Climate Change

GREENLAND’S MELTING ICE SHEETS WILL SOON FACE POINT OF NO RETURN DUE TO CLIMATE CHANGE

The researchers said despite seasonal periods of growth, Greenland has lost 3.5 trillion tons of ice since 2003. The massive Greenland ice sheet could be facing a point of no return, beyond which it may no longer fully regrow, permanently changing sea levels around the world, warns a new study. Using computer simulations, the study, …

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Climate Change Leads to Earlier Onset of Autumn, Limits Trees’ Ability to Store Carbon: Study

Representational image.(Bilal Bahadur/BCCL Srinagar) The belief that trees could limit global warming and climate change due to prolonged growing seasons has taken a hit with a new study showing that tree leaves are changing their colour earlier than normal. The new findings overturn the belief that warmer temperatures delay the shedding of leaves that marks …

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Curbing global warming through Solar Radiation Management

The technique mimics big volcanic eruptions that can cool the Earth by masking the sun with a veil of ash or similar other things. Solar Radiation Management (SRM) is a process through which the reflectivity of the Earth’s atmosphere or surface is increased, in an attempt to offset some of the effects of greenhouse gases-induced …

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Climate Change is a Bigger Threat than COVID-19 According to Red Cross Report

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed how we live, interact, and work. It has drastically altered almost all aspects of society, including health care, the economy, and politics. It is not the greatest threat we face, however. The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies released its 2020 World Disasters Report this month. The document notes …

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Cyclone Nivar and the shadow of climate change

The Indian Ocean is a climate change hot spot, and warmer sea temperatures are causing cyclones like Nivar and Amphan to intensify rapidly On the night of 25 November, at 11.30pm, cyclone Nivar began its landfall at Puducherry on the Tamil Nadu coast. A severe cyclonic storm (SCS) with wind speeds of 120-30 kmph, according …

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