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Growing Threat of Glacial Disasters

New Delhi, Oct. 24 -- We discussed the Nepal floods and the Broad Peak tragedy in the Karakoram range in the last two articles. In this article, we will analyse these events in the context of the econ... Read More


The End of Predictable Mountains

New Delhi, Oct. 17 -- The tragedy at Broad Peak on 30th July 2026, where a massive ice avalanche/landslide killed ten mountaineers, including the famous Nirmal Purja, or Nimsdai, has been in the headl... Read More


Growing Dangers of a Warming Himalaya

New Delhi, Oct. 10 -- Two devastating events in quick succession have brought forth the special challenge that mountains and glaciers pose in the face of climate change: the Broad Peak tragedy in late... Read More


Reading the Climate Signals

New Delhi, Oct. 3 -- In the last article, we looked at how Earth's albedo was falling and its interplay with the rising heat uptake by the oceans, as well as the rising acidity of the oceans. In this ... Read More


The Changing Balance of Heat

New Delhi, Sept. 26 -- n the last three articles, we have detailed various types of ocean currents and their roles in absorbing excess heat. We also discussed how the acidity of the oceans is rising t... Read More


Oceans at the Brink

New Delhi, Sept. 13 -- In the last two articles, we discussed the various types of ocean currents and their role in regulating heat and salinity across and within the oceans. In the third part, we wil... Read More


Oceans in a changing climate

New Delhi, Sept. 5 -- In Part I of the article, we covered the major ocean current systems as well as the warm and cold currents in the three largest oceans and Antarctica. In this article, we will ex... Read More


The Great Ocean Conveyor

New Delhi, Aug. 29 -- We have often heard of the importance of El Niño and La Niña for the Indian monsoons, of the warm Gulf Stream current that warms Europe, and the Labrador Current that b... Read More