State of the Climate in Asia 2024
<p>The World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report warns that the region is warming nearly twice as fast as the global average, driving more extreme weather and posing
Climate Change
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Methane release caused primal warming
Researchers have found evidence to support a theory that an abrupt warming of the earth, 55 million years ago, was caused by the sudden release of methane from the ocean of frozen deposits. A report
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Arctic ice blanket melting
survey : The layer of ice that blankets the top of the globe is melting at a startling rate, according to a US scientific survey. Measurements acquired by nuclear submarines below the Arctic Sea show
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G-77 sets fresh terms for green pact
Implementation of the Kyoto Protocol of 1997 may not have a smooth going as developing countries have put forward fresh conditionalities for their participation in the scheme. The scheme envisages
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MONEYMAKERS
energy-saving fan: The South India Textile Research Asso ciation (sitra) has developed an energy-efficient fan to be used for ring spinning. The energy-saving fan, named sitra Excel, will save
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Sure shot!
How the malaria parasite takes out an insurance policy to deal with the immune system
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Dhaka
Nearly half of Bangladesh's 130 million population will get a reprieve following the recent successful research in the treatment of arsenic contaminated water. Called the Direct Coprecipitation
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Emission predicting...
...in the next century may not be very simple, say climate scientists
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Antarctica melting
a big chunk of Antarctica has been melting for thousands of years. This situation is likely to continue until it swamps millions of kilometre of coastland, scientists of the University of
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Forget rainforests
Rising levels of greenhouse gases have led to faster tree growth in arid regions. The discovery boosts the case for planting forests in dry areas to combat the effects of global warming. Plants
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Methane, fuel of future, puts planet in danger
It has been hailed as the fuel of the future, a source of energy that could power our planet throughout the next century. But now scientists have warned that the world's largest untapped energy