World Meteorological Organization’s (WMO) State of the Global Climate report has unveiled some scary facts. As per the report, the last decade, i.e. 2011 to 2020, was the warmest on record. The last six years have been consecutively warmest of any previous years, and 2020,
Solar power is the cheapest source of electric power in the history of mankind but the lack of space becomes a limitation. Unlike fossil fuel power plants, solar energy plants require more space to generate electricity for the demand. However, floating solar farms present a
Google Earth has recently released the Timelapse feature that exhibits the horrific changes upon earth, brought by various anthropological activities in the past four decades. Using millions of satellite images from the past 37 years, the feature allows people to scroll through time to see
Thwaites Glacier, also known as the Doomsday Glacier, is a gigantic ice shelf in West Antarctica; and like the rest of the globe, it has been tremendously affected by the rapid changes in climate and warming of the planet. A recent study has indicated that
South Asian countries have been experiencing heatwaves for many years now, mostly due to rapid climate change. Considering the present rate of climate change, South Asia is expected to experience routine heatwaves from 2040 – it is predicted to hit 1.5 degrees Celsius increase in
It’s no secret how climate change has negatively impacted the planet we live on. Over the past decades, the earth’s ecosystem has changed due to the constant interference by humans in nature’s code. A study has discovered that various endemic marine and mountain species face
For a long time, oceans bloomed with healthy marine life, vibrant ocean waters, and beautiful coasts – which sounds like a distant dream of the days past. The flow of waste, including plastic and chemicals, to the seas, has been threatening the existence of several
More than a third of the Antarctic ice shelves could be at risk of collapse, resulting in unimaginable amounts of water added into the oceans if the global temperature reaches 4°Cabove the pre-industrial era, experts warn. Ice shelves are the floating ice sheets over a
Changing climatic conditions have profoundly affected the Arctic, resulting in rising temperatures, loss of sea ice, and melting of the Greenland ice sheet. A recent study has discovered that Narwhal tusks reveal a great deal about the effects of climate change and mercury levels in
Climate change over the years has drastically affected the ecosystems, and marine life is also not spared from it. A recent study stated that with the increase in oceanic temperatures, several marine species are migrating away from the Equator to avoid the heat. It has