UK, who has been taking several steps to replace fossil-fuels with the bio-counterpart, now risks losing its international authority on climate change. It has, according to a leading scientist, failed to cut greenhouse gas pollution. UK emissions of…
Imagine a history of disaster repeating itself. And that too, a natural one. It was a summer of 2003, a heat wave killed between 22,000 and 35,000 people in five European countries. Temperatures soared to 104 degrees Fahrenheit in Paris, and London…
Did the curious Russian researchers think of the consequences before taking up the project? Or they rushed it, letting intrusiveness dominate their responsibility towards the environment? All these questions have raised as they are preparing to crack the.
Global warming is also affecting fruit yields! Yes, the ones you include, more or less, in your everyday diet. These are no predictions as aftermaths of global warming. It’s already happening in Japan. In what appears to be fallout from global warming,…
Its time for the Endangered Species Act to struck down the name of grizzly bears from its list. The bear made a dramatic comeback in the Yellowstone region. Defenders of Wildlife today hailed the occasion. But, at the same time the Bush administration’s..
A lake has lain buried beneath a two-mile layer of Antarctic ice for 16 million years. Russian researchers are preparing to crack its secrets. Considering its age they believe that its lessons could be crucial in deciphering climate change, developing…
Acid rain in North America was first discovered more than 40 years ago by ecologist Gene Likens. Acid rain is an environmental problem that has yet to be solved, according to Likens. He discovered acid rain while studying the Hubbard Brook Experimental…
Tracing back the record of Australia’s summer temperatures by 55 years, it is found that the continent may be experiencing its hottest year, scientists say. The 10 months from January to October were the warmest since monthly records began in 1950 and…
Good news fort the shrimp farmers. One will have a better prospect in a Ca Mau shrimp farm. In its southern province shrimp farming is expanding dramatically. Presently, the majority of rice paddies in places like Dam Doi District have been completely…
Though the consequences are unacceptable and fearful, we are all familiar with the fact that global warming is dramatically raising pollution and epidemic levels. But, obesity! Changes in the climate are raising sea levels too. But, do you know this rise.