Climate impacts in northern forests
Northern forests hold around 54% of the world’s total terrestrial carbon stock and contribute more than one-third to our global terrestrial carbon sink. This report reviews the impact of human induced
Northern forests hold around 54% of the world’s total terrestrial carbon stock and contribute more than one-third to our global terrestrial carbon sink. This report reviews the impact of human induced
How does a civilisation relate to the environment? To find out, study its attitude towards large carnivores. Europeans have tried to dominate nature. In the process, they have exterminated several large carnivores like the wolf. But communities in India
the air pollution campaign will have far reaching implications, say energy consultants Wood Mackenzie. Greener regulations for gasoline and diesel that come into effect from next year in Europe
Safe ozone levels are often exceeded in Europe, says a study<br>
The link between Atlantic temperatures and an atmospheric effect that influence winters could lead to prediction of stormy winters in Europe
record temperatures are being forecasted for the start of the next millenium. According to experts, high temperatures will increase the risk of natural disasters. Phil Jones of the Climatic
Strohalm, an environmental group, launches a campaign to tax corporate flyers in the Netherlands
The industrialised countries are producing an enormous amount of garbage. Western Europe
An epidemic of lung cancer caused by asbestos will sweep Europe, killing a quarter of a million men over the next 35 years, UK-based doctors have warned. "The figures are horrifying,' says Julian
World Bank s proposed role in the global carbon market is good news for the US, but it may spell doom for developing countries
To understand the problem posed by diesel, it is necessary to understand the new information that has emerged over the last decade about its ill-effects. The first big finding come with air pollution experts discovering that diesel exhaust consists of 10-100 times more particles than petrol. More than that, experts soon began to realise that it is not the total quantity of particles that matters so much for public health as the size of the particles in vehicular exhaust. This monograph busted the myth that diesel is the fuel of the future and shows how harmful it is for the health.