Report warns New York of global warming's perils
New York City will be hit hard by the effects of global warming over the next century, as the sea rises and washes away beaches, floods the subways and creates new wetland areas in Brooklyn, Queens
New York City will be hit hard by the effects of global warming over the next century, as the sea rises and washes away beaches, floods the subways and creates new wetland areas in Brooklyn, Queens
Cells from the mother that remain in the body of the child since its foetal stage can trigger auto-immune diseases, in which the body attacks its own tissues. J Nelson and her colleagues at the
A US company has fitted a parachute to a light aircraft
For the first time, schools in Sri Lanka have introduced text books on the environment. Titled Man and Environment: An Introduction to Environmental Studies the book has been published by
thirteen bottle-nosed dolphins were found dead on the shores of Vishakhapatnam, Vizianagaram and Srikakulam in Andhra Pradesh. According to the Vishakhapatnam Society for Prevention of Cruelty to
Recent geological studies revealed that the Gangotri glacier, where the Ganga originates, is melting at an alarming
The Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board(BWWSSB) will be launching an automated water distribution project in the City. The project, the first of its kind in the country, will be implemented in
Just as the jungle is buggier than the Arctic, a world made hotter by global warming could also have more insects - which would be bad news for farmers, researchers said on yesterday. "Insect damage
Those jet contrails that streak across the sky like long, thin clouds will contribute significantly to global warming within the next 50 years, researchers said yesterday. The
Scientists involved in the Indain Ocean Experiment (INDOEX) have found that a haze of air pollution nearly the size of the United States covers the Indian Ocean and Arabian Sea in winter. This
Thirty-five European nations signed a protocol on water and health to curb the re-emergence of diseases such as cholera and typhoid. Officials attending the WHO's Third European
Two weeks before the official beginning of summer, a heat wave baked the eastern third of the U.S. and Canada, driving temperature well above 35 degree C. At the same time, a flurry of scientific
Developing nations can grow their economies at the same time they curb dangerous greenhouse gas emissions, according to a report from the Pew Center for Global Climate Change late
Climate changes due to global warming could cause a host of major health problems in Europe including an increase in diseases such as malaria and encephalitis, doctors
What goes through out brains when we satisfy our thrist has been charted by a scanner for the first time. The study sheds light on a mystery that has baffled scientists for decades: how does gulping
Less than two years since the birth of a bold U.N. plan to fight climate change into the next millennium. Some of the scheme's leading architects are speaking openly about the possibility of its
Nepal will have to confront with the incidents of Glacial Lake Outbrust Floods (GLOFs) "at any time" in future, as global warming continues to affect the fragile Himalayan environment, scientists
Widespread pollution observed recently over an area as large as the United States in the Indian Ocean including the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea could affect monsoon in the Indian subcontinent,
International negotiations on climate change could end in tragedy unless they make significant progress over the next few years, a senior US official warned. "We are nearing a critical period," said
United Nations officials have agreed some proposals for guidelines to measure compliance with action against global warming under the Kyoto protocol on climate change, the UN in Bonn said on