Indian rocket hurls aloft four satellites
October 12th, 2011 - 3:15 pm ICT by IANS
Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh), Oct 12 (IANS) An Indian rocket blasted off from the spaceport here Wednesday to place into orbit an Indo-French satellite to study the tropical weather system ... Read more...
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Antarctic icebergs play key role in climate change: Study
March 26th, 2011 - 5:36 pm ICT by ANI
London, March 26 (ANI): Researchers have discovered that when icebergs cool and dilute the seas through which they pass for days, they also raise chlorophyll levels in the water that may in ... Read more...
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India eyes supercomputer for accurate weather predictions
February 17th, 2011 - 7:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) The India Meteorological Department (IMD) is planning to acquire an advanced supercomputer to carry out cutting edge research in weather predictions and the future of earth's climate, ... Read more...
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Halting emissions would still make earth warmer
February 16th, 2011 - 3:50 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 16 (IANS) If greenhouse gas emissions stopped now, the earth would still likely get warmer.
While governments debate about potential policies that might curb the emission of greenhouse gases, new ... Read more...
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Current CO2 emissions could lead to ‘climate tipping point’ by 2200
June 29th, 2010 - 3:12 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 29 (ANI): If carbon dioxide emissions continue on their present course, there will be a fundamental shift in the global climate system- a tipping point-by 2200, according to a survey ... Read more...
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‘Doubters of human-caused climate change lack expertise’
June 26th, 2010 - 7:36 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, June 26 (IANS) Scientists who are not convinced that human beings have contributed significantly to climate change have far less expertise and prominence in climate research than peers who are convinced, ... Read more...
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‘Doubters’ of climate change lack expertise: Study
June 26th, 2010 - 5:53 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 26 (ANI): Scientists who doubt that human beings have contributed significantly to climate change have far less expertise and prominence in climate research as compared to scientists who are convinced, ... Read more...
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Pallam Raju lauds Norway’s role in conflict resolution
March 2nd, 2010 - 9:01 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 2(ANI): Minister of State for Defence Dr. M.M. Pallam Raju on Tuesday lauded the role of Norway in conflict resolution and promoting peace.Inaugurating a bilateral seminar in the national ... Read more...
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India lauds Norway’s role in conflict resolution
March 2nd, 2010 - 8:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) Lauding Norway's role in conflict resolution, Minister of State for Defence M.M. Pallam Raju Tuesday said the two countries have been cooperating with the global community on ... Read more...
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New technique to measure CO2 over oceans more efficiently than existing methods
January 20th, 2010 - 4:41 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, January 20 (ANI): Scientists have developed a new method to measure carbon dioxide (CO2) over the ocean in a much better way than existing methods.The method has been developed by researchers ... Read more...
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‘UN warning over Himalayan glacier meltdown based on speculation’
January 17th, 2010 - 2:19 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan. 17 (ANI): A UN warning that global warming will melt most of the Himalayan glaciers by 2035 was based on a "speculative" article published in New Scientist, experts behind the ... Read more...
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Nathan Myhrvold Comes Up With Anti-Global Warming Suggestion
December 21st, 2009 - 9:21 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Dec. 21, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The climate research scientists in Copenhagen Climate Conference have tried to find out several ways to check the increasing effects of global warming. Though the climate ... Read more...
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India to coordinate climate research (Lead)
October 13th, 2009 - 8:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 13 (IANS) The National Council on Climate Change met here Tuesday to discuss the setting up of a network of institutions for mutual exchange of knowledge on climate ... Read more...
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Aerosols in clouds may decrease rainfall in southeastern China
September 26th, 2009 - 3:08 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, September 26 (ANI): A team of scientists has discovered that the presence of aerosols in clouds may hamper the amount of rainfall in heavy industrial regions of southeastern China.The discovery was ... Read more...
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Human-generated aerosols from northern hemisphere may affect rainfall patterns in Australia
August 27th, 2009 - 4:14 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, August 27 (ANI): Australian scientists, using a climate model, have suggested that human-generated aerosols from the northern hemisphere may have contributed to increased rainfall in north-western and central Australia, and decreased ... Read more...
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Methane more stable in a warming world than previously thought
April 24th, 2009 - 12:22 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 24 (ANI): In a new research of ice cores by scientists, it has been revealed that a vast, potential source of the potent greenhouse gas, methane, is more stable in ... Read more...
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Securing a safe water supply for the world
March 22nd, 2009 - 2:35 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, March 22 (ANI): An international team of scientists from the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) are working on securing a safe water supply for the world. In a densely ... Read more...
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Sea level rise to threaten 1 in 10 humans in low-lying coastal areas by 2100
March 11th, 2009 - 12:14 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, March 11 (ANI): New research has indicated that rising sea levels due to global warming would have major impacts around the world, with a maximum rise of one meter by ... Read more...
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Obama’s robust repudiation of Bush and break from the past (News Analysis)
January 21st, 2009 - 12:37 pm ICT by IANS
Chicago, Jan 21 (IANS) Belying expectations of soaring phraseology, President Barack Obama's inaugural address was a resolute, robust and workmanlike repudiation of his predecessor's policies.Standing barely 15 feet away former President George ... Read more...
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Studying aerosols may lead to improved climate predictions
January 17th, 2009 - 4:23 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 17 (ANI): A NASA-led report issued by the U.S. Climate Change Science Program has determined that scientists need to study how aerosols affect climate in order to produce better ... Read more...
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Cleaning air pollution in large cities may raise global temps
October 13th, 2008 - 12:51 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 13 (ANI): A German scientist has warned that cleaning air in large cities suffering from pollution problems by limiting car and power-plant emissions may raise global temperatures instead of ... Read more...
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Ruins may be Viking hunting outpost in Greenland
July 30th, 2008 - 5:39 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 30 (ANI): Ruins recently discovered on Greenland may be the Vikings most northerly year-round hunting outpost on the icy island.According to Knut Espen Solberg, leader of The Melting Arctic ... Read more...
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Ice cover in Arctic Ocean in 2008 will lie below that of 2005
July 10th, 2008 - 5:00 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 10 (ANI): Based on a model study, climate scientists have estimated that the ice cover in the Arctic Ocean at the end of summer 2008 will lie, with almost ... Read more...
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Research aircraft to study climate change in remote atmospheric region
June 13th, 2008 - 2:55 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 13 (ANI): Scientists are deploying an advanced research aircraft to study a remote atmospheric region that influences climate change by affecting the amount of solar heat that reaches Earths ... Read more...
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Indian American scientist wins top IMO prize
April 1st, 2008 - 11:45 am ICT by admin
By Arun Kumar
Washington, April 1 (IANS) Jagadish Shukla, an Indian American scientist, has been awarded the 52nd International Meteorological Organization (IMO) Prize, for his research on monsoons and establishing a scientific model ... Read more...
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