for centuries. But experts say that the slow process
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Antarctica's sea ice said to be vulnerable to sudden retreat
Sea ice around Antarctica shrank in a warm period more than 100,000 years ago, an indication that man-made climate change could also trigger an abrupt retreat, a scientific report said Tuesday. A thaw
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Climate urgency: we've locked in more global warming than people realize
While most people accept the reality of human-caused global warming, we tend not to view it as an urgent issue or high priority. That lack of immediate concern may in part stem from a lack of understanding
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Melting glaciers pose threat beyond water scarcity: floods
PASTORURI GLACIER, Peru (AP) — The tropical glaciers of South America are dying from soot and rising temperatures, threatening water supplies to communities that have depended on them for centuries. But
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Melting glaciers pose threat beyond water scarcity: Floods
The tropical glaciers of South America are dying from soot and rising temperatures, threatening water supplies to communities that have depended on them for centuries. But experts say that the slow process
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Himalayas suffering from climate change most: Environment Minister Anil Madhav Dave
The government has underlined the need for an interface on the real problems of the Himalayan region, as it will help in proper planning, an official statement said. Environment Minister Anil Madhav
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Identification of potential glacial lake sites and mapping maximum extent of existing glacier lakes in Drang Drung and Samudra Tapu glaciers, Indian Himalaya
<p>The Himalayan glaciers feed major Asian river systems sustaining the lives of more than 800 million people. Though the rates of retreat of individual glaciers are uncertain, on the whole the Himalayan
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Gangotri glacier retreating at 12m annually: Experts
DEHRADUN: Gangotri glacier, one of the largest in Uttarakhand, is retreating at 12 metres per year, said scientists at the GB Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment and Development (GBPIHED) who are studying
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Melting Greenland Ice Sheet To Release Cold War–Era Toxic Wastes Buried By US Military
The portion of the Greenland ice sheet covering the Cold War–era US military base known as Camp Century — also known as “the city under the ice” — could start to melt by the end of the century, according