The western Himalayan region logged an 80 per cent precipitation deficit in December, and January so far has been almost dry, with the India Meteorological Department attributing it to the lack of active western disturbances this winter season.
Utah conservationists are suing the state over its alleged failure to protect the Great Salt Lake that has been shrinking and is on the brink of ecological collapse.
Until recently, it was assumed that global warming would reduce the amount of surface area covered by clouds, thereby amplifying the warming. However, a team of researchers has now disproved that assumption.