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Dam you!

Dam you!

The latest victim of global warming are barrages that are producing dangerous methane only to add to rising temperatures. As many of the country’s dams crumble under fiercer monsoons, we need to ask, do we need dams at all?

11 August,2024 07:48 AM IST | Mumbai | Arpika Bhosale
Greek islands and tourists search for 'balance' amid summer crush

Greek islands and tourists search for 'balance' amid summer crush

Despite high prices, Hydra has been "flooded with tourists" since the end of pandemic-era travel restrictions, said Harriet Jarman, a Briton who organises horseback rides

05 August,2024 04:37 PM IST | Mumbai | AFP
Mumbai may lose 10 percent land by 2040 due to rising sea levels

Mumbai may lose 10 percent land by 2040 due to rising sea levels

More than 10 per cent of the land in Mumbai and up to 10 per cent in Panaji and Chennai is at risk of inundation by 2040 due to climate change-induced sea-level rise, according to a new study

31 July,2024 10:35 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Landmark new research shows how global warming is messing with our rainfall

Landmark new research shows how global warming is messing with our rainfall

They provide the first systematic observational evidence that climate change is making global rainfall patterns more volatile

29 July,2024 09:35 AM IST | Sydney | Agencies
Cocoa price rise getting bitter in India? Chocolate makers, bakers shed light

Mid-Day Premium Cocoa price rise getting bitter in India? Chocolate makers, bakers shed light

As cocoa prices soared through the world's roof, mid-day.com spoke to Indian chocolate makers, restaurateurs and home bakers. Even as the people celebrated World Chocolate Day on July 7, they highlighted a bitter and challenging picture

14 July,2024 07:41 PM IST | Mumbai | Nascimento Pinto
Low rainfall and high CO2 can affect India's biodiversity hotspots: Study

Low rainfall and high CO2 can affect India's biodiversity hotspots: Study

Even as greenhouse gases are increasing unprecedentedly, it can decrease rainfall in the equatorial region and affect India's biodiversity hotspots, according to a new study

04 July,2024 12:17 PM IST | New Delhi | IANS
Rise in nighttime warming impacting sleep quality, health in India: Analysis

Rise in nighttime warming impacting sleep quality, health in India: Analysis

Climate change is leading to a rise in nighttime warming, which is impacting sleep quality and human health in India and across the globe, said the analysis by Climate Central and Climate Trends

21 June,2024 10:52 AM IST | New Delhi | IANS
'Reducing methane, nitrous oxide key to curb rising temperatures in India'

'Reducing methane, nitrous oxide key to curb rising temperatures in India'

Methane is about 80 per cent more potent in trapping heat and carbon dioxide, making it a major contributor to the current heatwave. Nitrous oxide also absorbs radiation and traps heat in the atmosphere, raising temperatures

05 June,2024 02:16 PM IST | New Delhi | IANS
Art goes digital with this new platform at Tao Art Gallery

Art goes digital with this new platform at Tao Art Gallery

A new platform is digitalising artworks to create an immersive storytelling experience that is globally accessible

28 May,2024 09:22 AM IST | Mumbai | Devanshi Doshi
Researchers raise alarm over harmful impact of extreme heat on outdoor workers

Researchers raise alarm over harmful impact of extreme heat on outdoor workers

Doing intensive labour in such conditions can raise body heat to a level where it can also cause mortality

07 April,2024 10:40 AM IST | New Delhi | PTI

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