The earth is getting hotter, so why is this summer so dismal?
MELBOURNE: Fossil fuels have kept Earth 1.5°C hotter than its preindustrial average temperature for more than a year now. And yet, where I live in the UK, this summer has …
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How hurricanes will change as the Earth warms
When Hurricane Beryl hit the Grenadine Islands on July 1, its 150-mph winds and awesome storm surge made it the earliest category 5 storm (the most destructive grade on the …
Melting ice due to climate change unmasks Everest’s hidden tragedies
The sacred slopes of Mount Everest are witnessing the effects of climate change as the snow and ice cover thins, exposing the bodies of hundreds of mountaineers who lost their …
Divers become conservationists as corals bleach all over the world
Koh Tao, Thailand, – A diver glides over an expanse of bone-white coral branches, recording the fish that dart between the ghostly arms extending from the sea floor off the …
World not ready for climate change-fuelled wildfires: experts
PARIS: The world is unprepared for the increasing ferocity of wildfires turbocharged by climate change, scientists say, as blazes from North America to Europe greet the northern hemisphere summer in …
Earth’s inner core ‘unambiguously’ slowing down, could change day’s length, study finds
NEW DELHI: A new study has provided “unambiguous evidence” that the Earth’s inner core began to slow down its rotation in 2010, compared to the planet’s surface. Researchers said that …
UN chief urges fossil fuel ad ban as heat records pile up
NEW YORK: Humans are as dangerous to Earth as the meteorite that drove dinosaurs to extinction, the UN chief said Wednesday, urging an end to fossil fuel ads after 12 …
Is Climate Anxiety Real? Here Are 5 Ways to Cope With Climatic Stress
Home Lifestyle World Environment Day: Is Climate Anxiety Real? Here Are 5 Ways to Cope With Climatic Stress Constantly changing climate has inculcated a sense of stress and anxiety and …
Climate change caused 26 extra days of extreme heat in last year: Report
PARIS: The world experience an average of 26 more days of extreme heat over the last 12 months that would probably not have occurred without climate change, a report said …
EarthCARE satellite to probe how clouds affect climate
PARIS: Will clouds help cool or warm our world in the years ahead? The EarthCARE satellite will soon blast off on a mission to find out, aiming to investigate what …