Tag: climate change
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Glacier shape can predict melting risk
Analysing how glaciers are shaped can help scientists identify which one of them are susceptible to thinning, says a study. Just how prone a glacier is to thinning depends on its thickness and surface slope, features that are influenced by the landscape under the glacier, said the study published in the journal Nature Geoscience. The …
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April 18, 2017 -
Andy Murray joins plea to British PM over climate change promises
The plea from the campaigners told the government that "nature is not up for negotiation".
April 17, 2017 -
China urges Trump to honour US commitment to Paris Agreement
China on Wednesday urged United States President Donald Trump to honour the Paris Agreement on climate change ratified by his predecessor, Efe reported. Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang said the East Asian country still believes that "all parties should go with the tide, seize the opportunity, fulfil their pledges and implement the agreement". He made …
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March 29, 2017 -
China urges Trump to honour US commitment to Paris Agreement
China on Wednesday urged United States President Donald Trump to honour the Paris Agreement on climate change ratified by his predecessor, Efe reported. Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang said the East Asian country still believes that "all parties should go with the tide, seize the opportunity, fulfil their pledges and implement the agreement". He made …
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March 29, 2017 -
Trump to sign climate-change order
US President Donald Trump will sign an executive order Tuesday aimed at unravelling climate-change policies of his predecessor Barack Obama, a media report said. The order represents a clear difference between how Trump and former President Barack Obama view the role the US plays in combating climate change, and dramatically alters the government's approach to …
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March 28, 2017 -
Be the change: Turn off your lights, celebrate Earth Hour
The world will celebrate Earth Hour on Saturday night by switching off lights and going "dark" for one hour to encourage participation in fighting climate change. This year the event is celebrating its 10th anniversary. The initiative is supported by 7,000 cities around the world. Landmarks will go dark, and millions of people are expected …
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March 25, 2017 -
Be the change: Turn off your lights, celebrate Earth Hour
The world will celebrate Earth Hour on Saturday night by switching off lights and going "dark" for one hour to encourage participation in fighting climate change. This year the event is celebrating its 10th anniversary. The initiative is supported by 7,000 cities around the world. Landmarks will go dark, and millions of people are expected …
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March 25, 2017 -
A quick guide to Earth Hour 2017
The ‘Earth Hour’ is perhaps the biggest global movement against climate change that has only grown bigger with each passing year ever since its inception in 2007. This year marks the 11th edition of the annual event and here’s a quick guide to the mega campaign so that you may join the effort to save …
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March 22, 2017 -
A quick guide to Earth Hour 2017
The ‘Earth Hour’ is perhaps the biggest global movement against climate change that has only grown bigger with each passing year ever since its inception in 2007. This year marks the 11th edition of the annual event and here’s a quick guide to the mega campaign so that you may join the effort to save …
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March 22, 2017 -
Today’s global warming could make humans smaller
The warming climate could make us shorter over time, suggests new research that found that mammals in the past had responded to extreme global warming events by shrinking in size. While this mammalian dwarfism has previously been linked to the largest of the warming events, the new research has found that this evolutionary process can …
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March 21, 2017 -
Global warming could make us shorter
The warming climate could make us shorter over time, suggests new research that found that mammals in the past had responded to extreme global warming events by shrinking in size. While this mammalian dwarfism has previously been linked to the largest of the warming events, the new research has found that this evolutionary process can …
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March 17, 2017 -
Global warming could make us shorter
The warming climate could make us shorter over time, suggests new research that found that mammals in the past had responded to extreme global warming events by shrinking in size. While this mammalian dwarfism has previously been linked to the largest of the warming events, the new research has found that this evolutionary process can …
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March 17, 2017 -
‘Climate change is making people sick’
From rising levels of air pollution to increased water contamination and a widening range for disease-carrying mosquitoes, climate change is making people sick, a coalition of 11 US medical groups said on Thursday. Known as the Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health, the group represents more than half of US doctors, and aims to …
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March 16, 2017 -
Globalisation in the Himalayas
Globalisation is like boarding a flight. Once you board it, you cannot get off until you reach the designated destination. The only difference is that, when we board the flight, we know where we are headed. In the case of globalisation, we do not know the destination, its climate, its features, or its surroundings. This …
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February 27, 2017 -
Global warming: Skin cancer to double in the next 10 years
Blame it on climate change, cases of skin cancer and non-communicable diseases will double in the next 10 years unless initiatives are taken for address the challenges posed by global warming. This was discussed at a workshop at the Post Graduate Institute of Medical and Research (PGIMER) in which the three core frameworks of climate …
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February 24, 2017 -
Spring coming sooner to Arctic due to climate change
Nature's clock is running fast in the Arctic, thanks to climate change. Due to diminishing sea ice cover, spring is coming sooner to some plant species in the low Arctic of Greenland, while other species are delaying their emergence amid warming winters, says a study. The timing of seasonal events, such as first spring growth, …
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February 24, 2017 -
INSAT-3DR to map farm fires in Haryana, Punjab
Next generation satellite INSAT-3DR has opened new frontiers in India's weather forecasting and is set to equip the country with the ability to detect farm fires, which intensifies air pollution in the northern region seasonally, leaving Delhi gasping for breath. A team of the Satellite Meteorology Division of India Meteorological Department (IMD), housed in New …
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January 29, 2017