Environment/Science
Baku/New Delhi: The ongoing air pollution crisis in South Asia is a grim reminder of what is at stake and the urgent need for countries to reduce dependence on fossil fuels, experts observed at the ongoing COP29 climate conference in Azerbaijan's Baku amid the deteriorating Air Quality Index (AQI) in Delhi triggering an environmental crisis. more
Carbon emissions touch record high in 2024, shows latest study

A new research has shown global carbon emissions from fossil fuel have reached a record high figure in 2024.

Pakistan: Punjab govt bars people from entering museums, parks, amid deteriorating air quality

The Punjab government in Pakistan on Friday banned people from entering public parks, zoos, playgrounds and even museums amid rapidly deteriorating state of air quality in the province.

Scientists say 2024 is poised to become the hottest year on record

The world is experiencing unprecedented warming with 2024 poised to become the hottest year on record, surpassing the previous record in 2023, according to new data released by the World ...

Greenhouse gases surged to new highs in 2023, reveals data released by World Meteorological Organization

New data released by the UN on Monday indicated that greenhouse gases have hit a record high showing once again that urgent action and not words is needed from the world’s major pol ...

Scientists alert world is on the brink of an irreversible climate disaster

An international team of scientists, including Associate Professor Thomas Newsome from the University of Sydney, is warning that the Earth is stepping into a critical and unpredictable ne ...

U.S. scientists David Baker and John Jumper and Britain’s Demis Hassabis win Nobel Prize in Chemistry for works on protein

U.S. scientists David Baker and John Jumper and Britain’s Demis Hassabis have been awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for cracking the code for proteins’ amazing structures. ...

Global energy sector's transformation to achieve COP28 targets is 'feasible', says IEA

Paris: The International Energy Agency (IEA) has stated in its latest report that tripling renewable energy capacity and doubling energy efficiency by 2030 to meet the goals set at COP28 ...

New study finds climate-change-triggered landslide caused Earth to vibrate for nine days

A landslide in a remote part of Greenland caused a mega-tsunami that sloshed back and forth across a fjord for nine days, generating vibrations throughout Earth, according to a new study ...

Iceland hosts world's first global glacier graveyard

Iceland´s glaciers are retreating so rapidly that future generations may wonder how the ancient island nation got its name.