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The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) estimates that air transport is responsible for two percent of global CO2 emissions -- roughly equivalent to the overall emissions of Germany, according to consulting firm Sia Partners. (Photo: AFP)

Aviation industry under pressure to reduce emissions

Pressure mounts on aviation industry over climate change.

9 Jun 2019 1:10 PM IST

As we try to stop COâ‚‚ levels rising and put the brakes on climate change, protecting mangroves for their blue carbon value is key. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

What saved India from the devastating effects of cyclone Fani

Cyclone Fani which struck the Bay of Bengal was one of the strongest in the past 20 years.

6 Jun 2019 11:03 AM IST

Diamonds are crystals of carbon that form beneath the Earths crust in very old parts of the mantle. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Ocean floor the new source for diamonds

Earth recycles ocean floor into diamonds, researchers discovered.

3 Jun 2019 11:29 AM IST

As climate change plays out and we see more frequent extreme weather and floods, how communities respond to those events may predict how resilient they become and how they will recover. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Find the major reason behind increasing rise in natural calamities

Impacts from weather calamities, flooding shape climate beliefs.

3 Jun 2019 9:58 AM IST

If youre using standard glass facades you need a lot of energy to cool them down, and using a lot of energy equates to a lot of carbon emissions. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Glass skyscrapers contribute to global climate crisis

While glad-fronted skyscrapers make for a spectacular skyline, they are equally bad for the enivornment.

30 July 2019 4:04 PM IST

On seven grasslands, they additionally studied the effect of temperature on the onset of flowering in the pasque flower. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Global warming adversely affecting plant-pollinator relationship

Studies show that climate change disrupting plant-pollinator relationship.

30 July 2019 10:03 AM IST

Researchers discovered a drastic drop in organic material preserved in sections of core samples from the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM), a global warming event 55.5 million years ago thats considered the best analog for modern climate change. (Photo: ANI)

Global warming adversely affects soil quality

Scientists find clues on how soils may respond to climate change.

26 July 2019 10:07 AM IST

Water contamination can cause infections of the eye, skin and the gastrointestinal tract. (Photo: representational/Pixabay)

America's beaches are dirtier than ever before

Recent studies showed high levels of contamination in the beaches in the US.

25 July 2019 7:02 PM IST

When the nets are full of garbage, they are put in special garbage-collecting trucks. (Photo: Representational/Pexels)

Australia finds innovative way to stop plastic waste from entering...

Australian authorities found an innovative filtration system to keep the plastic away from the oceans.

25 July 2019 3:40 PM IST

This paper shows the truly stark difference between regional and localised changes in climate of the past and the truly global effect of anthropogenic (manmade) greenhouse emissions. (Photo: AFP)

Record breaking: World temperature rose faster in late 20th century

20th-century warming 'unmatched' in 2,000 years.

25 July 2019 9:43 AM IST

Cities that are all currently lying in the cold zones in the northern hemisphere will get considerably hotter. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Major cities to drastically heat up by 2050

Global heating to increase temperatures by over 3 degrees Celsius in coming three decades.

20 July 2019 12:52 PM IST

The operation would involve hundreds of snow cannons, powered by 12,000 wind turbines, spraying sea water which would fall as snow over an area the size of Costa Rica. (Photo: AFP)

Scientists come up with terrible solution to avoid catastrophic...

Can trillion-tonne snow cannons save us from sea-level rise?

18 July 2019 10:14 AM IST