climate change
December 2nd, 2008 - 5:15 pm ICT by ANI
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Washington, Dec 2 (ANI): A new study has determined that keeping tropical rain forests intact is a better way to combat climate change than replacing them with biofuel plantations.
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December 2nd, 2008 - 5:01 pm ICT by ANI
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Washington, Dec 2 (ANI): The study of a rare mineral, which can be used to track ancient climates, will help scientists estimate what will be the condition of the world over ...
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December 2nd, 2008 - 1:33 pm ICT by ANI
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Washington, Dec 2 (ANI): Scientists have suggested that the planets present day greenhouse scourge, carbon dioxide (CO2), may have played a vital role in helping ancient Earth to escape from completely ...
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November 30th, 2008 - 1:51 pm ICT by ANI
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New Delhi, Nov 30 (ANI): Scientists are for the first time tracking monsoons in the eastern Yangtze River Delta in China, to understand how human activities have impacted on climate change. ...
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November 28th, 2008 - 12:45 pm ICT by ANI
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London, Nov 28 (ANI): A new hypothesis has suggested that the Neanderthals may have gone extinct because their cells couldnt cope with climate change.
The extinction of Neanderthals, close relatives of modern ...
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November 27th, 2008 - 2:47 pm ICT by ANI
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Washington, Nov 27 (ANI): Scientists have found that the amount of fossil-fuel-derived carbon dioxide (CO2) in the air over the vineyard can be measured in the wines alcohol.
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November 25th, 2008 - 1:05 pm ICT by ANI
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Washington, Nov 25 (ANI): If reports are to be believed, the Tibetan glaciers are melting faster than anyone thought, putting nearly a billion people living in South Asia in peril of ...
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November 25th, 2008 - 12:40 pm ICT by ANI
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Washington, Nov 25 (ANI): In a new research, scientists at the University of Chicago, US, have documented that the ocean is growing more acidic faster than previously thought.
In addition, they have ...
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November 23rd, 2008 - 3:33 pm ICT by ANI
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Washington, Nov 23 (ANI): A team of scientists from the US are studying high-altitude lakes in the Central Andes as global warming "hot spots", and their ability to sustain life in ...
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November 21st, 2008 - 4:07 pm ICT by ANI
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Washington, Nov 21 (ANI): A new research has suggested that the changes in sea level will affect the salinity of estuaries, which influences aquatic life, fishing and recreation.
The research was ...
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November 21st, 2008 - 3:25 pm ICT by ANI
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Washington, Nov 21 (ANI): A researcher from Tel Aviv University in Israel is studying lightning strikes to predict flash floods.
Unlike normal floods, which arrive slowly and with more warning, flash floods ...
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November 20th, 2008 - 3:40 pm ICT by ANI
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Washington, Nov 20 (ANI): A new research by a team of scientists has suggested that climate change can open new avenues for spread of invasive plants.
The teams findings indicate that ...
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November 19th, 2008 - 11:22 am ICT by IANS
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New York, Nov 19 (IANS) Unveiling a $15 billion annual investment plan to build a clean energy future, president-elect Barack Obama has said his presidency would mark a "new chapter" in America's ...
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November 19th, 2008 - 12:29 am ICT by IANS
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New York, Nov 18 (IANS) Unveiling a $15 billion annual investment plan to build a clean energy future, president-elect Barack Obama Tuesday said his presidency would mark a new chapter on America's ...
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November 18th, 2008 - 4:05 pm ICT by ANI
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Washington, Nov 18 (ANI): Using recent NASA satellite data, researchers have estimated more precisely than ever the heat-trapping effect of water in the air, validating the role of water vapor as ...
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November 18th, 2008 - 2:06 pm ICT by ANI
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Washington, Nov 18 (ANI): A new study of Australian soils has indicated that as the climate warns, soils may not release as much carbon dioxide (CO2) as predictions have suggested.
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November 18th, 2008 - 12:05 pm ICT by ANI
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Washington, November 18 (ANI): A high-performance computing system at the Department of Energy''s (DOE) Oak Ridge National Laboratory has been proclaimed the worlds fastest supercomputer for science.
The Cray XT, called Jaguar, ...
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November 18th, 2008 - 3:49 am ICT by IANS
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Geneva, Nov 18 (DPA) The UN Monday launched a new award to honour efforts towards environmental emergencies in an attempt to encourage action to curtail the impacts of man-made and natural disasters.The ...
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November 17th, 2008 - 3:18 pm ICT by ANI
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New Delhi, Nov.17 (ANI): Green and nuclear is the only way forward for Indias energy requirements in the years to come.
This was the unanimous conclusion of the panelists at a ...
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November 17th, 2008 - 2:09 pm ICT by ANI
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London, Nov 17 (ANI): Researchers have developed a device that harnesses the power of the sea to push water uphill to provide cheap renewable electricity.
According to a report in The Times, ...
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November 15th, 2008 - 9:57 pm ICT by ANI
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Gurgaon, Nov 15 (ANI/Business Wire India): The global environmental concern requires urgent attention, and education plays a vital role in sensitising the future by providing proper information to involve them in ...
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November 15th, 2008 - 1:55 pm ICT by ANI
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London, Nov 15 (ANI): A new research has determined that the rising levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) will make oceans more hostile to life, with the volume of oxygen-depleted dead zones ...
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November 14th, 2008 - 4:09 pm ICT by ANI
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London, Nov 14 (ANI): Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair has urged US president elect Barack Obama to take the initiative on issues from climate change to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as ...
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November 11th, 2008 - 10:31 pm ICT by IANS
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Male, Nov 11 (IANS) Fears of global warming are haunting the Maldives with its new president indicating that the Indian Ocean island country will not shy away from buying "land somewhere" that ...
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November 10th, 2008 - 5:05 pm ICT by ANI
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Washington, Nov 10 (ANI): President-elect Barack Obama team has compiled a list of about 200 Bush Administration actions and executive orders that could be swiftly undone to reverse White House policies ...
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November 10th, 2008 - 3:16 pm ICT by ANI
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London, Nov 10 (ANI): A team of archaeologists has determined that an ancient religious site in Argyll, Scotland, which predates the Pyramids and Stonehenge, may have been abandoned because of climate ...
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November 7th, 2008 - 5:24 pm ICT by ANI
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Washington, Nov 7 (ANI): A new study has determined that while Earth experienced numerous changes in climate over the past 65 million years, recent decades have experienced the most significant climate ...
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November 7th, 2008 - 3:41 pm ICT by ANI
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Washington, Nov 7 (ANI): A researcher from Iowa State University, US, has said that turtles nesting along the Mississippi River and other areas are altering their nesting dates in response to ...
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November 7th, 2008 - 1:54 pm ICT by ANI
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Washington, Nov 7 (ANI): A new analysis has determined that billions of tons of carbon sequestered in the worlds peat bogs could be released into the atmosphere in the coming decades ...
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November 6th, 2008 - 10:51 pm ICT by ANI
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New Delhi , Nov 6 (ANI): Australian Minister for Resources and Tourism Martin Ferguson today called on Minister of Tourism and Culture Ambika Soni.
During an hour long meeting here both ...
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