Climate change, increase in agricultural land use and population growth may lead to severe water shortage in Nepal in the coming decades, according to a new study.

DHARAMSALA: The Tibetan plateau, home to the third largest store of ice that feeds Asia's six great rivers, is highly vulnerable to climate change, researchers say, warning that over two-thirds of

The fragile eco-system around the Gangotri glacier cluster in Uttarkashi district is feeling the effects of global warming.

The surface melting of Antarctic ice shelves may double by 2050 and surpass intensities associated with ice shelf collapse by 2100 if greenhouse gas emissions continue at the present rate, a new st

The melting of the Arctic permafrost and the subsequent release of carbon dioxide and methane gas into the atmosphere will alone add an extra $43 trillion (£33tn) cost of climate change to the glob

It turns out that sea levels might not rise as high as previously estimated.

Sea level rise poses one of the biggest threats to human systems in a globally warming world, potentially causing trillions of dollars' worth of damages to flooded cities around the world.

Two new studies are adding to concerns about one of the most troubling scenarios for future climate change: the possibility that global warming could slow or shut down the Atlantic's great ocean ci

Rising sea levels caused by melting ice caps could threaten Nasa launch sites along US coastlines, the US space agency has warned.

US President Barack Obama viewed Alaska’s Exit Glacier, in a bid to drive home the impact climate change is already having on America.