Climate studies reveal vanishing of Arctic lakes
The Arctic is no stranger to loss. As the region warms nearly four times faster than the rest of the world, glaciers collapse, wildlife suffers and habitats continue to disappear …
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Earthquake of magnitude 6.8 hits China’s Sichuan province, kills thirteen
Sichuan/IBNS: A magnitude 6.8 earthquake hit Sichuan province of China on Monday which left 13 people dead, media reports said. The epicenter was monitored at 29.59 degrees north latitude and …
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Women lead marine restoration efforts in the UNESCO Seaflower Biosphere Reserve
Did you know that women represent just 38 percent of all ocean scientists? A women-led community organization in the Seaflower UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in the Caribbean, is working to restore some …
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Pakistan floods could cause up to $12.5 billion in damage
IBNS/Islamabad: Flood damage in Pakistan could reach up to $12.5 billion, Pakistani media reported on Sunday, citing preliminary estimates from the government. Pakistan’s National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said on …
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Californians asked to conserve power amid brutal heat wave
Californians sweltering in the West’s lengthening heat wave were asked to reduce air conditioning and cut other electricity use again during critical hours Friday and again Saturday to prevent stress …
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Pakistan’s death toll due to floods touches 1,265
Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan’s death toll due to ongoing flooding has now touched 1,265 as 57 more people died in the past 24 hours, media reports said. Meanwhile, Sindh’s Dadu district continued …
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Wildfire and floods don’t need to turn into disasters: UN risk report
Hazards such as earthquakes, floods, heatwaves, and wildfires, can be prevented from becoming life-threatening disasters, according to the authors of a UN report launched on Wednesday. From record-breaking heatwaves in …
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Exposure to Urban Heat and Stress
IBNS/Researchers explore the relationship between heat stress and carbon emissions, and why heat waves are felt strongly in urban areas, be it the USA or India. SPAN writer Jason Chiang reports Large …
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An extrasolar world covered in water?
An international team of researchers led by Charles Cadieux, a Ph.D. student at the Université de Montréal and member of the Institute for Research on Exoplanets (iREx), has announced the …
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NASA postpones Artemis 1 Moon mission due to ‘engine bleed’
NASA postponed the launch of the Artemis 1 mission, an uncrewed flight around the Moon, which was scheduled to take off Monday from Florida after encountering a temperature issue with …
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