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The Miombo Woodlands risks losing 90 per cent of its amphibians, 86 per cent of birds, and 80 per cent of mammals. (Photo: AFP)

Warming could threaten half of species in 33 key areas: report

The lower projection is based on a mercury rise of two degrees Celsius over pre-Industrial Revolution levels.

14 March 2018 9:19 AM IST

Estimates suggest health savings from reduced air pollution may be between 1.4-2.5 times greater than cost of climate change mitigation. (Photo: Pixabay)

Health savings outweigh costs of limiting global warming: study

Health costs from air pollution include medical treatment, patient care, and lost productivity.

3 March 2018 10:03 AM IST

Of the four nations assessed by HSBC to be most vulnerable, India has said climate change could cut agricultural incomes, particularly unirrigated areas that would be hit hardest by rising temperatures and decline in rainfall. (Photo: AP | Representational)

India most vulnerable to climate change, Pak ranks 2nd: report

The five countries least vulnerable to climate change risk are Finland, Sweden, Norway, Estonia and New Zealand.

19 March 2018 8:58 PM IST

NOAA climate scientist Ahira Sanchez-Lugo called it clear evidence of climate change.

Climate change accelerating rise in sea levels: Study

The surveys also demonstrated that similar basal channel-driven transverse fractures occur elsewhere in Greenland and...

14 Jun 2018 2:30 PM IST

Farmers would stop sending from villages to cities produce such as crops, vegetables and milk from June 1 to June 10 all over the country. (Representational image)

Global warming will make veggies harder to find: study

Researchers confirmed prior studies that showed global warming would likely cut back on corn growth.

12 Jun 2018 12:58 PM IST

Merkel says climate change is a fact,' laments US stance

Merkel said Germany remains committed to the Paris climate accord fighting global warming.

20 Jun 2018 9:09 AM IST

Global warming. (Photo: Pixabay)

Global warming is already in our living room

The effects of global warming have been felt in cities where the yearly average temperature rose 2.9 degrees in the past...

19 Jun 2018 12:56 PM IST

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Climate change sinking Arctic archeological treasures

Thousands of years of heritage are being lost.

29 Jun 2018 5:43 PM IST

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Older Amazonian forests help regulate global climate

Tropical rainforests play a critical role in regulating the global climate system.

4 Jun 2018 10:54 AM IST

The loss of ozone is weakening protection from UV rays on the planet and CFC-11 is also a powerful greenhouse gas causing global warming (Photo: AFP)

Earth risks tipping into 'hothouse' state: study

The risk of tipping cascades could be significant at a 2 C temperature rise, and could increase sharply beyond that...

7 Aug 2018 7:29 PM IST

Army personnel on rescue and evacuation operations in a flood-affected region of Kerala. (Photo: PTI)

Kerala floods match climate change predictions, worse to come

'If we continue with current levels of emissions - which is not unlikely - we will have unmanageable risks,' says...

25 Aug 2018 9:03 AM IST

The new maps reveal that two to four times more oceanfront glaciers extend deeper than 200 metres below sea level than earlier maps showed. (Photo: Pixabay)

Global warming hikes risk of landslide tsunamis, says study

With global warming causing glaciers to shrink, there is increased risk of tidal waves triggered by collapse of rocky...

7 Sept 2018 12:12 PM IST