Jakobshavn Glacier of Greenland Loses Chunk of Ice as Large as Manhattan

Posted on 25/08/2015 by sumayah

It happens to be the speediest glacier on the face of the planet. And recently it shed a huge slab of ice that is supposedly big enough to cover all of Manhattan. The radar pics picked up by the ESA'...

California Drought Getting Worse due to Global Warming

Posted on 21/08/2015 by sumayah

New studies have confirmed the fact that global warming has dire consequences. That is for the California drought. Besides the scarcity of rainfall, the hot weather conditions have driven out...

Central Asia Glaciers Will Melt by 2050

Posted on 18/08/2015 by hira

Glaciers worldwide are shrinking faster than ever before. According to a new research, one of the longest mountain range in Central Asia Tian Shan could disappear by 2050.The Celestial mountains have...

Polar Bears Would Appreciate a Little Ice Age

Posted on 16/07/2015 by i4u

A study we covered earlier this week predicts a Little Ice Age starting in 2030. This study has been questioned by other researchers as climate change caused by humans would outweigh the lower sun...

Geothermal Heat Discovered Beneath West Antarctic Ice Sheet

Posted on 13/07/2015 by affam

Recently a new study led by UC Santa Cruz researchers has shown that the amount of heat that is flowing towards the base of the West Antarctic ice sheet from geothermal sources deep within the Earth...

New Centipede From Hell Discovered

Posted on 30/06/2015 by i4u

An international team of scientists has discovered the deepest underground dwelling centipede. The animal was found by members of the Croatian Biospeleological Society in three caves in Velebit Mts,...

Greenland Glacial Lakes Disappearance Mystery Solved

Posted on 04/06/2015 by sumayah

Last year scientists were left confounded when a meltwater lake in Greenland atop an ice sheet suddenly drained. A team of researchers from US claim they have figured out the phenomenon behind...

New 7.4 Earthquake hits Nepal

Posted on 12/05/2015 by i4u

Reports hit the wire that Nepal has been hit by another big earthquake today. The epicenter of the 7.3 earthquake is near Kodari and close to Mount Everest according to USGS. The time of the quake...

Nepal Quake: Death Toll tops 3600

Posted on 27/04/2015 by sumayah

Over 3,617 people have died in the peace-shattering earthquake that visited the regions of Nepal and India recently. About 1,302 of these deaths took place in the Kathmandu Valley, such was the...

Nepal Earthquake Death Toll Climbs Over 2500, World Orgs Respond To Help Signal

Posted on 26/04/2015 by Jessica Hannan

USA Today reports that over 2,500 people are confirmed dead after the 7.8 earthquake that rocked Nepal early Saturday, April 25. The news organization pointed out that rescue efforts are still viable...

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