Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Giri Gobardhan Forest Committee Vs State of Odisha & Others dated 15/05/2025. The Applicant Giri Gobardhan Forest Committee has filed the application alleging illegal felling of trees over an area of around 5 acres within the …
Fortunately for us, carbon monoxide (CO)—a toxic gas—is a very minor constituent of the atmosphere. It is produced by incomplete burning of fossil fuels and biomass (such as dry leaves and wood) and by the oxidation of methane and other volatile hydrocarbons in the atmosphere. http://www.sciencemag.org/content/330/6011/1636.summary
We present a 650-year Antarctic ice core record of concentration and isotopic ratios (δ13C and δ18O) of atmospheric carbon monoxide. Concentrations decreased by ~25% (14 parts per billion by volume) from the mid-1300s to the 1600s then recovered completely by the late 1800s. δ13C and δ18O decreased by about 2 …
Arvind Singh Thanagazi As a forest fire approached the Kyara village, situated in vicinity of Sariska Tiger Reserve, officials of state forest department and district administration of Alwar locked horns, each shirking responsibility. According to villagers, the forest fire started in the bushes near Thanagazi on Sunday but the authorities …
A Canadair plane sprays water over the Carmel Forest near Haifa on Friday. HAIFA (Israel): European aircraft dumped tonnes of water over flames shooting from tall trees on Friday in northern Israel as firefighters struggled for a second day to contain the country's worst-ever forest fire, which has killed 41 …
Recent bursts in the incidence of large wildfires worldwide have raised concerns about the influence climate change and humans might have on future fire activity. Comparatively little is known, however, about the relative importance of these factors in shaping global fire history. Here we use fire and climate modeling, combined …
Countries in the Asia-Pacific are more prone to natural disasters than those in other parts of the world says this first of its kind regional disaster report launched at 4th Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction in South Korea. People in the Asia-Pacific region are four times more likely …
Forecasting the effects of global changes on high altitude ecosystems requires an understanding of the long-term relationships between biota and forcing factors to identify resilience thresholds. Fire is a crucial forcing factor: both fuel build-up from land-abandonment in European mountains, and more droughts linked to global warming are likely to …
The Kyoto Protocol will have virtually no impact on slowing global warming unless it expands to take in the United States, China and more developing countries, Russia's chief climate negotiator said on Wednesday. Russia is the world's fourth largest emitter of carbon dioxide and a key player in United Nations …
A cloud burst over arid Himalayan town of Leh in Ladakh on August 6, pouring some 250 mm of rain in an hour. The sudden downpour triggered flash floods and mudslides, killing over 180 people and wiping out the old town of Leh and two villages. Weathermen say the high-altitude …
Natural disaster claimed lives of at least 258 people across the country within two-and-one-half months, according to a government report. Publicising its data, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA) on Thursday said that over 258 people died and property worth over Rs. 30 million was damaged due to flood, landslide, …
Into dust Residents of Kriusha village, in the western Russian region of Ryazan, search through the remains of their charred homes Five weeks after wildfires began spreading through forests in central and western parts of the country, Russia is still burning. The worst is over, but as firefighters continue to …
Rains and chilled weather have helped Russian firefighters to bring under control massive wildfires that were triggered by a record heatwave and drought.By August 23 the area of forest fires in Russia was reduced to 5,265 hectares, said the Emergency Situations Ministry on Monday. This is a small fraction of …
Vladimir RadyuhinWhile Russian officials have blamed the unprecedented wildfires on the hottest and driest summer in 1000 years, experts say the national disaster was man-made.Forests, Russia's greatest wealth after hydrocarbons, have turned into its curse this summer. The worst heat wave on record, aggravated by a severe drought, has triggered …
But Experts Say An Year Of Extreme Weather No Proof Of Climate ChangeParis: As Russia battles wildfires triggered by an unprecedented heatwave, flood waters surge across a drenched Pakistan leaving millions of people homeless, and questions are asked about global warming. Extreme weather has been a feature of summer of …
Vladimir RadyuhinMOSCOW: A catastrophic drought and wildfires that have hit much of Russia this summer may slash its grain harvest by more than a third against last year.Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Russia is likely to harvest 60 to 65 million tonnes of grain this year, compared with 97 million …
Deaths in Moscow have doubled and are now averaging 700 people a day amid a sweltering heat wave and poisonous smog from wildfires, a top Russian health official said Monday.Scorching heat and acrid smoke blanketed Moscow as smog from raging forest and peat fires shrouded Russia
Moscow: Deaths in Moscow have doubled and are now averaging 700 people a day amid a sweltering heat wave and poisonous smog from wildfires, a top Russian health official said on Monday. Moscow health chief Andrei Seltsovky blamed weeks of unprecedented heat and suffocating smog for the risein mortality compared …
