Rising sea level and increased storm intensity are endangering many large cities, hence rising fears once thought to be a remote and distant threat. As much as 10 percent of the world’s population is vulnerable, the Earth Institute at Columbia…
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The planet’s core has revealed a huge slab of folded Earth! It can once be a part of the ocean floor, scientists contemplate. With this discovery, a theory on the Earth’s crust got strengthened. It is been said that the earth’s crust is constantly…
Is the giant Earth’s crust slab found near core, an ocean floor part? Read More »
A 22-year record of satellite observations reveals that tundra areas show greening trends in a consistent and predominant way. While on the other hand, forested areas are showing a browning trend. The study centered on the northern circumpolar high…
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Biological riches of ‘Roof of the World’ is slowly disintegrating. It is not long time from now that the Himalayas will be known for its long-gone forests! The deforestation rate is so radical that just by the end of this century, a quarter of the…
Himalayan biodiversity may disappear by the end of 21st century Read More »
Perhaps this is better and effective way to tackle pollution — fine for polluting — then finding alternative means. The Environment Agency – the watchdog of UK’s rivers — has been fined for polluting the River Exe in Somerset. It is fined with…
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For many Americans, this April may have been a pleasant spring, but it is not the same for environmentalists. They say April 2006 proved to be the warmest on record for the United States. According to the National Climatic Data Center, the average…
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The glaciers on the Rwenzori Mountains, in the East of Africa could disappear in just two decades! You can once again blame climate change for this. Africans will soon no longer witness the only four tropical ice fields that exist outside the Andes.
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Climate Change will soon eat up Africa’s icefield Read More »
It is heart-rending for scientists to find a high participation in a system testing that warns ther countries of approaching tsunamis. Yeah, more than 30 countries around the Pacific Ocean have participated in it.
A mock alert was made from the Tsunami.
Tsunami Warning System successfully tested in the Pacific Read More »
Scientists for long have been predicting the devastation resulting from climate change. For example,Global Warming can be really harmful to the ocean’s treasures – such as the coral reefs. However, it has not been previously assumed that global…
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It is disappointing for Indian farmers and monsoon lovers to learn that India’s monsoon is weakening. Yeah! Once again blame climate change for it. And this may lead to droughts, which potentially may affect the world’s most populous region. Scientists…
Droughts in India to worsen: Blame climate change? Read More »