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WMO annual report highlights continuous advance of climate change
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Droughts, floods and heatwaves affected communities on every continent and cost many billions of dollars. Antarctic sea ice fell to its lowest extent on record and the melting of some European glaciers was, literally, off the charts.
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Four killed in avalanche in the French Alps
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The incident happened in the middle of the day at the Armancette glacier, at the altitude of around 3,500 meters (11,500 feet). The glacier is located in the Haute-Savoie region, some 30 kilometres (almost 20 miles) southwest of Chamonix.
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ISRO chairman, Bhutan's ministers inaugurate Ground-Earth station for Indi
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The data from the India-Bhutan satellite will be beneficial for people of Bhutan and it will be used for assessing inland water quality, forest & biomass cover, snow and glacier cover, Bhutan's geology and hydrology, according to Bhutan Embassy in India.
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First woman officer posted at highest battlefield of Siachen hopes to insp
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Captain Shiva Chauhan, who became the first women officer to be posted at the world's highest battlefield in Siachen glacier, on Monday expressed hope that more girls will join India Army after her accomplishment.
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Satellites observe speed-up of glaciers on the Antarctic Peninsula: Study
Updated : 3 years ago IST
A team of researchers, led by scientists at the University of Leeds, has used more than 10,000 satellite images, taken above the Antarctic Peninsula between 2014 and 2021, to understand how the flow of glaciers into the waters around the Antarctic alters during colder and warmer periods.
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Tableaux on 'Nari shakti' wow people at 74th Republic Day parade
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Recent sky diving activity by three women soldiers and Captain Shiva Chauhan, the first woman officer to serve in Siachen glacier at an altitude of 15,600 ft signifies that no battlefield is untouched by audacious women.
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Social reformist Wangchuk urges PM Modi for climate mitigation, says 2/3rd
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Sonam Wangchuk, the engineer from Ladakh whose life story inspired the Bollywood film 3 Idiots, has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi for ensuring the safety and protection of Ladakh as studies suggested the extinction of nearly 2/3rd of the glaciers in the Union Territory.
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Meteorite hunters find 17-pound space rock in Antarctica
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Antarctica is a tough place to work, for obvious reasons it's bitterly cold, remote, and wild. However, it's one of the best places in the world to hunt for meteorites. That's partly because Antarctica is a desert, and its dry climate limits the degree of weathering the meteorites experience
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Check off your travel bucket list in 2023 with Trafalgar Tours
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 12 (ANI/Mediawire): Holidays! Don't we all love them? Because let's face it, nothing beats the transformative power of a well-deserved break. Travel doesn't just make you happy; it expands your horizon, opens you up to new experiences, and builds memories that l
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Melting glaciers of Tibetan plateau may impact regional security in South
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Melting glaciers on the Tibetan Plateau can result in excess water in some places and shortages in others, says a report in Hamrakura, adding that the melting of glaciers on the Tibetan Plateau could impact regional security.
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Scientists predict two out of three glaciers could be lost by 2100
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Scientists have made new projections of glacier mass loss through the century under different emissions scenarios.
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PM Modi applauds as Capt Shiva Chauhan becomes first woman officer to be d
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Fire and Fury Corps officer Captain Shiva Chauhan underwent rigorous training including endurance training, ice wall climbing, avalanche and crevasse rescue and survival drills, as she became the first woman officer to be operationally deployed at the world's highest battleground on the Siac
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