Ruckus over IPCC's global warming data
the world's top climate scientists, part of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (ipcc), have toned down the worst possible forecast for global warming over the next 100 years, claims The
the world's top climate scientists, part of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (ipcc), have toned down the worst possible forecast for global warming over the next 100 years, claims The
The early civilisations have conventionally been regarded as products of human ingenuity. Of course, favourable geographical conditions also made a difference. But they just might be fortuitous
Previous studies have linked climate variations to the collapse of societies around the world. According to a study published in <i>Nature</i> (Vol 375, No 6530, June 1, 1995), drought caused the demise of the Maya civilisation in Mexico. The researchers argued that internal factors like population growth and environmental degradation, worked with climate change and led to the Maya collapse. <br>
Bringing down cow flatulence can reduce the presence of greenhouse gases. So believe a group of scientists from New Zealand and Australia, currently working on a multi-million dollar research
Hurricanes and other such events that disrupt energy supplies could provide a
Big hydropower projects are poised to re-enter the good books of the World Bank (wb) and the Asian Development Bank (adb). In the early 1990s, the wb had stopped funding the Sardar Sarovar Project
oceans have cooled substantially during some of the warmest years in recent times, claims a study. During the years 2003 and 2005, which saw the highest global average surface temperatures in more
farms in the terai region of Uttar Pradesh were enveloped by fog this August. Fog is not unusual in this part of the country but it usually starts happening in winter, mostly in late December and
American power major aes Corporation's proposed us $1.2 billion power plant in Chhattisgarh has run into rough weather after the Orissa government refused to give it a no-objection certificate.
Failing to fight global warming now will cost trillions of dollars by the end of the century even without counting biodiversity loss or unpredictable events like the Gulf Stream shutting down, a
High greenhouse gas emissions may take a heavy toll on Asia's food front, warned climate change experts. Kezuhiko Kobayashi, professor (Dept of Global Agricultural Changes), University of Tokyo, said
Even though the signs of withdrawal of monsoon are quite apparent now, weather remains comparatively warm in the NE region this time making people doubt a change in the climatic order. However,
The world's glaciers and ice caps are now in terminal decline because of global warming, scientists have found. survey has revealed that across the world the melt rate has sharply accelerated in
The northwest districts of Rajasthan are in turmoil once again with farmers in Phase I areas of the Indira Gandhi Canal Project reviving their agitation for irrigation water after a gap of two years.
Move over khaki-bag carrying postman! Palmtop postman is here! Tortuous postal procedures would now be as easy as soft-pressing the palmtop keyboard. In a novel initiative, the Vijayawada postal
Climate change due to global warming is the new challenge to rice production and productivity, renowned scientists pointed out at the second International Rice Congress in New Delhi. According to
As the country emerges as a major hub of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction projects with more than 300 of them lined up by various companies, the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and
Hotter temperatures and higher sea levels could devastate many Asian economies, displace millions of people and put millions more at risk from infectious disease, according to a climate change report
The world's top polluting nations were told to prepare for decades of weather turmoil even if they act now to curb emissions and pursue green energy sources. Environment and energy ministers meeting