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Zombie fires in the Arctic smoulder underground and refuse to die – what’s causing them?

Our research suggests that rapid atmospheric warming above ground can cause peat soils to suddenly heat up to smouldering temperatures underground, all without any spark or other ignition. These zombie fires may be a case of climate change-driven spontaneous combustion.

29 May 2024, 10:58 IST

Zombie fires in the Arctic smoulder underground and refuse to die – what’s causing them?

Zombie fires in the Arctic smoulder underground and refuse to die – what’s causing them?

Zombie fires in the Arctic smoulder underground and refuse to die – what’s causing them?

29 May 2024, 10:58 IST

These microbes can digest plastic at low temperatures

The heating required meant that industrial applications remain costly to date, and are not carbon-neutral

10 May 2023, 11:04 IST

Microbes found in Alps and Arctic that can digest plastic at low temperatures

Microbes found in Alps and Arctic that can digest plastic at low temperatures

These microbes can digest plastic at low temperatures

10 May 2023, 11:04 IST

Glaciers in the Alps are melting faster than ever

By July, the Alps looked like they normally look in September: snow free, with snow and ice-fed rivers flowing at their peak

19 October 2022, 05:58 IST

Glaciers in the Alps are melting faster than ever - and 2022 was their worst summer yet

Glaciers in the Alps are melting faster than ever - and 2022 was their worst summer yet

Glaciers in the Alps are melting faster than ever

19 October 2022, 05:58 IST

Melting glaciers obstruct Alpine hiking routes

Mountain guides have also refrained, reportedly for the first time in a century from offering tours up the classic route to the Jungfrau peak in Switzerland

31 July 2022, 12:30 IST

Alpine hiking routes off-limits as glaciers melt at an alarming rate

Alpine hiking routes off-limits as glaciers melt at an alarming rate

Melting glaciers obstruct Alpine hiking routes

31 July 2022, 12:30 IST

Glacier collapses in Italian Alps, killing at least six

Two of the injured were taken to hospital in Belluno, another in a more serious condition was taken to Trevise and five to Trente

04 July 2022, 00:38 IST

Glacier collapses in Italian Alps, killing at least six

Glacier collapses in Italian Alps, killing at least six

Glacier collapses in Italian Alps, killing at least six

04 July 2022, 00:38 IST

Understated Untersberg

This massif, hidden in the Alps, is an absolutely delightful stop in the mesmerising and beautiful paradise of Austria, writes Rishabh Kochchar

13 November 2021, 19:15 IST

Understated Untersberg

Understated Untersberg

Understated Untersberg

13 November 2021, 19:15 IST