Greenhouse gas levels in the atmosphere have reached record breaking levels again, according to a report released by the United Nations World Meteorological Organization (WMO) on Thursday. Observations from the WMO Global Atmosphere Watch (GAW) show that carbon dioxide levels in the …Continue reading
Swedish scientist melts gold at room temperature
Ludwig De Knoop, a researcher from the Chalmers department of Physics, has successfully melted gold at room temperature by exposing it to a high electric field. De Knoop was not initially aware how gold would respond to exposure to electricity. His experiment …Continue reading
Our time is running out, warns UN climate report
Following a week-long meeting of the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in South Korea, a monumental 400-page report stressing the importance of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees celsius (°C) was released on Monday. The IPCC special report is …Continue reading
Nawabshah may have experienced hottest April temperature ever recorded on Earth
While it is just the beginning of the summer season, the country has already started witnessing record-breaking temperatures. On Monday, April 30, the highest temperature in the city of Nawabshah in Sindh was recorded at 50.2 degree Celsius. According to Etienne Kapikian, …Continue reading
Global warming has increased risk of avalanches in Western Himalayas
A rise in global temperatures is triggering avalanches, leading to disasters and other serious consequences in mountain areas. According to results of a study undertaken by University of Geneva researchers, rising temperatures are increasing the frequency, size, and scope of avalanches in …Continue reading
If Temperature Rises by Two Degrees, a Fourth of Earth’s Land Will Be Arid by 2050, Study Suggests
Over a quarter of the world’s land will dry up if the atmospheric temperature rises by two degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels in the next three decades, the upper limit for the global average temperature rise set by nations under the Paris …Continue reading
How Hot Weather and Climate Change Affect Airline Flights
Hot weather has forced dozens of commercial flights to be canceled at airports in the Southwest this summer. This flight-disrupting heat is a warning sign. Climate change is projected to have far-reaching repercussions – including sea level rise inundating cities and shifting weather patterns causing long-term declines …Continue reading
What is the “Mother of all Bombs”?
The GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast, also known as the “Mother of All Bombs” was used for the first time on Thursday, 13 April 2017. The bomb, launched in Afghanistan’s eastern province of Nangarhar, is currently the most powerful non-nuclear weapon in …Continue reading
Warmer Winters ‘May Take a Toll on Wheat Yield’
Like December, Met Office forecasts January temperatures to be warmer than average as well. This year, winter weather in Pakistan has been about two to three degrees warmer than average, on the celsius scale, the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) reports. PMD director …Continue reading