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International Polar Bear Day 2024: Date, history, significance and more
International Polar Bear Day highlights the threat of climate change on polar bears and their habitat, urging global action to protect the species.
Published on Feb 26, 2024 02:46 PM IST
Akanksha Agnihotri, New Delhi
Cause and effect l Winter is here, but it's not enough
The Antarctic is seeing a winter that only comes about once every 7.5 mn years. The sea ice cover is the lowest it's ever been. Here's why this matters greatly
Published on Aug 03, 2023 09:19 AM IST
Tannu Jain
Warming climate could bring viruses in Arctic into contact with new hosts: Study
Viruses need hosts like humans, animals, plants or fungi to replicate and spread, and occasionally they can jump to a new one that lacks immunity, as seen during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Published on Oct 19, 2022 05:00 PM IST
AFP | | Posted by Nisha Anand
Temperatures in Arctic Ocean much warmer than average during February
Northeastern Canada and Greenland were also much warmer-than-average for February, according to a report Monday by Europe’s Copernicus Climate Change Service.
Published on Mar 08, 2021 06:17 PM IST
Bloomberg |
How moon controls release of methane in Arctic Ocean, new study
A study lead by University in Tromso The Arctic University of Norway has claimed that the moon has a role to play in controlling the amount of methane gas released by the Arctic Ocean.
Updated on Dec 15, 2020 05:34 PM IST
Oslo [Norway] | Asian News International | Posted by Jahnavi Gupta
The first Arctic summer without ice is coming in just 15 years
Scientists from North Carolina State University and the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration earlier this year used a different model to arrive at a similar 2035 target for the ice-free Arctic summer.
Published on Aug 17, 2020 03:00 PM IST
Bloomberg | Posted by Arpan Rai
Beluga whale plays wonderful game of ‘fetch’, Twitter calls it life goals
This post has garnered about 5 million views and more than 16 lakh likes - and still counting.
Updated on Nov 08, 2019 04:32 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
To defend her cubs, mother walrus sinks Russian Navy boat
Walrus are not naturally aggressive, but they use their massive tusks to defend themselves when threatened.
Updated on Sep 28, 2019 04:37 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Trisha Sengupta
‘Want to take a look ’: Trump confirms he is considering attempt to buy Greenland
Larry Kudlow, the economic adviser of White House, confirmed that President Donald Trump “wants to take a look at” buying Greenland, although the semi-autonomous territory of Denmark has said it’s not for sale.US President Donald Trump wants to take a look at buying Greenland.
Updated on Aug 19, 2019 03:04 PM IST
Washington | Associated Press
‘Thanks, but we’re not for sale’: Greenland to Donald Trump
Following reports that Trump had spoken about the notion of buying Greenland, the semi autonomous Danish territory between the Atlantic and Arctic oceans issued a short statement to clarify it wasn’t on the market.
Updated on Aug 16, 2019 10:36 PM IST
Tasiilaq, Greenland | Associated Press
Alarm sounded over the shrinking of frigid zones
Climate scientists have been warning of an increase in the frequency of extreme weather events, increased variability and instability of climatic patterns because of global warming.
Updated on Jul 04, 2019 11:42 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Jayashree Nandi
Trapped heat in Arctic’s interior could melt entire region’s ice
Warmer water that originated hundreds of miles away has penetrated deep into the interior of the Arctic, researchers found.
Published on Aug 30, 2018 03:32 PM IST
Washington | Press Trust of India
Fast melting Arctic ice may hit Indian monsoon: Study
The research led by Manish Tiwari and Vikash Kumar of National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research, Goa, has reconstructed the warming of the Arctic over the last two centuries by examining organic productivity from sediment samples from an Arctic fjord known as Kongsfjorden in Svalbard.
Updated on Aug 18, 2018 03:57 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Panaji | Gerard de Souza