Global Warming-Environment-The Economic Times

Climate models indicate El Nino return

Tue, 22 May 2012 07:16:23 GMT

Australia's Bureau of Meteorology said all seven of the climate models it monitors indicate conditions are likely to approach or exceed the El Nino threshold in the second half of 2012

Himalayas warming faster, facing severe climate change impact: Study

Thu, 17 May 2012 10:58:28 GMT

A scientific study published on Wednesday revealed that the Himalayas, one of world’s richest biodiversity zones, is warming faster than other parts of the globe.

European Union issues warning to carbon tax rebels China, India

Tue, 15 May 2012 12:57:10 GMT

While some 1,200 airlines had complied with the EU requirements, eight Chinese and two Indian airlines representing less than three percent of aviation emissions in the 27-nation bloc had refused.

India to oppose EU’s climate protocol move

Sun, 13 May 2012 19:09:22 GMT

In climate talks beginning on Monday in Bonn, India will oppose the EU’s move to start negotiations on the draft of a new climate protocol in 2012 itself.

UNDP development report biased: India

Fri, 11 May 2012 00:59:42 GMT

The government has taken exception to the 'biases' in the United Nations Development Programme’s (UNDP) Asia Pacific Human Development report, titled, One Planet, which was released on Thursday.

Antarctic ice shelf faces threat from warm waters

Thu, 10 May 2012 14:50:57 GMT

Scientists have punched holes in Antarctic's viability by refuting the prevalent assumption that its Weddell Sea ice shelves would remain impervious to global warming due to the sea's peripheral location.

Himalayan forests at greater risk from climate change: Govt

Thu, 10 May 2012 01:43:46 GMT

Climate change will be an additional stress on Indian forests, especially in Upper Himalayan stretches, according to government report.

EU shifts climate change targets again

Thu, 10 May 2012 00:08:24 GMT

The EU has shifted its goalpost for climate change again, unilaterally seeking talks on a new global protocol from this year that puts India and other developing nations at par with developed world.

New Antarctic ice shelf threatened by warming

Wed, 09 May 2012 17:33:11 GMT

Scientists are predicting the disappearance of another vast ice shelf in Antarctica by the end of the century that will accelerate rising sea levels.

Climate change could affect wheat production: Govt report

Wed, 09 May 2012 13:54:17 GMT

A one degree celsius rise in temperature associated with increase in carbondioxide in atmosphere could hit wheat production in India unless "adaptation" strategies are adopted, according to a government report on climate change.

India objects to inclusion of UN, INGOs' partisan reports in climate change talks

Sat, 05 May 2012 20:13:15 GMT

Miffed with the way some UN and other international organizations have played a partisan role in climate change negotiations, India has demanded that their reports and studies should not be accepted as part of these deliberations.

Climate impact on plants could be underestimated: Study

Thu, 03 May 2012 06:05:22 GMT

Experiments that try to simulate global warming's impact on plants badly under-estimate what happens in the real world, according to a study published today in the journal Nature.

Sea level rise not causing major erosion: Govt

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 08:41:45 GMT

The rise in sea level by 1.29 millimetre every year along the Indian coastline has not caused any major erosion, science and technology and earth sciences minister Vilasrao Deshmukh informed the Rajya Sabha.

India to pump in Rs 2 lakh cr in 12th Plan to save climate

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 23:05:03 GMT

The fight against climate change will take a strategic jump in the 12th Five-Year Plan (2012-2017) with the government intending to plough in almost Rs 2 lakh crore through the various missions, the working group on climate of the 12th Five-Year Plan has said.

Study finds warming speeding up rainfall cycle

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 05:32:26 GMT

An Australian study of ocean salinity over the past 50 years has revealed a "fingerprint" showing that climate change has accelerated the rainfall cycle, a researcher said Friday.

Sops for green infrastructure projects

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 22:08:13 GMT

Multi-storied green infrastructure projects in the city could soon get a 20% concession on city-level impact fee.

Europe facing warmer-than-average summer: Weather Services International

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 08:35:12 GMT

Average summer temperatures across Europe will be higher than normal between May and July, with the exception of southeastern parts of the continent, forecaster Weather Services International said on Monday.

Lack of action over tree bill

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 23:24:03 GMT

The bill framed to check shrinking green coverage and to increase plantation in the state is yet to be presented before the cabinet due to the state government's lackadaisical approach.

Slashing meat intake vital for curbing emissions

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 17:26:26 GMT

Per capita meat consumption need to be halved by 2050 in the developed world if the emission of nitrous oxide (N2O), one of the most important greenhouse gases, is to be curbed, as set out by the Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).

Himalayan glaciers resist global trend of melting: Study

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 05:42:03 GMT

Some glaciers in the Himalayan mountains have gained a small amount of mass between 1999 and 2008, new research shows, bucking the global trend.

Global warming threatens southeast Asia's cassava industry

Sun, 15 Apr 2012 11:09:03 GMT

Rising temperatures are triggering severe outbreaks of new, invasive pests that could threaten Southeast Asia's multi-billion dollar cassava industry and the livelihoods of thousands of small farmers, a study reveals.

Rising Pacific seas linked to climate change: Study

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 07:06:50 GMT

Sea levels in the southwest Pacific started rising drastically in the 1880s, with a notable peak in the 1990s thought to be linked to human-induced climate change, according to a new study.

Start of 2012, March shatter US heat records

Mon, 09 Apr 2012 09:27:21 GMT

It's been so warm in the United States this year, especially in March, that national records weren't just broken, they were deep-fried.

Disappearing ice altering ecosystem subtly

Mon, 09 Apr 2012 05:25:54 GMT

Disappearing sea ice also seems, unexpectedly, to be decreasing the sea's uptake of carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere, the journal BioScience reports

Space dust changing weather conditions?

Sat, 07 Apr 2012 13:30:49 GMT

Cosmic dust that fills space could be playing a part in climate change, scientists say. A study is now trying to ascertain how much of this dust enters the Earth's atmosphere - in a bid to find out how it might affect our climate.