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Storm intensity is measured by central pressure — the lower the pressure, the stronger. A storm is considered a “bomb” when the pressure drops rapidly — at least 24 millibars in 24 hours. (Representative Image)

Worried about 'Bomb Cyclone'? Know what it is exactly

Bombogenesis is the technical term. Bomb cyclone is a shortened version of it, better for social media.

04 Jan 2018 8:52 AM

Super cold air is normally locked up in the Arctic in the polar vortex, which is a gigantic circular weather pattern around the North Pole. A strong polar vortex keeps that cold air hemmed in.

Science Says: Why there’s a big chill in a warmer world

Don’t confuse weather — which is a few days or weeks in one region — with climate, which is over years and decades and global.

04 Jan 2018 8:40 AM

The video showed a man leading the victim identified as Mohammed Afrazul, to a spot and then attacking him with an axe from behind.

It’s time to unite India against climate of hate

Shambhulal has been arrested but the clip, filmed by his 14-year-old nephew and uploaded on the social media, has gone viral.

14 Dec 2017 6:17 AM

The 2017 estimate comes to on average of 2.57 million pounds (1.16 million kilograms) of carbon dioxide spewing into the air every second. (Photo: AP)

Global carbon pollution rises after three straight flat years

Preliminary figures project that worldwide carbon dioxide emissions are up about 2 percent this year.

14 Nov 2017 7:08 PM

Rockstrom and other scientists identified a dozen tipping points — keyed to different temperature triggers — in a briefing paper presented at the 196-nation, 12-day UN talks.

Climate change pushing Earth toward risky 'tipping points': report

Scientists say that threshold is higher and climate change is here. It is dangerous and it is about to get much worse.

14 Nov 2017 3:03 PM

Climate change means more rain but less water in rural rivers: study

Researchers point out that city infrastructure is struggling to cope with the harsher downpours.

15 Aug 2017 5:21 PM

By 2100, Delhi could be as hot as Sharjah

The research shows that the average summer highs in major Indian cities could rise by around 3-5°C by the end of the century.

07 Jul 2017 1:41 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum in St.Petersburg. (Photo: AP)

Paris or no Paris, India committed to climate protection: Modi at SPIEF

Trump earlier in the day said the US was withdrawing from the Paris climate change deal, agreed by more than 190 nations.

02 Jun 2017 7:48 PM

Breathtaking icescapes

Mallika Arya’s Antarctic expedition turned out to be a life-changing trip to a space so pristine that it redefines beauty.

30 Apr 2017 5:26 AM

One of the biggest surprises was that US consumption also caused species threat hotspots in southern Spain and Portugal. (Photo: Pixabay)

What we buy may put species at extinction risk: study

Electronic devices and other objects create threat hotspots in various countries due to consumption.

05 Jan 2017 1:44 PM

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