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Explained: How is world's largest iceberg drifting away from Antarctica?

World News
Updated on Nov 28, 2023 09:45 am IST
The world's largest iceberg named A23a in Antarctica. (Reuters)

Why the fires in Hawaii have been so bad

In this photo provided by the Maui Fire Department, firefighters work to extinguish a wildfire in Kihei, Hawaii on Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023. The Maui Fire Department fully contained and extinguished the small fire that broke out during a warning that gusty winds and low humidity posed a risk that fires could spread rapidly in the western parts of the Hawaiian islands. (Rylan Yatsushiro/ Maui Fire Department via AP)(AP)
Environment News
Published on Nov 27, 2023 10:13 am IST

El Niño has started. Preparations must too

El Nino is characterised by an unusual warming of waters in the eastern equatorial Pacific. (Twitter)
Environment News
Published on Nov 27, 2023 10:00 am IST

Progress on climate change has been too slow. But it’s been real

The main driver of global warming is the cumulative amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. (AP)
Environment News
Published on Nov 26, 2023 12:30 am IST

Air pollution killed over 2,50,000 people in Europe in 2021: Report

The figure represents an increase compared to 2020, when fine particles were attributed to the premature death of 238,000 people.(File)
Environment News
Published on Nov 24, 2023 07:23 pm IST

Australia to significantly bolster green energy investment

The center-left Labor government has expanded Australia’s action to tackle climate change since coming to power in May 2022.(AFP)
Environment News
Published on Nov 23, 2023 05:18 pm IST

Lessons for Mumbai and Delhi's crusade for clean air

Huge Air Pollution seen near Reclamation at Bandra, in Mumbai, India, Saturday, Nov 11, 2023. (Vijay Bate/HT Photo)
Environment News
Published on Nov 23, 2023 09:00 am IST

Lessons from the blaze that levelled Lahaina

A view of flames as wildfires engulfed the historic town of Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii, U.S. August 9, 2023. Erin Hawk/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES.(via REUTERS)
environment
Published on Nov 19, 2023 11:13 am IST

Here’s how air pollution harms our bodies

In India, air pollution was responsible for 1.67 million deaths in 2019(HT Photo/Raj K Raj)
environment
Published on Nov 17, 2023 05:30 pm IST

Greenhouse gas levels record high, raising climate tipping point concerns:Report

A protest against climate crisis. (Reuters)
environment
Updated on Nov 16, 2023 05:36 am IST

How did London, Paris, Los Angeles and Beijing handle their PM 2.5 problem?

A view of the central business district shot through a glass window during a dust storm in Beijing. (Borg Wong / AP)
environment
Published on Nov 09, 2023 02:35 pm IST

Mixed forests store 70% more carbon than monocultures, new study finds

(Representative Image/Photo by Manoj Kumar/ Hindustan Times)
environment
Published on Nov 09, 2023 02:28 pm IST

Climate change reason for ‘harsh’ drought in Syria, Iraq and Iran: Study

The three-year drought that has left millions of people in Syria, Iraq and Iran with little water wouldn’t have happened without human-caused climate change, according to a new study. (File)(AP)
environment
Published on Nov 08, 2023 08:06 pm IST

Govts set to increase fossil fuel production leading to breach of Paris goals: Report

Govts set to increase fossil fuel production leading to breach of Paris goals: Report
environment
Updated on Nov 08, 2023 10:53 am IST

Kenya declares surprise public holiday to plant 15 billion trees

Climate change is worsening droughts in the Horn of Africa(Rep image)
environment
Updated on Nov 07, 2023 03:17 pm IST

El Niño and global warming are mixing in alarming ways

HT Image
environment
Published on Nov 06, 2023 03:00 pm IST

Herders and farmers seek reasons for east Africa’s drought

A local farmer herds livestock near a section of the Kingfisher Feeder Pipeline, part of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP), in Kikuube, Uganda, on Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023. The $4 billion EACOP infrastructure will transport 16,000 barrels of oil a day from Western Uganda to Tanzania's Tanga port on the Indian Ocean coast. Photographer: Luke Dray/Bloomberg(Bloomberg)
environment
Published on Nov 06, 2023 03:00 pm IST

Water for People: Pioneering access to clean water and sustainable sanitation

''Water for People' pioneers sustainable water solutions. (HT Files)
environment
Published on Nov 01, 2023 10:50 pm IST

Number Theory: El Niño may make 2023, 2024 back-to-back warmest years

HT Image
environment
Published on Nov 01, 2023 10:08 am IST

COP28 prez seeks solidarity for climate amid escalating conflict in West Asia

COP28 president Sultan Al Jaber. (AP)
environment
Updated on Oct 30, 2023 11:45 am IST

Faster melting of West Antarctic ice sheet 'unavoidable’ even if emissions cut

Researchers used a regional ocean model to simulate four potential global warming scenarios.(Representational)
environment
Published on Oct 23, 2023 10:52 pm IST

Can a viable industry emerge from the hydrogen shakeout?

Over 1,000 hydrogen projects are under way worldwide (Representative Image)
environment
Published on Oct 23, 2023 10:10 am IST

Tonga volcanic eruption of 2022 depleted huge amounts of ozone rapidly: Report

Tonga Volcanic Eruption: This satellite image made by the Japanese weather satellite Himawari-8 shows the eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai undersea volcano at the Pacific nation of Tonga.(AP)
world news
Published on Oct 21, 2023 02:53 pm IST

COP28 Prez seeks plans to cut 22 gigatons of greenhouse emissions in 7 years

Sultan Al-Jaber, the COP 28 President. (AP)
environment
Published on Oct 19, 2023 09:57 am IST

The exciting world of wildlife CSI, and its absolute necessity

Despite CITES, populations of many species like rhinos and elephants continue to decline. In the case of elephants, this is even more complicated because many elephants are in captivity. (HT File Photo)
environment
Published on Oct 18, 2023 07:28 pm IST

Clouds protect coral reefs, but not enough to save them from us

Fish swim by the coral reef in the waters of the Red Sea(AFP)
environment
Published on Oct 15, 2023 10:49 am IST

El Niño to continue through Northern Hemisphere spring: US forecaster

El Nino is a warming of ocean surface temperatures in the eastern and central Pacific.(Representative image)
environment
Published on Oct 12, 2023 07:47 pm IST

2023: The year that broke climate records

June, July, August and September were the four warmest months on record.(Rahul Raut/HT file photo)
environment
Published on Oct 12, 2023 02:04 pm IST

UK researchers' call to save unidentified plants, fungi species

A picture from the Royal Botanic Gardens in UK
environment
Published on Oct 10, 2023 03:39 pm IST

2.2 billion people could face heat waves beyond survival limit: Study

A labourer splashes water on his face to cool himself on a hot summer afternoon in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. (AP File Photo)
environment
Updated on Oct 10, 2023 08:51 am IST
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