Category Archives: climate change

Increasing Antarctic Sea Ice Extent Linked To Ozone Hole

Increased growth in Antarctic sea ice during the past 30 years is a result of changing weather patterns caused by the ozone hole, according to new research.Reporting in the journal Geophysical Research Letters, scientists from British Antarctic Survey (BAS) and … Continue reading

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Isro,India preparing satellite to map climate change

The Indian Space Research Organisation is working on a geostationary satellite, which it plans to hand over in two to three years to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) to help it unravel climate change trends.”The satellite will help IMD track … Continue reading

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G8 makes scant progress on Copenhagen climate pact

A G8 summit made scant progress toward a new U.N. climate treaty due to be agreed in December with some nations back-pedaling on promises of new action even before the end of a meeting in Italy. a new U.N. climate … Continue reading

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Patagonian glaciers melting at unprecedented rates

The latest research expedition to the Southern Patagonia Ice Field revealed that alpine glaciers in the Chilean and Argentine Andes are disappearing at much faster rates than previously anticipated by the scientific community.The scientists discovered that the masses of ice … Continue reading

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