Environment/Science
Environment/Science
New York, May 28 (Just Earth News):Some 31 natural and cultural World Heritage sites in 29 countries across the world are becoming increasingly vulnerable to the effects of climate change, a new report released by the United Nations has found. more
NASA's GPM Satellite sees potential Atlantic Tropical Cyclone

California, May 27,An area of low pressure designated as System 91L, located in the Atlantic Ocean between Bermuda and the Bahamas is being monitored today for possible development into a tr ...

NASA radar finds ice age record in Mars' polar cap

California, May 27, Scientists using radar data from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) have found a record of the most recent Martian ice age recorded in the planet's north polar ice ...

El Nino ends as tropical Pacific Ocean returns to neutral

Melbourne, May 26, The tropical Pacific Ocean has returned to a neutral El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) state, Australia's Bureau of Meteorology said.

Monsoon to be ‘above normal’: Skymet

New Delhi, May 25, Private weather forecasting company Skymet has predicted that India is going to experience ‘above normal’ Monsoon rains this year.

UN report paints mixed picture of global responses to declining air quality

New York, May 25 (Just Earth News): Noting that from 2008 to 2013, air pollution levels in urban areas increased by eight per cent, a new report from the United Nations Environment Programme ...

Sri Lanka: Deadly tropical storm displaces more than 230,000, UN relief wing reports

New York, May 25 (Just Earth News): The United Nations humanitarian wing has reported that at least 84 people have died, another 116 are missing, and more than 230,000 are displaced followin ...

NASA: Solar storms may have been key to life on Earth

Our sun's adolescence was stormy—and new evidence shows that these tempests may have been just the key to seeding life as we know it.

UN Environment Assembly opens in Nairobi aiming to ensure ‘healthy planet, with healthy people’

New York, May 24 (Just Earth News): Hundreds of key global decision-makers are gathering in Kenya on Monday for the second United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-2), aiming to tackle some ...

With hottest April on record, streak of above-average global temperatures continues – UN

New York, May 21 (Just Earth News):Global temperature records were broken yet again in April for the 12th consecutive month, the longest such streak since global record-taking began in 1880, ...