Global warming likely to be slower than predicted

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 21, 2013, 08:51

Global average temperatures will warm about 20 per cent more slowly than expected over the coming decades, scientists have predicted.

Rising sea levels threat to Kolkata, Shanghai: Pachauri

Last Updated: Sunday, April 7, 2013, 10:52

Rising sea levels due to climate change are threatening the survival of big cities located near coastal areas like Kolkata, Shanghai and Dhaka, said Dr RK Pachauri, chairperson of IPCC.

British PM`s guard found dead

Last Updated: Thursday, February 21, 2013, 08:13

A 43-year-old police officer from a unit that guards the British Prime Minister and other high profile figures has been found dead from gunshot wounds.

Rise in sea levels from melting ice sheets may be even greater

Last Updated: Monday, January 7, 2013, 17:55

Rise in sea levels in the future due to the melting of the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets could be substantially larger than IPCC estimates, according to a new first-of-its-kind study.

IPCC report on global warming leaked online

Last Updated: Saturday, December 15, 2012, 12:27

The draft of a major global warming report by the UN has been leaked on the Internet, which says that scientist are sure that humans are responsible for causing the planet to warm.

Climate panel slammed for embracing controversial `grey literature`

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 19, 2012, 18:43

Climate scientists face criticism following two controversial decisions made by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change at a meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, earlier this month.

UK`s IPCC may investigate ‘tube rail’ death of Surrey cricketer Tom Maynard

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 19, 2012, 14:11

UK’s Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) may investigate the death of Surrey cricketer Tom Maynard.

Mystery behind rising sea levels unlocked

Last Updated: Monday, May 21, 2012, 16:23

Global sea levels rose by an average of 1.8mm per year from 1961-2003, according to data from tide gauges.

Climate impact on plants could be underestimated: Study

Last Updated: Thursday, May 3, 2012, 09:23

Experiments that try to simulate global warming`s impact on plants badly under-estimate what happens in the real world, according to a study published today in the journal Nature.