Warmer oceans could raise mercury levels in fish

Last Updated: Monday, October 7, 2013, 16:14

Rising ocean surface temperatures caused by climate change could make fish accumulate more mercury, increasing the health risk to people who eat seafood, scientists have found.

Warmer soils release additional CO2 into atmosphere

Last Updated: Monday, January 21, 2013, 11:17

In a new study, researchers have found that warmer temperatures due to climate change could cause soils to release additional carbon into the atmosphere, thereby enhancing climate change.

Warmer oceans to hit carbon soaking organisms

Last Updated: Friday, October 26, 2012, 12:07

Warmer oceans could significantly hit the population of phytoplankton, micro-organisms that soak up carbon, says a study.

Warmer waters prime fish species for more sperm

Last Updated: Wednesday, April 11, 2012, 13:13

Warmer waters can spike the reproductive capacity of the `pest` fish known as gambusia.

Warmer day for Delhi

Last Updated: Saturday, February 11, 2012, 10:56

After days of chilly weather, the capital is set for warmer days.

Himachal gets warmer but rains in store

Last Updated: Friday, May 20, 2011, 18:30

Even as the mercury continued to rise, weathermen in Shimla on Friday forecast showers over the weekend in Himachal Pradesh.

Rivers becoming warmer with rising temperature: Study

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 13, 2010, 19:05

It`s not just the air and ocean temperature that is rising very fast, rivers also seem to be heating up because of the climate change, a new research has claimed.

Warmer summers challenging for Arctic seabirds: Scientists

Last Updated: Thursday, March 25, 2010, 19:13

Warmer, wetter summers in the Arctic due to climate change are making survival difficult for various seabirds nesting in the area.

Australia `0.7 degrees warmer over past 50 years`

Last Updated: Monday, March 15, 2010, 16:22

Australia`s top science body said on Monday temperatures had risen about 0.7 degrees Celsius (0.44 Fahrenheit) in the last 50 years, describing the finding as "significant evidence" of climate change.

Warmer seas may rob corals and rainforests of protective clouds

Last Updated: Sunday, February 21, 2010, 11:50

A new research has suggested that rising ocean temperatures may leave corals and rainforests without clouds for protection.

Sea rose eight metres in warmer age: Study

Last Updated: Thursday, December 17, 2009, 11:10

Sea levels were likely eight metres higher around 125,000 years ago when polar temperatures were 3-5 degrees C warmer, says a new study published Wednesday to show the effects of global warming.