NEW DELHI (AP) — India commissioned its first locally-built aircraft carrier on Friday as it seeks to counter the much larger and growing fleet of regional rival China and expand its own capabilities. of indigenous shipbuilding. INS Vikrant, whose name is a Sanskrit word meaning ‘mighty’ or ‘brave’, is India’s second operational aircraft carrier, joining … Read more
CNN — Widespread ice loss from Greenland blocked nearly a foot of global sea level rise it should happen in the near future – and new research suggests there’s no way to stop it, even if the world stopped releasing global warming emissions today. The study, published Monday in the journal Nature Climate Change, found … Read more
Zombie ice from the massive Greenland Ice Sheet will eventually raise sea levels by at least 10 inches (27 centimeters) on its own, according to a study released Monday. Zombie or doomed ice is ice that is still attached to thicker areas of ice, but is no longer fed by those larger glaciers. This is … Read more
