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Rapidly warming Arctic linked to extreme cold weather in the US: What a new study saysSubscriber Only

January 2, 2023 00:22 IST

The research reveals how rising temperatures of the Arctic might be allowing frigid air in the region to move southward more frequently than ever before. However, scientists say more data is needed to prove the claim. Here are the details.

Unprecedented ‘bomb cyclone’ in US, Canada: What is happening, and why?Subscriber Only

December 28, 2022 09:29 IST

As the temperature has continued dipping, many houses are without heat and lights. In New York, about 34,000 households were still without power Sunday.

What is a ‘bomb cyclone’?Subscriber Only

December 27, 2022 07:29 IST

What defines a bomb cyclone is how rapidly the pressure drops in the low-pressure mass — by at least 24 millibars in 24 hours.

The emperor penguin relies on ice for breeding, and is the most vulnerable of Antarctica's species. (File)

Why Antarctica’s emperor penguins could be extinct by 2100Subscriber Only

December 26, 2022 08:47 IST

The study, published today, also found just USD 23 million per year would be enough to implement ten key strategies to reduce threats to Antarctica's biodiversity.

A male polar bear walks along the shore of Hudson Bay near Churchill, Manitoba, Aug. 23, 2010. Polar bears in Canada's Western Hudson Bay — on the southern edge of the Arctic — are continuing to die in high numbers, a new government survey released Thursday, Dec. 22, 2022, found. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP, File)

Polar bears in key Canada region dying: Causes, effectsSubscriber Only

December 26, 2022 08:37 IST

The latest survey shows Western Hudson Bay has 618 polar bears, down from 842 in 2016. This has consequences for all other life forms in the region.

A young boy plays in the surf by the shore of Lake Ontario in Toronto. (AP/File)

US-Canada Great Lakes turning acidic: Study seeks to establish detailsSubscriber Only

December 23, 2022 14:53 IST

Sensors to measure carbon dioxide pressure and pH in a water column have been attached to a floating weather buoy on Lake Huron at Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary near Alpena, Michigan.

Eve Bazaiba Masudi, Environment Minister of the DRC (centre) with Brazilian Foreign Minister Leonardo Cleaver de Athayde (left) and Daniel T S Simanjuntak of Indonesia at the COP15 on biodiversity in Montreal, on Monday. AP

What is the COP15 Biodiversity Commitment, delivered at Montreal?Subscriber Only

December 22, 2022 13:15 IST

At a major international conference, countries have resolved to take steps towards arresting the Great Extinction — the existential threat that a million or more species face if urgent action is not taken. The problem is that these targets are not new — and they have proven extremely hard to meet.

As fog comes to Delhi, a look at the phenomenon, and what causes itSubscriber Only

December 20, 2022 19:36 IST

Fog forms like clouds do — when water vapour condenses. The presence of moisture and a fall in the temperature are key factors for fog formation. Delhi is seeing 'radiation fog', or localised 'ground' fog.

The president of the UN-backed COP15 biodiversity conference, China's Minister of Ecology and Environment Huang Runqiu, lowers the gavel to pass The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework in Montreal, Quebec, Canada December 19, 2022. (Julian Haber/UN Biodiversity/Handout via Reuters)

30-by-30: Key takeaways from the COP15 biodiversity summit

December 20, 2022 06:49 IST

Here are some of the key areas agreed on after two weeks of negotiations hosted in Montreal, Canada.

Temperatures in the Arctic Circle have been rising much more quickly than those in the rest of the planet. (File)

The Arctic Is Becoming Wetter and Stormier, Scientists WarnSubscriber Only

December 15, 2022 07:48 IST

Even though 2022 was only the Arctic’s sixth warmest year on record, researchers saw plenty of new signs this year of how the region is changing.

Protests at the COP 15 biodiversity summit in Montreal, Canada.

UN nature summit puts industry on alert to disclose more

December 12, 2022 14:16 IST

Sectors such as mining, agriculture, oil and fashion are under scrutiny at the COP15 talks, due to their heavy impact on nature with activities that can contaminate soil, foul waterways or pollute the air. Here's how.

Mumbai engulfed in smog on Thursday. (Express Photo: Amit Chakravarty)

Behind Mumbai’s unusually foul air, changes in wind patternsSubscriber Only

December 10, 2022 13:33 IST

It’s not as though Mumbai generates lesser amounts of pollutants. Emissions from vehicles or industry are just as bad. But Mumbai has an important location advantage: its relatively clean air is the result of strong sea breezes that sweep air pollutants away from the land.

Elder Ka'nahsohon Kevin Deer performs a ceremony as Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau looks on.

Why have countries failed to meet their biodiversity goals?

December 9, 2022 18:11 IST

Parties to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) are meeting in Montreal, Canada from December 7 for a new global agreement on halting environmental loss.

As per the bulletin, heavy to very rainfall is likely to occur at isolated places in Cuddalore, Mayiladuthurai, Nagapattinam, Tiruvarur, Thanjavur and Pudukkotai on Thursday. (File)

Cyclone Mandous approaching: Here is all you need to knowSubscriber Only

December 9, 2022 18:31 IST

Mandous is expected to cross India's coast between Puducherry and Sriharikota on the night of December 9.

The Great Barrier Reef is ‘in danger’: Australia pushes backSubscriber Only

December 1, 2022 20:50 IST

A joint report by the IUCN and UNESCO’s World Heritage Centre has recommended that the Great Barrier Reef “be inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger”, something Australia is opposing. We explain why.

A man rides a boat past a toll plaza amid flood water on main Indus highway, following rains and floods during the monsoon season in Sehwan, Pakistan, September 15, 2022. (Reuters Photo: Akhtar Soomro, File)

Money to fight climate change: Are taxes the answer?Subscriber Only

November 30, 2022 11:47 IST

COP27: The Sharm el-Sheikh agreement includes an estimate of the money required to fight climate change. To meet the demand, corporates will have to step in. New taxes may have to be imposed, and more innovative solutions sought.

A view shows the Shiveluch volcano spewing volcanic ash and smoke, on the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia, November 22, 2022. (Yuri Demyanchuk/ Institute of Volcanology and Seismology of the Far East Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences via REUTERS)

What’s known about the Russian volcano that may be about to erupt?

November 27, 2022 13:43 IST

Shiveluch is one of the largest and most active volcanoes in Kamchatka, having erupted at least 60 times in the past 10,000 years.

A protest at the COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

At COP27, one hit and many missesSubscriber Only

November 23, 2022 08:08 IST

At COP27, the decision to set up a loss and damage fund has earned the conference a place among the major milestones in global climate change response. But on many other fronts, the final agreement delivered little.

Vanessa Nakate, of Uganda, left, participates in a Fridays for Future protest at the COP27 U.N. Climate Summit while holding a sign that says "pay for loss and damage".

COP27: How will UN climate deal on loss and damage work?

November 21, 2022 21:31 IST

The deal says the fund will assist “developing countries that are particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change," though there will be room for others that are severely affected by climate disasters.

A family in a makeshift tent surrounded by flood water during the Pakistan floods.

Floods in Pakistan, hurricane in US, nearly daily extreme weather events in India: the severe climate disasters of 2022Subscriber Only

November 18, 2022 21:33 IST

India recorded “extreme weather events on 241 of 273 days” in the first nine months of the year, according to one study.

The carbon border tax involves imposing an import duty on a product manufactured in a country with more lax climate rules than the one buying it. (Illustrative Image, Image credit: Pixabay)

What is carbon border tax, which India opposed at COP27Subscriber Only

November 17, 2022 19:19 IST

The BASIC group, comprising India, China, Brazil and South Africa, said in a statement that “unilateral measures and discriminatory practices, such as carbon border taxes, that could result in market distortion and aggravate the trust deficit amongst Parties, must be avoided.”

Union Cabinet Minister for Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Bhupender Yadav, at COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, on Monday. (Reuters)

Road to net-zero statusSubscriber Only

November 16, 2022 08:24 IST

At the ongoing COP27, India outlined its plan to achieve a net-zero emission status by 2070. What are the sectors it will focus on? Why does a key area. agriculture, find no mention in the plan?

A tree stands on a cleared area in a forest of the Taunus region near Frankfurt, Germany, Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022.

What the latest UN science says about climate change

November 11, 2022 13:03 IST

A look at what major reports in the last few months have stressed regarding the science of climate change.

Extinction Rebellion (XR) greenwash march in Glasgow Bristol (UK), 2021. (Wikimedia Commons/Stay Grounded)

Red flags over ‘greenwashing’ at COP27 — what is it?Subscriber Only

November 9, 2022 07:19 IST

Greenwashing as a practice is prevalent enough to create concerns over climate goals getting completely undermined, and was considered serious enough for the UN Secretary General to set up an expert group solely to look into this. What is greenwashing, and why is it dangerous? We explain.

Participants attend the COP27 climate summit in Egypt's Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt November 8, 2022. (REUTERS/Mohammed Salem)

The many groups at COP27: Who is negotiating at Sharm el-Sheikh climate conference?

November 8, 2022 18:28 IST

Each country has its own concerns, and interest groups band together to collectively bargain for a better deal. Meet the participants and their agendas.