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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…

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…

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…

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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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.

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…

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…

During the recent winter, a great part of the Arctic Ocean failed to freeze! Yeah, you read it right. It did not freeze completely as usually used to previously. And this phenomenon is spelling disaster for the wildlife there. This is eventually…

The Mount Merapi has been erupting for weeks and has led to a red alert declaration. Volcanic activity has intesified of late, with continuous clouds of ash, gas and rock fragments spewing from its crater. Scientists say that one of the emissions sent.

According to a report by Christian Aid, 162 million people in sub-Saharan Africa alone could die of disease that directly attribute to global warming by the century’s end. But what is the solution?

In a bid to curb global warming, the Christian Aid…