Environment
Record floods hit parts of Europe
06 Jun 2013
91 feared dead in Okhahoma tornado
21 May 2013
Sulphate aerosol cooling properties overestimated
21 May 2013
The life span of cloud-forming sulphate particles in the air is shorter than assumed due to a sulphur dioxide oxidation pathway which has been neglected in climate models so far
Everest glaciers shrinking, hitting Asia’s big rivers: experts
18 May 2013
The global thaw is increasingly affecting Mount Everest, the world’s tallest peak, researchers said at the American Geophysical Union meeting in Cancún, Mexico this week
Air India, Jet Air face EU ban over excessive emissions
18 May 2013
Civil aviation minister Ajit Singh today criticised the EU for overstepping its jurisdiction
Monsoon to hit Kerala coast by 3 June: IMD
15 May 2013
Thames Water proposes recycled water for Londoners as water crisis looms
11 May 2013
Thames Water is looking at wastewater recycling, including from dishwashers, washing machines, baths and toilets, to provide drinking water to London’s 10 million population, which is still growing