Real Hero from Ladakh to construct reservoirs

Real Hero from Ladakh to construct reservoirs Ladakh: It is just the beginning of harsh winters in Ladakh. Come December and mercury dips to a chilling -15 degrees here. But for 78-year-old Chewang Norphel, temperature is just a number as he literally skips to the top of a very rocky mountain near the Numb village. The former civil engineer, fondly called the "ice man", became CNN-IBN's Real Hero in 2008 for building more than seven artificial glaciers...
08:50 AM, Mar 27, 2012

Everest sherpa: Global warming makes climbing hard

Everest sherpa: Global warming makes climbing hard  Melting of glacier ice along the slopes due to global warming is making it increasingly difficult to climb the peak ...
02:08 PM, May 25, 2010

UN to create panel to review IPCC

UN to create panel to review IPCC The climate body was criticised for its wrongful predictions. ...
10:04 PM, Feb 26, 2010

Forbes India: The man who exposed Pachauri's IPCC

Forbes India: The man who exposed Pachauri's IPCC Retired geologist took apart alarmist claims about melting glaciers. ...
12:54 PM, Feb 25, 2010

Pressure mounts on Pachauri to step down

Pressure mounts on Pachauri to step down Critics allege Pachauri made a flawed judgement by not registering mistake. ...
11:00 AM, Feb 05, 2010

Climate activist Pachauri gets bad press again

Climate activist Pachauri gets bad press again He knew of error in UN panel report, did nothing: Times. ...
10:09 PM, Jan 30, 2010

Pachauri won't quit over glacier meltdown blunder

Pachauri won't quit over glacier meltdown blunder Climate change panel's chief again admits mistake in report. ...
04:24 PM, Jan 23, 2010

World misled over glacier meltdown: Report

World misled over glacier meltdown: Report It was claimed that Himalayan glaciers will melt by 2035. ...
01:16 PM, Jan 18, 2010

Forbes India: Jairam faces heat over climate issue

Forbes India: Jairam faces heat over climate issue India says Himalayan glaciers melting is a myth. The world isn't convinced. ...
03:09 PM, Dec 08, 2009
Watch: Bolivia's glaciers disappearing

Watch: Bolivia's glaciers disappearing

It's hard to believe that glaciers once covered the high mountains in Bolivia. ...
04:29 PM, Nov 22, 2009
Snow vanishing from Africa's highest mountain peak

Snow vanishing from Africa's highest mountain peak

According to the scientists the peak may lose all its snow by 20 years. ...
04:01 PM, Nov 16, 2009
Global warming threatening earth's ice factories

Global warming threatening earth's ice factories

The Earth's biggest catastrophe awaits on the Himalayas. ...
02:09 AM, Jun 06, 2009

Ladakh experiences signs of global warming

Ladakh experiences signs of global warming With rising temperatures, glaciers in India's cold desert seem to be receding. ...
03:58 PM, May 30, 2008

Global warming: Indian subcontinent at war risk

Global warming: Indian subcontinent at war risk The World Cup-winning Australian skipper talks about nail-biting finish to Australia vs South Africa semi-final match in 1999. ...
01:36 AM, Dec 11, 2007

Tibetan glaciers can't take the heat

Tibetan glaciers can't take the heat Scientists say the glaciers are now melting at the rate of seven per cent a year due to global warming. ...
05:25 PM, Jun 20, 2007
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