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Mangroves' rescue act
Scientists stress that conserving mangroves will provide an important buffer to save coastal regions from the ravages of sea level rise due to global warming
Scientists stress that conserving mangroves will provide an important buffer to save coastal regions from the ravages of sea level rise due to global warming
Orissa witnesses 93 deaths; hundreds more to be verified
<p>Through a series of nine country case studies and regional analysis, this new publication details approaches and priorities for removing key impediments and streamlining forestry investment in the Asia-Pacific region.</p>
around 150 people have succumbed to heatwave conditions in Chicago. New York recorded its hottest July in history with temperatures soaring above 32 degrees for eight days in a row. Officials
Oil from summer cypress can combat West Nile virus
Very little is known about changes in climatic conditions. More so in India, given the state of scientific research. One way to study this is through observations of people about their local
The UN Convention to Combat Desertification is a non starter. Administrative and financial matters get the better of any serious attempts to deal with global desertification. Though the desert is expanding, the North is not interested
A unique aquaculture-agriculture farming system has been developed by farmers at the Fulpur Thana in Mymensingh district of Bangladesh. They have developed this technique through their age-old
Here is some great news for car manufacturers. Metallurgists at the University of Pittsburgh have developed lead-free steel that will allow carmakers to prepare for a new legislation in the US that
global warming is for real, say researchers at Ohio State University, usa. They have presented startling evidence of global warming affecting the tropics at the annual meeting of the American
• China has successfully launched its second geostationary orbit meteorological satellite, Fengyun-2D (FY-2D), to provide better weather forecasting services for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.
Several critical climate change and evaluation events have been scheduled for 2014 and 2015. First, the global community will transition from achieving targets related to Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)
China and India, the world's fastest growing energy markets, are the special focus of the 2007 edition in the award-winning World Energy Outlook (WEO) series. How fast will demand in these dynamic economies rise? How will it be met? And what impact will their energy choices have on the rest of the world?
The Sri Lankan ministry of irrigation and power has decided to explore the possibility of harnessing wind potential to meet the country's growing demand for power. According to the minister for
Companies rely on advertising to convince people to buy things they don t need. They also use advertising to salve their easily hurt egos. Four days after CSE went public with its report on pesticide residues in bottled water, a huge ad appeared in the Fe
The British Antarctic Survey has released images showing a sizable part of the Wilkins ice shelf off the Antarctic peninsula "hanging by a thread'. It is holding on to a thin strip of ice attached to
Climatologists say recent heat waves in India are early signs of global warming due to the greenhouse effect. If so, it will only get worse
<p>Following the decision of the Pre-Tiger Summit Partners Dialogue meeting (Bali, Indonesia, July 12-14, 2010), an initial draft of the program underpinning efforts to help wild tigers recover and double in population over the next twelve years was released on July 31 by the Global Tiger Initiative (GTI) Secretariat for feedback from Tiger Range Countries, other GTI partners, and interested stake
scientists hold phytoplankton responsible for the increase in cloud cover off the eastern coast of South America and say that this may have a bearing on climate. Researchers said that that airborne
recycled paper-based compost can become a major weapon in the fight against a range of plant diseases, according to a study by the University of Warwick in the uk. Conducted by a team of