Global Warming
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G20 countries fail to reach deal on phasing out fossil fuels despite UN warning
A report by the United Nations warned of a ‘rapidly narrowing window’ to implement existing commitments to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius.
Scroll Staff
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Ozone-depleting chemicals are again on the rise. Here’s why
It's vital to note that the impact of the five increasing Chlorofluorocarbons on the ozone layer's recovery is currently small, it shouldn’t be taken lightly.
Luke Western, The Conversation & Johannes Laube, The Conversation
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Scientists want to cool Earth by shooting clouds of Moon dust into space. Here’s why it’s a bad idea
An elaborate scheme to shade Earth is unlikely to get off the ground.
Aaron Tang, The Conversation
Trending
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Seven Kashmiri students arrested after row over celebrating India’s World Cup loss
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Pithora is for the gods, not for products, say Adivasis
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How Uttar Pradesh’s halal ban has plunged the processed food industry into chaos
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Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu likely to receive very heavy rainfall amid possible cyclone
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Cricket: India head coach Rahul Dravid and other team support staff’s contracts extended by BCCI
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India needs to take the methane emissions from landfills more seriously
Methane is a greenhouse gas 28 times more potent than carbon dioxide at warming the atmosphere over a 100-year period.
Flavia Lopes, IndiaSpend.com
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Melting glaciers threaten China and India’s hydropower ambitions
The dams the two countries are relying on may not be able to generate much power if avalanches, landslides and floods continue worsening.
Alok Gupta
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Without mitigating measures, the health effects of heat stress will worsen considerably in India
Experts warn of a public health challenge with climate change making summer heat more extreme.
Sahana Ghosh
Video
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Watch: Journalist-satirist parodies TV newsroom discussions on election results day
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Watch: Australian teacher explains how to master English pronunciation and talk like Shashi Tharoor
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On TV: Reporter crawls through roadside pipe to show how trapped workers were rescued in Uttarakhand
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IFFI Goa: Michael Douglas tries the ‘Naatu Naatu’ hookstep, delivers Amitabh Bachchan’s dialogue
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Caught on camera: Panic after passenger jumps out of emergency exit of plane at US airport
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Two illustrations explain the impact of the urban heat island effect in Delhi and Mumbai
Why is Bandra Kurla Complex hotter on some days than the neighbouring Maharashtra Nature Park? Blame the lack of vegetation.
Alisha Vasudev
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Even if humans put a complete end to emissions, the world may not stop warming
The atmosphere has 50% more carbon dioxide today than it did before the industrial era. Those gases will continue raising Earth temperature for years.
Julien Emile-Geay, The Conversation
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‘We have no money’: Mumbai’s fisherwomen say the heatwave is hurting their livelihood
Unions say insurance against losses to erratic weather is needed for fishers as well.
Roli Srivastava, Thomson Reuters Foundation
The Reel
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A new Annapurna Devi film could be the last word on the recluse – or the start of a new quest
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How Jeo Baby’s risky ‘Kaathal’ fell into place: ‘Once Mammootty agreed, everything became easy’
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Watch: Manoj Bajpayee stars in survival drama ‘Joram’
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Start the week with a film: Darbhanga blues in ‘Pokhar Ke Dunu Paar’
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Eye Spy: What doing the ‘dunki’ means – and where we first heard the term
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India could experience extreme heat if emissions are not controlled, says UN body on climate change
Many impacts of global warming now ‘irreversible’, it added.
Scroll Staff
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Each tourist to the Antarctic effectively melts 83 tonnes of snow
A study new has quantified the levels of black carbon in the snow near human settlements and how it is affecting the region.
Matthew Harris, The Conversation
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In Ladakh’s Pangong region, glaciers have retreated 6.7% since 1990
This is primarily attributed to atmospheric warming and an increase in the anthropogenic footprint in the glacial and periglacial environments, research shows.
Mudassir Kuloo
The Field
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Cricket: India head coach Rahul Dravid and other team support staff’s contracts extended by BCCI
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Australia tour of India: Glenn Maxwell century keeps visitors alive in T20I series
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FIH Hockey Women’s Junior World Cup: From broken ankle to historic title, Preeti eyes redemption
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Boxing, Men’s National C’ships: Shiva Thapa, Amit Panghal begin campaign with wins on Day 3
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Archery: Dhiraj Bommadevara rides on luck and faith to let his talent shine through