Mercury registers rise; Fog hits Punjab, Haryana

Last Updated: Sunday, February 2, 2014, 21:33

The cold eased slightly in northern India on Sunday with the mercury registering a rise in most parts of the region, although Punjab and Haryana experienced foggy conditions which hit the movement of traffic.

Night temperatures rise in UP; three die of cold

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 21, 2014, 19:10

Three persons, including a minor girl, died due to cold in Uttar Pradesh`s Bhadoi district in the past 24 hours as weather remained mainly dry in the state.

Australian Open 2014: Heat stops play

Last Updated: Thursday, January 16, 2014, 11:45

Melbourne: Play at the Australian Open was called to a halt on day four of the championships on Thursday with temperatures at Melbourne Park hitting 41 degrees Celsius (106 Fahrenheit) and still rising. Organisers, who have been slammed for forcing players to play on in searing temperatures on Tuesday and Wednesday, enacted the third stage of their "Extreme Heat Policy" at about 1.50pm local time (0250 GMT). Play would continue in all matches until the end of the ongoing set and then cease

Is climate change behind US cold snap?

Last Updated: Thursday, January 9, 2014, 18:47

The arctic blast that brought record low temperatures across the US in the past few days has provided fuel for global-warming sceptics, even as scientists debate whether the extreme cold might, in fact, be a consequence of a warming climate.

Global temperatures to go up by at least 4 degrees Celsius by 2100

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 1, 2014, 11:38

Researchers have found that global climate would rise by at least 4 degree Celsius by 2100 and by more than 8 degree Celsius by 2200 if carbon dioxide emissions are not cut down.

Pacific Ocean warming 15 times faster than in 10,000 years

Last Updated: Friday, November 1, 2013, 18:05

Deeper regions of the Pacific Ocean are warming 15 times faster than they did during the previous 10,000 years, a new study has found.

Plankton shells can reveal climate change from millions of years ago

Last Updated: Saturday, October 26, 2013, 13:59

A new research has found that climate changes from millions of years ago are recorded at daily rate in ancient sea shells.

1987 supernova turns into dust factory in neighbouring galaxy

Last Updated: Friday, July 5, 2013, 15:58

Low temperatures detected in the remnant of a supernova detected in 1987 may explain the mystery of why space is so abundant with dust grains and molecules.

Blue blood allows Octopus to survive extreme temperatures

Last Updated: Friday, July 5, 2013, 12:25

Octopods can survive temperature habitats ranging from as low as -1.8C to more than 30C, due to their ability to keep supplying oxygen to their body tissues.

Secret to quantum alcohol reactions in space discovered

Last Updated: Monday, July 1, 2013, 17:32

Chemists have discovered that a quantum reaction believed to be `impossible` at cold temperatures actually occurs there vigorously.

May global temperatures third warmest on record: US

Last Updated: Friday, June 21, 2013, 09:47

Global temperatures last month tied with 1998 and 2005 as the third warmest for a month of May since record-keeping began in 1880, US scientists said today.