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
Global Warming
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Lightning seeds
Australia banks on forest power to light up towns
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Hot, but not bothered
A NEW finding by the scientists of the New Delhi-based Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) brings good tidings for Indian farmers. High levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the
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What caused Europe's heatwave?
The intense heatwave that baked much of Europe for weeks has convinced many people about the changing climate
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IN FOCUS
Even as symptoms of global warming are emerging around the world, a treaty to check emissions of greenhouse gases is facing stiff opposition from industries and employment agencies in the US,
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Ice does not lie
Says the eminent Alaskan scientist Maynard Miller. <font class='UCASE'>manu n kulkarni</font> visits this land of the midnight sun to know what causes its glaciers to recede and what endangers its rare wildlife
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The rising
In a loss of face for the Bush administration, nine us states have decided to introduce mandatory greenhouse gas emission controls in the country's first-of-its-kind regional agreement.
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New whine
Global warming portends disaster for much of the multibillion-dollar us wine industry; areas suitable for growing premium wine grapes could be reduced by 50 per cent
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Warmonger
Global warming also reduces genetic diversity of wildlife
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Green fascism
But can the nations likely to be most affected by global warming the Maldives and Bangladesh impose trade sanctions on the <font class='UCASE'><b>us?</b></font>
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Noise and a sane voice
We hope that this voice of academics, professionals and scientists will become a shout and then a scream very soon