Glaciers get wrapped in plastic each summer to slow the melt, but now Swiss researchers seem to have a much cleaner option
The “Keep it wool” glacier covers are weighed down using used malt bags filled with...
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The smell that fills the air during the first rainfall after a dry spell is called petrichor, and it comes from plant oils, soil bacteria, and a molecule the human nose can detect at almost unbelievable concentrations
Isabel Joy Bear and Richard Thomas, two researchers working at the Commonwealth Scientific and...
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Study assesses risks from hanging glaciers in Central Himalaya
The study identifies 219 such unstable glaciers, sensitive to warming temperatures and shifting...
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Himalayas bare and rocky after reduced winter snowfall, scientists warn
Getty Images Much less winter snow is falling on the Himalayas, leaving the mountains bare...
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How heat supercharged a rare earthquake in Chile
Earthquakes deep inside Earth often follow strict physical limits. Heat, pressure, and rock...
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Why telling stories from the Himalaya is ‘an argument against extinction’
Stephen Alter, who recently won the Himalayan Echoes Nature Prize, has often put the young,...
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Himalayan Glacial Lakes Grew By 9.24% in 14 Years: Central Water Body Report
CWC said 1,435 glacial lakes and water bodies showed an increase in their water spread...
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Bengaluru duo invents India’s first-of-its-kind rainwater recharge system, get patent
Bengaluru, Oct 9: In a major innovation for urban water sustainability, Bengaluru-based...
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What are El Niño and La Niña, and how do they change the weather?
Image caption,Australia experienced severe flooding in October 2022 as a result of La Niña New...
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Bill Gates: ‘Our grandchildren will grow up in a world that is dramatically worse off’ if we don’t fix climate change
Bill Gates funds climate adaptation through his namesake philanthropic venture, the Gates...
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At COP27, EU says will back India’s ‘all’ fossil fuels phase out bid if coal pact ‘not diminished’
India has submitted proposal that limiting global warming ‘requires phase down of all fossil...
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‘Dark Data’ Is Killing the Planet – We Need Digital Decarbonisation
Dark Data More than half of the digital data firms generate is collected, processed and stored...
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