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Meteorite hunters find 17-pound space rock in Antarctica
Updated : 3 years, 1 month 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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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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Current Antarctic conservation efforts insufficient to avoid biodiversity
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Existing conservation efforts are insufficient to protect Antarctic ecosystems, and population declines are likely for 65 per cent of the continent's plants and wildlife by the year 2100, according to a study
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Study identifies new cause for melting Antarctic ice shelves
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Researchers have discovered a process that can contribute to the melting of ice shelves in the Antarctic. An international team of scientists found that adjacent ice shelves play a role in causing instability in others downstream.
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Research reveals how fast-moving glaciers might affect sea level rise
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Oxford [UK], October 17 (ANI): Sea levels are rising as a result of climate change due to ocean expansion and ice melting on land. Sea level rise in the near future will be influenced by a number of factors, some of which include how frequently glaciers calve. These happen when big chunks of
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Tibetan rights group raises issue of climate crisis as China exploits rich
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Lhasa [Tibet], September 27 (ANI): In an open letter to world leaders, a Tibetan rights group has raised the issue of climate change caused due to exploitation of rich natural resources by China, ahead of the upcoming UN Climate Conference COP27.
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Himalayan celebrates Himalayan Day to support communities affected by melt
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 7 (ANI/NewsVoir): Himalayan, the premium mineral water brand from Tata Consumer Products Ltd. (TCPL) portfolio with its strong brand credentials has partnered with the 'Ladakh Marathon' for the World's highest Ultra Marathon 'Himalayan Khardungla Challenge 2022'.
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China is exploiting Tibet's natural wealth: Report
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Beijing [China], July 22 (ANI): China is only interested in exploiting the natural wealth of Tibet and is changing its demography in an attempt to bring the roof of the world under its influence, according to rights groups.
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Climate change is linked to coastal glacier retreat: Research
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 16 (ANI): Researchers at the University of Texas Institute for Geophysics (UTIG) and Georgia Tech have developed a methodology that they think cracks the code to why coastal glaciers are retreating, and in turn, how much can be attributed to human-caused climate change.
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Research: Climate change associated with coastal glacier retreat
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 15 (ANI): Researchers at the University of Texas Institute for Geophysics (UTIG) and Georgia Tech have developed a methodology that they think cracks the code to why coastal glaciers are retreating, and in turn, how much can be attributed to human-caused climate change.
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China using Tibet as dumping zone, destroying its environment
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Lhasa [Tibet], June 18 (ANI): The nature-bound systems of Tibet are now being shattered and destroyed by Beijing for their own benefit, who are using it as a dumping zone, destroying its environment.
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