Kashmir, India - January. 12, 2025: A man and woman walk on snow covered rice field at Gund some 70 kilometers from Srinagar,on, 12 January 2025.(Photo By Waseem Andrabi /Hindustan Times)--

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Published on Feb 22, 2025 12:49 PM IST

Weather Bee | How long before long-term warming breaches 1.5°C threshold?

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The Paris Agreement goal is tied to long-term warming because individual years can breach the 1.5°C threshold because of short-term factors.

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Published on Feb 13, 2025 08:05 PM IST

Weather Bee | January 2025 all set to be the warmest January month on record

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A couple take a walk at sunrise near the icy Oak Street Beach along the shore of Lake Michigan Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, in Chicago

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Updated on Feb 01, 2025 06:35 PM IST

Looming tragedy: Sikkim lake was unstable for years, new study finds

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A sudden cloud burst over Lhonak Lake in North Sikkim resulted in a flash flood in the Teesta River in the Lachen valley in October 2023. (PTI File Photo)

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Updated on Jan 31, 2025 03:28 PM IST

Weather Bee | Why have the LA fires attracted attention?

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A fire fighting helicopter drops water as the Palisades fire grows near the Mandeville Canyon neighborhood and Encino, California, on January 11, 2025. The Palisades Fire, the largest of the Los Angeles fires, spread toward previously untouched neighborhoods January 11, forcing new evacuations and dimming hopes that the disaster was coming under control. Across the city, at least 16 people have died as multiple fires have ripped through residential areas since January 7, razing thousands of homes in destruction that US President Joe Biden likened to a "war scene." (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP)

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Published on Jan 25, 2025 08:14 PM IST

Weather Bee | Why is the global temperature high despite La Nina's arrival?

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Snow covers a rock as drifting broken sea ice, floats on the surface, off the extreme western point of Replot Island, in Kvarken archipelago, near Bjorkoby, in the northern part of the Baltic Sea on January 15, 2025. Due to a mild winter and temperatures above zero degrees centigrade, the open sea has not frozen. (Photo by Olivier MORIN / AFP)

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Published on Jan 17, 2025 08:17 PM IST

How to make sense of 2024’s wild temperatures

Temperatures passed 50 degrees Celsius (122 Fahrenheit) in northern India as an unrelenting heatwave triggered warnings of water shortages and heatstroke. 2024 is confirmed by the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) to be the warmest year on record globally, and the first calendar year that the average global temperature exceeded 1.5°C above its pre-industrial level. (AFP)

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Published on Jan 17, 2025 08:00 AM IST

2024 was warmest year on record, should be wake up call, say scientists

Human-induced climate change remained the primary driver of extreme air and sea surface temperatures. (Getty Images via AFP/Representative)

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Published on Jan 10, 2025 09:12 AM IST

Indian glaciers retreating at a faster pace, UN told

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The Gangotri glacier. (File Photo)

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Updated on Jan 06, 2025 06:53 PM IST

Ecostani: Western Ghats, hill states lose forest; growth outside reserved forest

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The Western Ghats Eco-Sensitive Areas occupies an area of approximately 60,285.61 km2. (HT File Photo)

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Updated on Dec 23, 2024 04:05 PM IST

Weather Bee: Third consecutive year of record low snow pack in December

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Houses covered in snow after the plains of Kashmir received the season's first snowfall after a long dry spell on December 12. (PTI Photo)

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Published on Dec 20, 2024 05:42 PM IST

Ganges River Dolphin geotagged in Assam: Environment minister

A Ganges River Dolphin.

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Updated on Dec 19, 2024 10:47 AM IST

AQI 15 in Delhi! Meet the Sainik Farms couple that keeps the air clean and cool

Neeno Kaur and Peter Singh, residents of south Delhi's Sainik Farms, are the new social media favourites for practicing sustainable living and waste management.

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Published on Dec 08, 2024 01:13 PM IST