Sulphuric acid formation affects climate, health
August 9th, 2012 - 5:06 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 9 (IANS) The formation in the air of sulphuric acid, which smells like rotten eggs, is significantly impacting our climate and health, says a study.The study led by ... Read more...
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Heat wave strikes Odisha, toll rises to 19 (Lead)
May 26th, 2012 - 9:10 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, May 26 (IANS) A blistering heat wave Saturday swept across Odisha with the state recording a new high temperature of 46.7 degrees Celsius, as officials confirmed nine deaths, mostly ... Read more...
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No respite from heat wave in Odisha
May 26th, 2012 - 2:15 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, May 26 (IANS) The blistering heat wave in Odisha is likely to continue for the next four-five days, the weather office here said Saturday.Many places in the western parts ... Read more...
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Sunny but chilly in Himachal
January 23rd, 2012 - 2:46 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Jan 23 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh witnessed a sunny but cold day Monday with temperatures staying below freezing point in many areas."It was a bright, sunny day across the state ... Read more...
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Uttar Pradesh weather department goes high-tech
December 30th, 2011 - 12:01 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Dec 29 (IANS) The meteorological office of Uttar Pradesh has gone high tech with the commissioning of its much awaited Doppler weather radar, an official said Thursday."The new radar ... Read more...
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Air pollution aggravates drought, flooding
November 14th, 2011 - 1:46 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 14 (IANS) Rising air pollution levels can seriously affect cloud formation in ways that reduce precipitation in dry areas, while increasing rain, snowfall and severe storms in wet ... Read more...
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Scientists trigger 52 downpours in Abu Dhabi desert
January 3rd, 2011 - 7:13 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 3 (IANS) Scientists triggered 52 downpours last year in Abu Dhabi's eastern Al Ain region using technology designed to control weather.Most downpurs occurred at the peak of summer in July ... Read more...
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McEnroe’s ghostly image appears in cloud formation in Bristol
October 2nd, 2010 - 4:16 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 2(ANI): A ghostly image of American tennis legend John McEnroe's face had appeared in a cirrus-type cloud formation in Bristol, England.According to the Daily Express, the image was photographed at ... Read more...
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Pleasant morning for Delhiites, more rains expected
July 27th, 2010 - 11:10 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) Delhiites woke up to a pleasant morning Tuesday with sudden showers in parts of the city bringing respite from the sultry days. The rains will continue through ... Read more...
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Geoscientists call for reducing soot emissions
June 26th, 2010 - 7:24 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, June 26 (IANS) More aggressive action is required to reduce soot emissions in a bid to achieve climate policy goals such as those set forth in last December's Copenhagen Accord, says ... Read more...
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Scientists reveal the secret life of water at very low temperatures
June 17th, 2010 - 5:10 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 17 (ANI): A team of chemists have revealed the coexistence of ice and liquid after water crystallizes at very low temperatures.University of Utah chemists demonstrated curious blurring of two water ... Read more...
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Plans to make artificial clouds to fight global warming may backfire
June 7th, 2010 - 1:16 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 07 (ANI): Making artificial clouds to fight global warming could make things worse, according to experts.Scientists had come up with the idea of man-made clouds to reflect sunlight and heat ... Read more...
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Halley’s Comet Remnanats To Be Seen In Meteor Shower
May 6th, 2010 - 6:33 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
May 6, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Halley's comet is considered as one of the most important celestial phenomenon that exists in our solar system. It comes close to the earth once in ... Read more...
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New YouTube clip sparks UFO debate
February 18th, 2010 - 4:14 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Feb 18 (ANI): People believing in the existence of the extra terrestrial and UFO say a new video uploaded onto YouTube shows an alien plane either entering or leaving the Earth. ... Read more...
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Scientists freeze water with heat
February 13th, 2010 - 1:57 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 13 (ANI): In what is a bizarre trick, scientists have come up with a way that can make water freeze solid as it's heating up.Popular belief contends that water freezes ... Read more...
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Delhi partly cloudy but warmer
February 6th, 2010 - 11:49 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) Delhi Saturday saw partly cloudy skies with the sun playing peek-a-boo. The weatherman forecast a relatively warmer day with the minimum temperature being well above the average.
According ... Read more...
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“Night shining” clouds getting brighter worldwide
December 29th, 2009 - 3:08 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, December 29 (ANI): A new research has indicated that "night shining" clouds are getting brighter all over the world."Night shining" clouds, or shimmering noctilucent clouds, are very thin and wispy, ... Read more...
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Grief, tears as India loses Andhra Chief Minister YSR in crash (Evening Lead)
September 3rd, 2009 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad/New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) Grief swept through India's southern state of Andhra Pradesh and much of the country Thursday with the tragic death of Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, a ... Read more...
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Chopper crash kills Andhra Chief Minister YSR, four others (Afternoon Lead)
September 3rd, 2009 - 4:23 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad/New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) More than 24 hours after his helicopter exploded in the dark rain clouds over a dense forest, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy and four ... Read more...
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YSR’s chopper exploded after hitting hillock
September 3rd, 2009 - 3:46 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Sep 3 (IANS) The helicopter carrying Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy and four others appeared to have exploded after hitting a hillock, said a senior official Thursday.
The bodies of ... Read more...
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NRSA aircraft joins search operations for YSR
September 2nd, 2009 - 9:28 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Sep 2 (IANS) A low-flying aircraft of the National Remote Sensing Agency (NRSA) joined the operations to trace Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy's helicopter that went missing Wednesday morning.
State ... Read more...
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Solar sneeze can upset climatic conditions on earth
August 28th, 2009 - 2:29 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 28 (IANS) Sun spot frequency, the equivalent of a solar sneeze, can upset cloud formation and precipitation on earth.
Our sun radiates rather erratically, the best known example being the famous ... Read more...
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Scientists see storm brewing over Titan’s tropical desert
August 13th, 2009 - 12:38 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, August 13 (ANI): A new research has discovered significant cloud formation within the tropical zone near the equator of Saturn's largest moon, Titan, which is evidence that the parched, dry desert ... Read more...
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How to make ice melt at -180 degree Celsius
July 27th, 2009 - 12:59 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 27 (ANI): A team of scientists has determined that ice can be melted at -180 degree Celsius if the ice crystals contain just 48 water molecules.According to a report in ... Read more...
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Giant volcanic eruption 260 mln yrs ago may have caused global mass extinction
May 29th, 2009 - 12:02 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 29 (ANI): Scientists at the University of Leeds in the UK have uncovered a previously unknown giant volcanic eruption that led to global mass extinction 260 million years ago.The eruption ... Read more...
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Orissa heat wave claims 18 lives
May 2nd, 2009 - 8:56 pm ICT by ANI
Bhubneshwar, May 2 (ANI): Constantly rising mercury has claimed 18 lives in Orissa's capital Bhubneshwar.As the temperature touched 43 degrees, many people suffered heat stroke in the state.Orissa has not seen rainfall ... Read more...
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Human-generated lead causes cloud formation at warmer temperatures
April 20th, 2009 - 1:28 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 20 (ANI): In a new research, scientists have suggested that lead generated by human activities causes clouds to form at warmer temperatures and with less water, which could alter the ... Read more...
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Sulfuric acid may help soot turn into cloud seeds
March 26th, 2009 - 12:50 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, March 26 (ANI): In a new research, scientists have determined that as soot particles in the atmosphere age, airborne sulfuric acid may help turn them into condensation nuclei, which enable the ... Read more...
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Lunar cycle can turn hurricanes into monsters
March 6th, 2009 - 2:30 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, March 6 (ANI): A new study has determined that hurricanes strengthen more often under a new lunar cycle than at any other time.The moons strange influence on Earth and its ... Read more...
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Bacteria can make it rain by supercharging clouds
January 13th, 2009 - 2:32 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 13 (ANI): A new research has suggested that surfactants secreted by many species of ground-based bacteria can influence the weather, by mixing in the clouds and making it rain.Previous ... Read more...
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How aerosols affect the when, where and how much of rainfall
September 10th, 2008 - 4:13 pm ICT by ANI
Berlin, September 10 (ANI): A team of scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry in Mainz, Germany, has discovered how aerosols affect the when, where and how much of rainfall, ... Read more...
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Heavy air pollution reduces rainfall: study
September 8th, 2008 - 9:20 pm ICT by IANS
Jerusalem, Sep 8 (Xinhua) Researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have found that heavy air pollution reduces rainfall, the Jerusalem Post reported Monday.The research team, led by Daniel Rosenfeld of the ... Read more...
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Onset of monsoon in Kerala delayed
May 29th, 2008 - 5:59 pm ICT by admin
Thiruvananthapuram, May 29 (IANS) The southwest monsoon that brings rain to the country was expected to hit Kerala Thursday but has been delayed by a day or two, meteorological officials said. The ... Read more...
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Stressed seaweeds cause cloudy skies: Study
May 8th, 2008 - 7:38 pm ICT by admin
London, May 8 (IANS) When under stress, the large brown seaweeds known as kelps are likely to contribute to dark and gloomy cloud formations over coastal regions. Stressed kelps release a huge ... Read more...
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World might be heading towards Ice Age
April 23rd, 2008 - 12:56 pm ICT by admin
Canberra, April 23 (ANI): Scientists have warned that the world might once again be heading towards an Ice Age, with global warming approaching a possible end.Evidence in support of this theory ... Read more...
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