Environment News

PAGE 13

What is GLOF and why are climate experts asking us to pay attention to it

Updated on Oct 07, 2023 10:42 am IST

A view of the damaged Sikkim Urja, the state's biggest hydro power project, after flash floods on the Teesta river on October 4 washed away the dam and the bridge connecting the powerhouse. (Twitter photo)

43 million children displaced from 2016-2021 due to climate disasters: UNICEF

A woman walks with her children, who fled amid drought, to build a makeshift shelter at a camp for the displaced people on the outskirts of Mogadishu, Somalia.(AP)

Published on Oct 06, 2023 05:45 am IST

How carbon prices are taking over the world

Carbon has hit this price range twice before this year, in July and September, before falling back down. Each time the surge has been driven by market expectations about the EU’s climate plans.(BLOOMBERG (Representative image))

Published on Oct 06, 2023 03:26 am IST

France's tallest mountain Mont Blanc shrinks by over two metres in two years

(FILES) An aerial picture taken on July 16, 2010, shows the Mont-Blanc mountain in the French Alps.(AFP)

Published on Oct 05, 2023 03:52 pm IST

Typhoon Koinu: 190 injured as storm brings record-breaking winds to Taiwan

A fallen tree branch is pictured on the roof of a structure after Typhoon Koinu passed the southern tip of Taiwan on October 5.(Reuters)

Published on Oct 05, 2023 12:59 pm IST

After wheat and rice, India likely to curb sugar export

Domestic sugar prices have risen by about 3% over the past month, according to official figures, although they are nearly 40% lower than global prices currently.(HT/ PHOTO)

Published on Oct 05, 2023 10:25 am IST

Over 100 dolphins dead in Amazon as it hits record-high temperature

According to the Mamiraua Institute, a research facility funded by the Brazilian Ministry of Science, these dolphins were found in Lake Tefe. (File)

Published on Oct 02, 2023 10:10 am IST

UN conference adopts plan to reduce environmental risks arising from chemicals

United Nations

Published on Oct 01, 2023 05:58 pm IST

Swiss glaciers lose 10 pc of their ice volume in two years

A team member of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology passes the Rhone Glacier covered by sheets near Goms, Switzerland. A top glacier watcher has warned that a warm early summer and a heat wave last week could have caused severe glacier melt across Switzerland.(AP)

Published on Sept 29, 2023 10:11 am IST

Exclusive: Hearing of climate crisis petition of six youngsters begins

European Court of Human Rights(CherryX / Wikimedia Commons)

Updated on Sept 27, 2023 02:03 pm IST

Landmark case: 6 young activists take on 32 European nations over climate action

Six young people from Portugal are arguing on Wednesday, Sept. 27, that governments across Europe aren't doing enough to protect people from the harms of climate change at the European Court of Human Rights. (AP Photo/File)

Updated on Sept 27, 2023 10:00 am IST

Human actions are key contributors to so called 'act of god' disasters

A volunteer uses a tree branch trying to prevent a forest fire from reaching houses in the village of Casal da Quinta, outside Leiria, central Portugal, July.(AP)

Updated on Sept 25, 2023 01:38 pm IST

Red Sea's coral face new threat: Sea urchin deaths linked to mystery disease

The long-spined creatures feed on algae that can suffocate corals, their die-off could

Published on Sept 24, 2023 01:15 pm IST

The importance of the National Green Tribunal in times of climate crisis

National Green Tribunal (File Photo)

Published on Sept 22, 2023 07:19 pm IST

Number Theory: How big is $100 billion in terms of climate finance?

HT Image

Environment News

Published on Sept 22, 2023 10:26 am IST

Climate change to increase frequency and severity of wet-hot extremes: Study

Wet-hot extremes will also cover a larger area and be more severe than dry-hot extremes.

Published on Sept 16, 2023 05:09 pm IST

Centre exempts extended reach drilling from forest clearance

For representational purposes only. (HT File Photo)

Published on Sept 15, 2023 11:35 am IST

Greta's Fridays for Future strikes brought change in 30% of Swiss citizens

Climate activist Greta Thunberg is carried away by police officers after she took part in a new climate action in Oljehamnen in Malmo, Sweden. (AFP)

Published on Sept 14, 2023 10:21 am IST

Invasive species are threatening India's coastal biodiversity

Dome-like growth of K. alvarezii which suppresses the growth of the native corals in Gulf of Mannar (Photo Courtesy: Dr. S. Chandrasekaran, Department of Plant Sciences, Madurai Kamaraj University)

Published on Sept 09, 2023 09:53 pm IST

Punjab flooding threatens endangered gharial, migratory birds in Harike wetlands

Gharials at Harike(Gitanjali Kanwar/ World Wildlife Fund for Nature-India)

Published on Sept 01, 2023 09:18 pm IST

Which animals should a modern-day Noah put in his ark?

Unlike Noah, contemporary conservationists face constraints(Pixabay)

Published on Aug 31, 2023 11:50 pm IST

Plastic levels in Lake Geneva as high as world's oceans

Pascal Hagmann, founder and director of NGO Oceaneye, and Laurianne Trimoulla, head of communication, look at the samples of weeds and plastic fragments that were collected in the water of Lake Leman in Founex, near Geneva, Switzerland August 21.(REUTERS)

Published on Aug 25, 2023 02:08 pm IST

The sudden demise of Indian vultures killed thousands of people

Historically, vultures were widespread in India. (representational image).(Unsplash)

Published on Aug 24, 2023 05:55 pm IST

Study finds how oceans release microplastics into atmosphere

Microplastics and mesoplastic debris are pictured at the Almaciga Beach, on the north coast of the Canary Island of Tenerife, on July 14, 2018, during a cleaning operation organized by the NGO 'Canarias Libre de Plasticos' (Canary Islands free of plastics).(AFP)

Published on Aug 20, 2023 03:30 pm IST

Canada’s wildfires have burnt an area 16 times larger than normal

FILE PHOTO: A satellite image shows wildfires burning near Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada August 16, 2023. Maxar Technologies/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo(via REUTERS)

Updated on Aug 19, 2023 01:31 am IST

The coming years will be the hottest ever

Optimists point out even if the 1.5°C threshold is breached in the coming half-decade, temperatures will likely fall back again, at least for a while. (AFP)

Published on Aug 18, 2023 01:38 am IST

Bhutan becomes country with ‘net zero carbon emissions’

Bhutan’s unique success as the first nation to achieve net zero emissions is rooted in its population of 800,000 and its remarkable forest coverage of 70%. (Unsplash)

Published on Aug 16, 2023 08:11 am IST

2% rain deficit in country as El Nino drags monsoon

The June-September rainy season is vital for the country’s agriculture, which has an 18% share in India’s GDP at current (inflation-unadjusted) prices.(HT_PRINT)

Updated on Aug 14, 2023 04:40 am IST

Can British seaweed farms bloom?

Britain has a long way to go to get a foothold in a global seaweed industry worth $13.3bn(Heather Spalding/College of Charleston via AP)

Published on Aug 13, 2023 12:21 am IST

Meghalaya govt ditches thermal power plans after ₹500 cr solar project launch

Representative Image(TWITTER/ @projects_today.)

Published on Aug 12, 2023 05:41 pm IST

SHARE

Copy

Whatsapp Twitter Facebook Linkedin

13
14
15
...

Home / Environment News

Copyright © 2026 HT Digital Streams Limited. All Rights Reserved.

Your Subscription Plan

Saved Articles

Subscribe Now!

Follow Us On