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US suffered $7 bn weather disasters in 2013: Report

Last Updated: Thursday, January 16, 2014, 12:07

The US experienced seven weather and climate disaster events in 2013, each with losses exceeding $1 billion in damages, according to a government report released Wednesday.

Warmer Pacific worsened cyclone risk for E Asia

Last Updated: Thursday, January 16, 2014, 06:57

China, Korea and Japan have been placed in the firing line of powerful tropical cyclones by a warming of water in the western Pacific, according to a three-decade study published today.

Polar bear dies at South African zoo

Last Updated: Thursday, January 16, 2014, 04:25

One of South Africa`s two polar bears has died at the Johannesburg Zoo, leaving its mate now believed to be the only polar bear in Africa, a veterinarian said today.

Delhi govt planning long-term strategy to harvest rain water

Last Updated: Thursday, January 16, 2014, 04:13

To address issue of water crisis in the national capital, Delhi Government is planning to come up with a long-term strategy to harvest rain water.

Fuel quality norms are need of the hour: TERI

Last Updated: Thursday, January 16, 2014, 04:06

With rapidly escalating growth in vehicle numbers in India and air quality deteriorating as a result of emissions, environmental research leader TERI has called for stringent vehicular emission and fuel quality norms if future ambient pollution levels are to be brought down.

West Bengal surpasses target for water harvesting: Mamata

Last Updated: Thursday, January 16, 2014, 03:38

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Wednesday said her government, in the last two-and-half years, had surpassed the five-year target it had set for water harvesting in the state.

Shanghai schools to shut down on heavy pollution days

Last Updated: Thursday, January 16, 2014, 03:34

Schools in China`s Shanghai city have been directed to shut down during heavily polluted days.

22 deer found dead in Chhattisgarh zoo

Last Updated: Thursday, January 16, 2014, 03:32

At least 22 spotted female deer were Wednesday found dead at the Kanan Pendari zoo in Chhattisgarh`s Bilaspur district, forest officials said.

Antarctica`s Pine Island Glacier enters `irreversible` melt

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 15, 2014, 14:14

Researchers have warned that Antarctica`s Pine Island Glacier(PIG) could now be in a state of irreversible retreat, making it an even more significant contributor to global sea level rise during the next two decades.

More than a dozen forest fires raging in Chile

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 15, 2014, 06:28

Sixteen forest fires continued to rage across various parts of Chile Tuesday, but 14 other blazes were brought under control, the National Forestry Corporation, or Conaf, said.