Global warming gas seen increasing dramatically
Worldwide emissions of carbon dioxide, considered a culprit in global warming, are expected to increase by 3.5 billion tonnes, or 50 percent, annually by the year 2020, an executive for ExxonMobil
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Lies, well told
In reel life, when things go wrong, the director takes recourse to a re take. Then there are the stunt men, who stand in for the hero when the going gets tough. In real life, there are no such provisions. Which is why it is time to take to take serious no
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The frog that leaped into today
A remarkable evolutionary find
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Soot case
Worse than estimated
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Venice is sinking
Scientists at last find concrete proof an eighteenth century painting
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Save the planet from global warming
Beware critics of global warming. A new report on the Arctic meltdown, based on a NASA study of radar data and images beamed down by a Eupropean Space Agency
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Crying fowl
Mozambique's poultry industry is reeling under a deluge of cheap imports. Domestic farmers are unable to compete with low-priced products from countries such as South Africa, Brazil and Argentina.
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Toxic potion
Fuel yourself with a glass of milk! This might well be the tagline of an advertisement for a range of packaged milk brands in Texas, us . Only, there would be an acrid tinge to it. High levels of
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Kyoto in trouble
Russia may not ratify it. And even if it does, it s not going to do so anytime soon. That was the message, loud and clear, from the Russian president Vladimir Putin and his aides at the recent World Climate Change Conference held in Moscow, Russia, recent
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Russia reneging on Kyoto?
The earth is hotter than it has been in the past 2000 years and the largest ice shelf in the Artic has broken into two after having existed for 3000 years. But all that Russia does is procrastinate over endorsing the Kyoto Protocol
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Overusing water
Here is the message of a recent piece of research: we are extracting too much water from rivers, streams and lakes. The implication is significant: unless there is enough water in the world s rivers to maintain freshwater ecosystems, many economies would
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All gas
It s that time of the year again when international circles start buzzing with talks of global warming and changing climate...
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Desalination project to be revived
In a decision that spells good news for lakhs of people residing in the coastal belts Kochi, the Fisheries Department has came forward with a viable proposal to revive the desalination project plan
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Global Warming: the Quadrillion Dollar Question
Eighteen quadrillion dollars is almost 600 times the 2002 world gross domestic product, estimated by the World Bank at $32 trillion. If you glued 18 quadrillion dollar bills end to end, they would
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Alarm over melting ice cap
The polar ice cap is melting at an alarming rate due to global warming, according to Nasa scientists, with satellite images showing the ice cap has been shrinking by 10 percent per decade over the
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Jungle rule
Protect forests, get clean water
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Gap species
Endangered species are not adequately protected in their habitats
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Bytes
simple remedy: Garlic not only keeps the vampires at bay, but also pests such as slugs and snails, which cause millions of dollars worth of damage in countries with cool or temperate climates.
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How not to lose all
The proposed deal in Cancun had to be rejected. What was proposed at the World Trade Organization talks would have been a deadly price for developing countries to pay. Therefore, for once, our
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World warming up to climate change
Meterologists may reel off data to prove this year's monsoon wasn't longer and wetter than normal, but people are convinced that weather patterns are changing. Summers are hotter and winters shorter.