Topic: Global warming
It touched 37°C in Siberia. That’s how bad the Arctic heatwave is
The director of the US National Snow and Ice Data Center, who is an Arctic climate scientist, writes about why Arctic heatwaves are becoming more common.
NASA’s latest exoplanet discovery could help explain how planets evolve
ScientiFix, our weekly feature, offers you a summary of the top global science stories of the week, with links to their sources.
Days with both extreme heat and extreme air pollution becoming more common in South Asia
Both extreme heat and air pollution have severe negative effects on the human body — from asthma to heart disease. But we are staring at a dirty, hot future.
More floods, severe heatwaves: Govt predicts climate change impact on India this century
The report, set to be released this Friday, is the first comprehensive study by the Ministry of Earth Sciences on the global climate crisis and how it'll impact climate patterns in India.
World’s coastlines to suffer more as scientists say global warming will trigger bigger waves
Extreme waves could increase in regularity and size by as much as 10% in extensive ocean regions such as New Zealand’s west coast, Tasmania and parts of Canada.
CO2 levels rise despite lockdown, Asia’s water crisis and other global Covid news
As the Covid-19 pandemic shows no signs of letting up, ThePrint highlights the most important stories on the crisis from across the globe.
Antarctica’s snow is turning green while we are distracted by a coronavirus
The Antarctic Peninsula, one of the fastest-warming places on Earth, is seeing so-called snow algae turning the snow green.
A trove of Viking-era artefacts and an ocean creature that may be the world’s largest animal
ScientiFix, our weekly feature, offers you a summary of the top global science stories of the week, with links to their sources.
Scientists find skull of a hummingbird-sized dinosaur & 139 new ‘minor planets’ discovered
ScientiFix, our weekly feature, offers you a summary of the top global science stories of the week, with links to their sources.
Why methane is a far more dangerous greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide
A continued rise in the amount of methane in the air could easily cancel out any near-term progress we make in reducing CO2 emissions.
The fundamental flaw in Priyanka Gandhi’s Uttar Pradesh strategy
We don’t know who the Congress party’s chief ministerial candidate is. Priyanka Gandhi or Ajay Kumar Lallu?
Indian lawsuits allege former Wirecard COO played key role in deals later mired in disputes
The suits allege Marsalek took part in negotiations leading to the acquisition of Hermes by a Mauritius-based private equity fund in 2015.
Defence
Modi dares China, tells Indian Army ‘our enemies have seen your fire and fury’
China sees Modi’s visit as an attempt to ‘escalate’ the situation. Experts say the visit was a powerful message to China to not escalate the matter.
India must believe threat of war is real, even if Chinese build-up is coercive diplomacy
India invented coercive diplomacy with Op Parakram. But unlike Pakistan back then, it must never blink, be prepared for war, and wear out the Chinese.