Climate change will harm Illinois farms, scientists warn
Agriculture in Illinois and the entire Great Lake system could be under threat if the region's climate changes, a report from the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) has warned. Changing
Agriculture in Illinois and the entire Great Lake system could be under threat if the region's climate changes, a report from the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) has warned. Changing
Srinagar: As the tulip garden by the banks of the Dal Lake is thrown open to the public, the authorities are skeptic about how long the breathtaking view of the flowers in full glory would last.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency can compare costs with benefits to determine the technology that must be used at power plant water-cooling structures, the Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday in a setback for those seeking greater protection for aquatic life.
Tourist inflow to Sikkim has soared by 60 per cent in the first two months of this year, with 60,925 visitors visiting the State.
a recent study reported a fractional increase in the population of Irrawaddy dolphins in Orissa's Chilika lake. The dolphin population in Chilika in Khurda district had gone up from 131 last year to
The water level at the six important lakes that supply water to the city has fallen drastically and as per the statement issued by the hydraulic department of the Brihanmumbai Minicipal Corporation
<p>Climate change will have potentially significant effects on freshwater quality due to increases in river and lake temperatures, changes in the magnitude and seasonality of river runoff, and more frequent
<p>Heavy metal (Pb, Cd, Cr, Ni ) concentration in water sediments and fish was analysed from Madivala lake in the month of June 2008. There was an appreciable increase in metal concentrations in going from the water to the sediment samples.The Heavy metal concentration, in water was in the order Pb > Cr > Cd > Ni , in sediments Pb > Cr > Cd > Ni.</p>
A wildlife conservation scheme in Cambodia staffed by poachers-turned-gamekeepers has led to a dramatic recovery of the endangered bird population on Tonle Sap lake. Seven species of water birds - the spot-billed pelican, milky stork, painted stork, lesser adjutant, greater adjutant, black-headed ibis and Oriental darter - increased up to 20-fold at Prek Toal at the edge of the lake, the region's largest freshwater reservoir which holds the largest - in some cases only - breeding populations of the large water birds.
Believe it or not ! The polluted and smelly Hussainsagar water will be made fit for human consumption, thanks to the initiatives taken by the State government to clean up the lake in three years with
The all-important subject of water needs holistic treatment instead of fragmented attention from mostly diffused and unaccountable multiple governmental/civic agencies -Proloy Bagchi
The book narrates the adventure of twelve-year-old twins Ishita and Sujai at the Chilika lake in Orissa. The book tells about the experiences of Ishita and Sujai with local fisher folk and their problems. It also talks degradation of the lake due silt and sewage and how the twins get influenced by the turn of events to participate in the protest march to save the lake.
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Environment and Forests has expressed concern over the action taken so far by the government on the conservation of the Dal Lake in Srinagar.Expressing
Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BMP) refuses to learn from its experiences. Even a fortnight after Karnataka State Pollution Control Board's (KSPCB) report that mass death of fish in Ulsoor lake was due
MARGAO, MARCH 26 It
Xinmin village is surrounded by Dongting Lake, an immense ink blot of brown water that sustains villages of fishermen and farmers. Liao, 55, had regularly washed her vegetables in a nearby stream and
The Calcutta Municipal Corporation has finally decided to preserve water bodies after allowing more than 50,000 buildings to come up by filling up ponds.
Hounded by tourist boats and official apathy, the rare Irrawaddy dolphins of Chilika are on the verge of extinction. At least 13 dolphins have perished in the lake during the last eleven months, with
By S Lalitha , Bangalore, DH News Service: Nearly 1,500 saplings dot the catchment area of the Yellamalappa Shetty Lake in Avalahalli, located just three kms from K R Puram.
The Union Ministry of Environment and Forest has decided to include the wetland at Rewalsar Lake in Mandi Block under the National Wetland Conservation Programme. Rewalsar thus become the third