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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 IST

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

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 IST

The minimum temperature recorded on Wednesday was 23.4 degrees, at par with the normal average.

Rising heat affects all, world must act as one

Global warming and climate change have become a part of our lexicon during the past couple of decades.

15 Oct 2018 12:06 AM IST

The flooding was a result of global warming, which has led to extraordinary temperatures in the Arctic.

Chemical sunshade to slow warming may not be feasible: UN

United Nations has reviewed the idea of creating a 'sunshade' using sun-dimming chemicals.

31 Jan 2018 12:13 PM IST

Though the number of tropical cyclones in a season could remain the same, their category or intensity would be higher.

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.

4 Jan 2018 8:52 AM IST

The Arctic region is showing a clear sign of warming that has never happened before

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...

4 Jan 2018 8:40 AM IST

Of the 3 inches (7.5 centimeters) of sea level rise in the past quarter century, about 55 percent is from warmer water expanding, and the rest is from melting ice. (Photo: AP)

Satellites show warming is accelerating sea level rise

The research, based on 25 years of satellite data, shows that pace has quickened, mainly from the melting of massive ice...

13 Feb 2018 9:23 AM IST

Vegan diets, which are rich in plant-based organic foods, may be better for the the planet than one high in animal products, a study

Vegan diets maybe good for environment: study

Environmental effects of production systems are not uniform and can be impacted by climate.

11 Feb 2018 4:36 PM IST

Almost all spiders are venomous, but very few are dangerous to humans.

World's oldest spider discovered in Australia

Australian researchers have discovered what is thought to be the world's oldest recorded spider.

29 April 2018 4:27 PM IST

Is social media behaviour linked to weather outside?

Is social media behaviour linked to weather outside?

The research was carried out by researchers at Universidad Carlos III De Madrid.

26 April 2018 4:26 PM IST

Ice skaters take advantage of unseasonable warm temperatures to ice skate outside at Westchester Lagoon in Anchorage, Alaska. (Photo: AP)

Human influence detected in changing seasons: Study

Satellite temperature data are consistent with models that project that this seasonal

21 July 2018 2:55 PM IST

Human remains and pottery items dating more than 1,500 years were found at an excavation site in the northern coastal town of Huanchaco, Peru, on March 21, 2018. (Photo: AFP)

Humans arrived in Asia earlier than thought: Study

The artefacts include a notch, scrapers, cobble, hammer stones and pointed pieces, according to the study published in...

12 July 2018 1:40 PM IST