According to a research paper issued by scientists from the India Meteorological Department, the duration of the southwest monsoon (SWM) season, which provides 75% of India's annual rainfall, has increased during the last five decades.
Click to View MoreA new study by experts forecasted global glacier erosion rates with unprecedented precision. The majority of glacial erosion occurs in areas with extensive current ice cover, including Alaska, the Canadian Arctic, Greenland, Scandinavia, and the southern Andes.
Click to View MoreFlash floods caused by heavy rainfall have wreaked havoc along the Kheer Ganga river in Uttarkashi district, Uttarakhand. The floods that ravaged Dharali, a renowned tourist destination 8,600 feet above sea level, killed several people and left many more missing.
Click to View MoreWhen corals are stressed by changes in temperature, light, or nutrition, they expel the symbiotic algae zooxanthellae from their tissues, causing them to turn entirely white. This occurrence is known as coral bleaching.
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