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Cause and Effect | The unjust climate crisis burden on Africa

Updated on Jul 07, 2023 06:53 pm IST

Africa, a continent of 30,365,000 square km land area and 1.4 billion people — around 17% of the global population — is responsible for just 3.8% of the world’s total greenhouse-gas emissions.(REUTERS)

Chinese scientists are saving the melting Dagu glacier from the sun. Here's how

European ski resorts have been using white blankets to protect their snow for nearly two decades. But China has only just begun experimenting with the approach. (Representative)(AFP)

Updated on Jul 07, 2023 10:27 am IST

Global temperatures smash records, underscore danger of greenhouse gas emissions

The heat this summer has already put millions of people around the world at risk. (HT File Photo)

Published on Jul 05, 2023 03:55 pm IST

UN chief urges shipping industry to go Carbon neutral by 2050

UN chief Antonio Guterres. (AFP)

Published on Jul 03, 2023 07:04 pm IST

Hundreds of sea animals wash up dead in California amid toxic algal bloom

A sick sea lion is marked with paint and left on a beach, unable to be rescued due to overcrowded facilities, as toxic algae is being blamed for causing sickness to sea lions and dolphins along the coast of Southern California, in Redondo Beach, California, U.S.(REUTERS)

Published on Jul 02, 2023 07:25 am IST

Hasdeo mines: An explainer

Tribals and activists have been opposing coal mining in the Hasdeo Aranya forests, saying it will damage the biodiversity of the region

Updated on Jun 30, 2023 11:26 am IST

Antarctic sea ice has shrunk by an area nine times the size of Britain

Whatever is making the Antarctic more volatile—and thus vulnerable—is cause for concern.(AFP)

Published on Jun 28, 2023 12:14 am IST

Human ancestors butchered and ate each other, study reveals

While the marks looked nothing like animal bites, they did resemble those that had been made by stone tools. (File)

Published on Jun 27, 2023 11:09 pm IST

Our Planet II’ Director experiences near death experiences - Shark Attack

The Tiger Shark(Men's Journal)

Published on Jun 25, 2023 11:57 am IST

What would the perfect climate-change lender look like?

John Maynard Keynes addressing the Bretton Woods conference on Post War reconstruction and economic order, 1944. It was at this conference that the World Bank was conceived.(UIG via Getty Images)

Published on Jun 25, 2023 12:03 am IST

Saving the rainforests would be a bargain

Yet still the world’s trees are disappearing. The area covered by primary rainforest has dwindled by 6.7% since 2000. (Unsplash)

Published on Jun 25, 2023 12:02 am IST

Cause and Effect | The hidden threat of heat-related deaths

Women walk as they carry pitchers filled with drinking water on a hot summer afternoon in Lalitpur, Uttar Pradesh, on June 17.(AP)

Updated on Jun 22, 2023 05:42 pm IST

Dogs likely to bite on hot, sunny, smoggy days: Harvard study

As a part of the study, 69,525 reports of dogs biting humans which were sourced from public or ER records were analysed. (File)

Updated on Jun 21, 2023 05:41 pm IST

Iceland suspends whale hunt on animal welfare concerns

A recent monitoring report by Iceland's Food and Veterinary Authority on the fin whale hunt found that the killing of the animals took too long based on the main objectives of the Animal Welfare Act.(Reuters)

Published on Jun 20, 2023 09:43 pm IST

A new way to clean up the steel industry

Cleaner ways of producing steel are being explored. Mostly, these are based on the use of hydrogen instead of coke as the reagent which extracts the oxygen from iron-oxide ore.(HT_PRINT)

Published on Jun 20, 2023 01:09 am IST

Berlin to face water shortages owing to Germany’s decision to end use of coal

With Berlin already facing less rainfall due to the climate crisis, the end of lignite mining in nearby regions means groundwater pumped out to extract the fossil fuel will no longer feed the Spree.(Bloomberg)

Published on Jun 17, 2023 01:12 pm IST

Cause and Effect | The undeniable increase in Earth's energy imbalance

Climate activists during a

Published on Jun 16, 2023 04:04 pm IST

Alia Bhatt chills with Katrina Kaif, Vicky Kaushal at airport lounge, fans react

Alia Bhatt, Katrina Kaif and Vicky Kaushal at Mumbai airport.

Published on Jun 16, 2023 09:02 am IST

Global temperatures in early June warmest on record for the time of the year

The WWA study concentrated on the three areas worst hit by the drought: southern Ethiopia, Somalia and eastern Kenya.(Representational)

Published on Jun 15, 2023 07:24 pm IST

Switzerland to vote on key climate law amid melting glaciers

FILE PHOTO: The snow-covered peaks of Bernese Oberland are seen behind Lake Zug and the city of Zug, Switzerland August 20, 2020. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/File Photo(REUTERS)

Published on Jun 15, 2023 02:59 pm IST

Youth environmentalists bring Montana climate case to trial after 12 years

The plaintiffs' youth has little direct bearing on the legal issues, and experts say the case likely won't lead to immediate policy changes in fossil fuel-friendly Montana. (Shutterstock/Representative image)

Published on Jun 11, 2023 03:35 pm IST

Demand for chocolate causes more illegal deforestation than people realise

Could cocoa demand be causing deforestation?(Representative Image)

Published on Jun 10, 2023 02:12 am IST

Explained: How Arctic ice melt raises the risk of far-away wildfires

Surfing swell is photographed at snowy beach of Unstad, Norway on Lofoten Island, Arctic Circle, on March 9, 2016.(AFP)

Published on Jun 09, 2023 11:08 pm IST

Extreme weather events claimed 233 lives in India between January-April: Report

Rajasthan and Maharashtra reported the maximum number of extreme weather days (30 each), followed by Himachal Pradesh (28) and Bihar and Madhya Pradesh (27). (File)

Published on Jun 09, 2023 05:53 pm IST

A Finnish firm thinks it can cut industrial carbon emissions by a third

Steam rises from the coal-fired power plant near wind turbines Niederaussem, Germany, as the sun rises on Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022. Germany cut its greenhouse gas emissions by almost 2% last year, beating previous estimates but still falling far short of the cuts needed to meet its medium-term climate goals. (AP Photo)

Published on Jun 08, 2023 09:30 pm IST

‘Uninterrupted’ mining can be carried out following partial nod: Centre

The mining industry has welcome the move although some environmentalists have sounded caution.

Updated on Jun 07, 2023 04:56 am IST

Understanding monsoon onset date

Forecasting monsoon onset is one of the most challenging aspects of IMD’s work.(AFP)

Published on Jun 06, 2023 08:53 pm IST

More work needed to protect planet: NGT chairperson on Environment Day

A tree plantation programme was organised inside the NGT premises on Monday. (File image)

Published on Jun 05, 2023 06:26 pm IST

'Climate crisis accelerating at faster pace than expected': Scientist Roxy Koll

Roxy Mathew Koll (HT Photo)

Updated on Jun 05, 2023 01:59 am IST

Lower emissions during Covid pandemic led to increased warming, says study

A woman rides a bike in downtown Montreal, on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020, (AP)

Published on Jun 01, 2023 08:25 pm IST

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