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Sandipan Talukdar
Previously Considered Safe, East Antarctica’s Ice is Melting Unexpectedly Rapidly
09 Feb 2019
A new study on the basis of satellite images over 40 years has concluded that Antarctica is depositing six times more ice to the sea than it did in 1979.
Sandipan Talukdar
Increase in Ocean Heat Content is as Dangerous as Atom Bomb
15 Jan 2019
A study has estimated that heat energy absorbed by oceans in the last 150 years is roughly equivalent to one atomic bomb explosion per second.
Sandipan Talukdar
Science in 2018: Gene-edited Babies, Ancient India DNA, and Lots More
31 Dec 2018
The year witnessed many amazing scientific discoveries, but at the same time, we still failed to improve significantly in our combat with the climate change.
Tejal Kanitkar
Is Gender-Just Climate Action Possible Without Equity?
26 Dec 2018
Are developed countries undermining poor women in the developing world in the manner in which the future of global climate action is being shaped?
D. Raghunandan
COP24: Achieving Nothing, Cementing a Trend
20 Dec 2018
The Rulebook was indeed successfully finalised, but only after diluting several provisions and kicking many important issues down the road.
Sandipan Talukdar
Global Warming has Made Rainfalls More Intense, but World’s Water Supplies are Shrinking
19 Dec 2018
The increased intensity of rain with global warming is quite an expected phenomenon because warmer air stores more moisture, and this was predicted by various climate models as well.
Sandipan Talukdar
Indian Ocean Warming may Cause India’s Wind Energy Generation to Suffer
15 Dec 2018
Western states, particularly Rajasthan and Maharashtra, have already seen the steepest decline in wind energy over the four decades. These are also states where investment in wind power is highest.
Sandipan Talukdar
Can Indian Ocean’s Role in Last Ice Age Determine Future Climate Change?
14 Dec 2018
The new study on paleoclimatic data shifts the focus from Pacific-centric theories on tropical climate change to the role of the Indian Ocean.
Sandipan Talukdar
More Commitments Needed to Tackle Climate Change, Warns UN Report
06 Dec 2018
Current pledges are not adequate to limit global warming to 1.5 0 C- 2 0 C, says UN Emission Gap Report 2018.
Subin Dennis
What Do Violent Conflicts Have to Do With Health? Everything, Says People’s Health Assembly
21 Nov 2018
The struggle to ensure health for all is synonymous with the struggle for a new society.