First expedition to newly exposed Antarctic ecosystem
Feb 15, 2018, at 10:19 pm
New York, Feb 15 (IBNS): A team of scientists, led by British Antarctic Survey (BAS), heads to Antarctica this week (14 February) to investigate a mysterious marine ecosystem that’s been hidden beneath an Antarctic ice shelf for up to 120,000 years.
New study reveals Australia’s most endangered ocean ecosystem
Feb 15, 2018, at 10:16 pm
Melbourne, Feb 15 (IBNS): A new study has found almost all of Australia’s shellfish reefs have disappeared, making them the country’s most threatened ocean ecosystem.
Feb 15, 2018, at 08:33 pm
New York, Feb 15 (IBNS): The individual commitments made by parties of the United Nations Paris Agreement are not enough to fulfill the agreement’s overall goal of limiting global temperature rise to less than 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels.
Taiwan quake: Death toll rises to four, over 200 injured
Feb 07, 2018, at 04:53 pm
Hualien, Feb 7 (IBNS): At least four people have died in the 6.5 magnitude earthquake which struck Taiwan on Tuesday night, reports said.
6 magnitude earthquake hits Taiwan, 2 killed
Feb 07, 2018, at 03:23 pm
Hualien, Feb 7 (IBNS): At least two people were killed 219 others were injured as an earthquake measuring 6 on the Richter Scale hit Taiwan's Hualien County on Wednesday, media reports said.
Dinosaurs were 'too successful for their own good': Study
Feb 07, 2018, at 12:04 am
New York, Feb 6 (IBNS): The migration of the dinosaurs across the globe was so rapid that it may have contributed to their demise, new research has found.
The ozone layer continues to thin: Study
Feb 06, 2018, at 11:16 pm
New York, Feb 6 (IBNS): The vital ozone layer has continued to deplete in recent years over the densely populated mid-latitudes and tropics, while it is recovering at the poles. This is documented by an international research team in the journal Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics.
Earthquake jolts parts of Jammu and Kashmir
Jan 31, 2018, at 08:20 pm
Srinagar, Jan 31 (IBNS): An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 struck Kashmir on Wednesday afternoon, however, no loss of life was reported.
Pakistan: 6.1 quake strikes Pakistan, one killed
Jan 31, 2018, at 08:10 pm
Islamabad, Jan 31 (IBNS): A 6.1 quake jolted several parts of Pakistan, resulting in the loss of a life, local Dawn News reported.
Oceanic plastic trash conveys disease to coral reefs: Study
Jan 28, 2018, at 12:22 am
California, Jan 27 (IBNS): For coral reefs, the threat of climate change and bleaching are bad enough.
7.9 earthquake hits near US coast
Jan 23, 2018, at 09:28 pm
New York, Jan 23 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 7.9 on the Richter Scale hit southern Alaskan coast in the US on Tuesday, officials said.
At least nine killed as storm Friederike wreaks havoc in Germany, the Netherlands
Jan 19, 2018, at 05:06 pm
Berlin, Jan 19 (IBNS): Packing wind speed up to 203 kilometres per hour, storm Friederike punched its way across Western Europe, battering towns and affecting millions on Thursday.
Long-term warming trend continued in 2017: NASA, NOAA
Jan 19, 2018, at 03:31 pm
Washington, Jan 19 (JEN): Earth’s global surface temperatures in 2017 ranked as the second warmest since 1880, according to an analysis by NASA.
Near-record warm temperatures fuel deadly, costly weather events in 2017 – UN
Jan 19, 2018, at 02:30 pm
New York, Jan 19 (JEN): The upward trend in global temperatures marked by record-shattering warmth in 2015 and 2016 kept pace last year, with the United Nations weather agency warning Thursday that continued pressure on the Arctic in 2017 will have “profound and long-lasting repercussions on sea levels, and on weather patterns in other parts of the world.”
At least one killed as earthquake rocks Peru
Jan 15, 2018, at 04:18 pm
Lima, Jan 15 (IBNS): A strong earthquake of magnitude 7.1 struck Peru on Sunday, killing at least one person, reports said.
5.5 earthquake hits Afghanistan,no casualty
Jan 15, 2018, at 12:07 am
Kabul, Jan 14 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter Scale hit Afghanistan capital Kabul on Sunday.
Mongabay launches India-specific conservation and environment news portal
Jan 13, 2018, at 04:13 am
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IBNS) The global conservation and environment news service Mongabay.com announced the launch ofMongabay-India (https://india.mongabay.com), its fourth international bureau. As the India-specific portal of the global news platform Mongabay.com, this website follows the format of Mongabay’s dedicated Indonesia, Latin America, and U.S.-based news bureaus.
Moderate 6.2 earthquake hits Myanmar, no casualty
Jan 12, 2018, at 01:56 pm
Yangon, Jan 12 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter Scale hit central Myanmar on Friday, Indian met office said.
Delhi-NCR will generate 1,50,000 MT e-waste by 2020: ASSOCHAM study
Jan 10, 2018, at 10:10 pm
New Delhi, Jan 10 (IBNS): Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR) is likely to generate about 1,50,000 metric tonnes (MT) of e-waste per annum by 2020 from the current level of 85,000 metric tonnes growing at compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of about 25%, reveals ASSOCHAM Council on Climate Change & Environment latest findings.
7.6M earthquake strikes Honduras; Tsunami alert issued in Central America
Jan 10, 2018, at 04:58 pm
Tegucigalpa, Jan 10 (IBNS): An earthquake of magnitude 7.6 struck in the Caribbean Sea, between the Coast of Honduras and Cayman Islands on Wednesday.
Australia records another hottest year in 2017
Jan 10, 2018, at 03:39 pm
Sydney, Jan 10 (IBNS): The Bureau of Meteorology has released its Annual Climate Statement, showing 2017 continued the trend of warmer than average temperatures across Australia, and the country received slightly above-average rainfall.
6 magnitude earthquake hits India-Myanmar border, tremors felt in Manipur
Jan 07, 2018, at 10:51 pm
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 6 on the Richter Scale hit regions around the India-Myanmar border on Sunday as tremors were also felt in Manipur, officials said.
Delhi: Fog forces cancellation of 21 trains; Flight operations hit
Jan 03, 2018, at 04:20 pm
New Delhi, Jan 3 (IBNS): Dense fog induced low visibility forced the cancellation of at least 21 Delhi bound trains, hampering travel in the north Indian state.
Early action key to preventing crises related to El Niño and La Niña – UN relief official
Jan 03, 2018, at 12:50 pm
New York, Jan 3 (JEN): La Niña is expected to impact weather around the world in 2018, a United Nations relief official said, urging governments and the international community to act early to mitigate the impacts from this potentially destructive weather pattern and its counterpart, El Niño.
4 magnitude earthquake hits Tehran, no casualty
Dec 27, 2017, at 02:23 pm
Tehran, Dec 27 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 4 on the Richter Scale hit Iranian capital Tehran and its suburbs on Wednesday, media reports said.
Hotter temperatures will accelerate migration of asylum-seekers to Europe, says study
Dec 24, 2017, at 12:10 am
Washington, Dec 23 (IBNS): New research predicts that migrants applying for asylum in the European Union will nearly triple over the average of the last 15 years by 2100 if carbon emissionscontinue on their current path.
Philippines: Tropical storm Tembin kills as least 74
Dec 23, 2017, at 06:11 pm
Manila, Dec 23 (IBNS): At least 74 people have been reportedly killed as tropical storm Tembin swept through southern Philippines, reports said.
Infosys Bangalore DC celebrates National Conservation Day
Dec 15, 2017, at 04:15 am
Bengaluru, Dec 14 (IBNS): On the occasion of National Energy Conservation Day, the Infosys Bangalore Development Center (DC) organized 'Teach Your Kid to Conserve' initiative with an aim to engage employees to help their kids appreciate the importance of energy and its conservation.
CSE welcomes latest Supreme Court anti-pollution direction to environment ministry
Dec 14, 2017, at 02:44 am
New Delhi, Dec 13 (IBNS): In a notable ruling, the Supreme Court bench of Justices Madan B Lokur and Deepak Gupta has directed the Union Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) to notify the comprehensive action plan for Delhi and National Capital region of Delhi (NCR) within two weeks.
Five Indian army personnel believed to be missing after avalanche struck Gurez in J&K
Dec 12, 2017, at 06:04 pm
Srinagar, Dec 12 (IBNS): Five Indian army jawans are reportedly missing following an avalanche hit in the Gurez sector of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday morning, according to media reports.