Global Warming

India To Face Productivity Loss Due To Global Warming: UN

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday July 2, 2019

India is projected to lose 5.8 per cent of working hours in 2030, a productivity loss equivalent to 34 million full-time jobs, due to global warming, particularly impacting agriculture and construction sectors, a report by the UN labour agency said.

Greenland Likely To Lose 4.5% Of Its Ice By End Of Century, Says Study

Science | Indo-Asian News Service | Sunday June 23, 2019

Greenland could lose 4.5 per cent of its ice, contributing up to 13 inches of sea level rise, by the end of this century if worldwide greenhouse gas emissions remain on their current trajectory, warns a new study.

Greenland's Melting Sea Ice Captured In Viral Image Of Sled Dogs In Water

Offbeat | Agence France-Presse | Thursday June 20, 2019

A striking photograph of the early ice melt taken last week by a DMI scientist in northwestern Greenland has gone viral. It shows sled dogs pushing through a fjord, the sea ice submerged under several centimetres (inches) of meltwater.

Illegal Ozone-Depleting Gases Traced To China: Study

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday May 22, 2019

Industries in northeastern China have spewed large quantities of an ozone-depleting gas into the atmosphere in violation of an international treaty, scientists said Wednesday.

Sea Levels Likely To Witness 2-Metre Rise By 2100, Says Study

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday May 21, 2019

Global sea levels could rise by two metres and displace tens of millions of people by the end of the century, according to new projections that double the UN's benchmark estimates.

Carbon Dioxide Levels Hit Historic High At 415.26 Parts Per Million

Science | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday May 14, 2019

Scientists in the United States have detected the highest levels of planet-warming carbon dioxide in Earth's atmosphere since records began, sounding new alarm over the relentless rise of man-made greenhouse gas emissions..26

Satellite Confirms Key NASA Temperature Data: The Planet Is Warming - and Fast

Chris Mooney, The Washington Post | Thursday April 18, 2019

A high-profile NASA temperature data set has found new backing from independent satellite records - suggesting the findings are on a sound footing, scientists reported Tuesday.

Lost Sea Creatures Wash Up On California Shores As Climate Shifts

Science | Scott Wilson, The Washington Post | Thursday April 18, 2019

The Pacific Ocean off the California coast is mixed up, and so are many of the animals that live there.

"Worse Than Voldemort": Global Students' Strike Targets Climate Change

World News | Reuters | Friday March 15, 2019

Thousands of school students walked out of classes across Australia and New Zealand on Friday in a global student strike to protest against government inaction on climate change.

Arctic Temperatures To Rise 3-5 Degrees By 2050, Says UN

Science | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday March 14, 2019

Even if the world were to cut emissions in line with the 2015 Paris Climate Change Agreement, winter temperatures in the Arctic would rise three to five degrees Celsius by 2050 and five to nine degrees by 2080, devastating the region and unleashing sea level rises worldwide, a new report by the UN Environment warned on Thursday.

Thousands Of Earthquakes Recorded In Antarctic As Ice Cracks

Others News | Tuesday March 5, 2019

Scientists have recorded thousands of 'ice quakes' in Antarctica at night, a phenomenon that may help track glacier melting and explain the breaking of large ice shelves.

Will Continue School Strike: Swedish Teen Calls For Climate Action

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday March 1, 2019

Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg who has sparked school strikes worldwide against global warming joined thousands of students in Hamburg Friday, urging them to stay angry and fight for change.

Global Warming Threatens Clouds That Deter Hothouse Earth Conditions

Science | Agence France-Presse | Monday February 25, 2019

Marine clouds that protect us from hothouse Earth conditions by reflecting sunlight back into space could break up and vanish if CO2 in the atmosphere triples, researchers warned Monday.

US, China Largest Emitters, But India's Coal Plants "Unhealthiest": Study

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday February 21, 2019

Though China and the United States may be the largest producers of coal power in the world, it is power plants in India that take the highest toll when it comes to health, a global study has claimed.

By 2080, Washington DC Climate May Feel Like Deep South

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday February 13, 2019

In a single generation, climate patterns will shift hundreds of kilometres in the United States, according to a study tracking the northward drift of hotter climes brought on by climate change and global warming.