Global warming will push up sea level
June 25th, 2012 - 6:00 pm ICT by IANS
Amsterdam, June 25 (IANS) Sea levels worldwide are expected to rise by several metres in the coming centuries if global warming continues unabated.
A study by a university in The ... Read more...
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India to join mock tsunami drill in Indian Ocean
October 11th, 2011 - 9:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) India, along with 20 other nations, will participate in a mock tsunami drill Wednesday to test the Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System (IOTWS), ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
ADB offers $52 mn loan to curb coastal erosion in India
August 17th, 2011 - 8:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) The Asian Development Bank (ADB) Wednesday offered a $51.55 million loan to help curb coastal erosion in Karnataka and Maharashtra.This is the first tranche of ... Read more...
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Thousands at risk of going hungry: Guatemalan government
April 20th, 2011 - 1:42 pm ICT by IANS
Guatemala City, April 20 (IANS/EFE) The Guatemalan government Tuesday declared a "nutritional risk alert" to avoid a food crisis in the country's poorest areas where thousands of people don't have ... Read more...
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Japan tsunami-hit town to move 1100 evacuees to other areas
April 3rd, 2011 - 3:08 pm ICT by ANI
Minamisanriku (Japan), Apr.3 (ANI): The town office of Minamisanriku, one of the coastal communities hardest hit by the tsunami that followed the 8.9 magnitude earthquake in Japan on March 11, has decided ... Read more...
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BP oil spill’s psychological effects go beyond residents of impacted areas
February 18th, 2011 - 2:56 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 18 (ANI): A new study has found that the psychological effects of the BP oil spill, the largest recorded environmental disaster in human history, extend far beyond people living around ... Read more...
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Defer amendments to Coastal Regulation Zone: Karunanidhi urges PM
November 20th, 2010 - 12:09 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, Nov 19 (IANS) Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi Friday asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to defer notification of new amendments to the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ), which he said would destroy ... Read more...
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Satellite images show mangroves shrinking
August 22nd, 2010 - 5:48 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 22 (IANS) New satellite imagery shows an alarming shrinkage in mangrove forests worldwide.
The imagery reveals that approximately 137,760 sq km of mangroves exist, which is 12.3 percent less ... Read more...
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Sea levels ‘could rise by more than 1m due to global warming’
July 7th, 2010 - 2:15 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 7 (ANI): A scientist has warned that climate change could drive up sea levels by twice as much as previously predicted.Scientists working for the UN concluded in a 2007 ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Admiral Allen approves one section of Louisiana’s barrier island project proposal
May 28th, 2010 - 1:41 am ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON D.C. (BNO NEWS) — The National Incident Commander for the BP oil spill, Admiral Thad Allen, on Thursday approved the implementation of one section of Louisiana's barrier island project proposal that ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
NOAA Predicts 2010 Hurricane Season Possible Strongest Ever
May 28th, 2010 - 12:33 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
May 27 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The 2010 Hurricane Season report from NOAA (The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) is out, and it does not look good for the Gulf Coast. The prediction is ... Read more...
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Polluted groundwater may flow to sea: Study
May 21st, 2010 - 10:37 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, May 21 (IANS) Polluted groundwater can find its way to the sea, indicating a direct link between septic systems and coastal contamination, a new study suggests.
In the first study of ... Read more...
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Greater New Orleans Foundation opens Gulf Coast oil spill fund
May 2nd, 2010 - 1:55 am ICT by BNO News
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA (BNO NEWS) -- In response to what may become the nation's worst environmental disaster in decades, the Greater New Orleans Foundation has opened the Gulf Coast Oil Spill Fund, ... Read more...
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Alabama Governor declares state of emergency due to BP oil spill in the Gulf
May 1st, 2010 - 2:18 pm ICT by BNO News
MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA (BNO NEWS) -- Alabama Governor Bob Riley on Friday declared a state of emergency as the state prepares for the potential impact of the oil spill in the Gulf of ... Read more...
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Security top priority after quake: Chilean president (Lead)
March 3rd, 2010 - 7:01 am ICT by IANS
Santiago, March 3 (DPA) Chilean President Michelle Bachelet ordered nearly 14,000 military forces Tuesday to the regions hit by a massive earthquake and tsunami, vowing not to tolerate looting that followed the ... Read more...
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46 killed as storm sweeps across Europe (Second Lead)
March 1st, 2010 - 12:38 am ICT by IANS
Paris, Feb 28 (DPA) At least 46 people have died in a violent storm that swept across parts of Europe Saturday and Sunday.
France was the hardest hit, with 40 people reported killed ... Read more...
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18 killed as storm batters France (Lead)
February 28th, 2010 - 10:01 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, Feb 28 (DPA) At least 18 people have died in a violent storm that swept across France late Saturday and Sunday, France Info radio reported.
Packing winds of up to 160 km ... Read more...
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Ice shelves attached to Antarctica are disappearing
February 23rd, 2010 - 4:31 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 23 (IANS) Floating ice shelves attached to Antarctica are disappearing due to global warming, says a new study, adding that this is especially alarming because the shelves hold together the ... Read more...
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People still not prepared to face tsunami even after 5 yrs of Indian Ocean disaster
December 26th, 2009 - 2:18 pm ICT by ANI
London, December 26 (ANI): Experts have determined that even after five years of the devastating 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami that struck Indonesia, local communities are not well prepared to face such a ... Read more...
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Hurricane Ida weakens and heads towards US Gulf Coast
November 9th, 2009 - 10:50 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Mexico, Nov 9 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Hurricane Ida is heading towards the US Gulf Coast but the silver lining is that it is weakening. It is expected to come ashore in ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
UNESCO member states are going to test Tsunami Warning System
October 7th, 2009 - 2:12 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Paris, Oct 6 (THAINDIAN NEWS) On the infamous World Disaster Reduction Day on 14th October, eighteen countries that are the members of UNESCO will take part in an ocean-wide tsunami exercise in ... Read more...
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Agreement on revised Emergency Tsunami Reconstruction Project signed
August 13th, 2009 - 10:11 pm ICT by ANI
Chennai, Aug 13 (ANI): An agreement relating to the revised "Emergency Tsunami Reconstruction Project" was signed on Thursday in Chennai.The agreement was signed by the Union Government, the World Bank, Tamil Nadu ... Read more...
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Tasmania’s east coast records highest-ever winter water temperatures
August 8th, 2009 - 1:54 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, August 8 (ANI): Tasmania's east coast is recording its highest-ever winter water temperatures of more than 13 degrees Celsius, which is up to 1.5 degrees C above normal, due to a ... Read more...
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Caribbean coral reefs ‘flattened’ over last 40 years, say scientists
June 10th, 2009 - 1:06 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 10 (ANI): A new study by researchers at the University of East Anglia (UEA), UK, has determined that coral reefs throughout the Caribbean have been comprehensively 'flattened' over the last ... Read more...
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Scientists work out formula to forecast tsunami
April 1st, 2009 - 5:16 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 1 (IANS) Now tsunamis won't be able to catch you unaware, thanks to a mathematics formula worked out by scientists that will give advance warnings and an idea of their ... Read more...
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Karunanidhi asks PM to defer Coastal Zone notification
September 27th, 2008 - 10:19 pm ICT by ANI
Chennai, Sept 27 (ANI): Following apprehensions by fishermen regarding their livelihood, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi on Saturday asked Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh to defer the Coastal Management Zone ... Read more...
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‘Hurricane Ike gets bigger than Katrina with its 50ft high waves’ says National Hurricane Centre
September 13th, 2008 - 3:11 am ICT by David M N James
'If you don't leave, you won't have a house to live in or shelter. You will be facing certain death. We have warned you; don't say we didn't warn you'. This is ... Read more...
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Hurricane Ike causes death and uncertainty
September 12th, 2008 - 2:43 pm ICT by David M N James
Hurricane Ike has become the season's worst nemesis after becoming the most powerful and uncertain weather phenomenon's.Ike has gained more strength, caused more deaths and wreaked havoc in people's lives. Currently, ... Read more...
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Tamil Nadu objects to new coastal laws draft
July 19th, 2008 - 1:09 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, July 19 (IANS) The central government's attempt to replace the Coastal Regulation Zone laws, 1991 with a set of new laws has come up against a slew of objections from the ... Read more...
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No tsunami alert sounded after Andaman quake
June 27th, 2008 - 9:51 pm ICT by ANI
Port Blair, June 27 (ANI): The Hawaii-based Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre has said that no tsunami alert has been issued after an earthquake measuring 6.7 at Richter scale hit Andaman Islands ... Read more...
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Philippines typhoon toll rises to 622
June 26th, 2008 - 12:06 pm ICT by IANS
DPA
Manila, June 26 (DPA) The toll in Typhoon Fengshen in the Philippines has risen to 622 with nearly 1,000 people still missing, mostly from the sinking of a passenger ferry, officials said ... Read more...
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New coastal zone management rules by end of June(With ‘Fishing communities on long march’ story)
May 11th, 2008 - 2:29 pm ICT by admin
Chennai, May 11 (IANS) The government has sought public comments and objections to the draft of its new coastal zone management (CZM) rules and has said the draft will be finalised by ... Read more...
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Most people very concerned about climate change
April 22nd, 2008 - 2:11 pm ICT by admin
By Joydeep Gupta
Singapore, April 22 (IANS) Over 65 percent of people around the world say that governments, businesses and everyone else "need to take major steps very soon" to tackle climate change ... Read more...
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UN environment chief sounds dire warning
April 22nd, 2008 - 2:10 pm ICT by admin
By Joydeep Gupta
Singapore, April 22 (IANS) The global community runs the risk of the greatest policy failure in the history of mankind if negotiations on how to tackle climate change stay bogged ... Read more...
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Australia place tsunami warning buoy in Coral Sea
March 14th, 2008 - 3:31 pm ICT by admin
Melbourne, Mar.14 (ANI): A Tsunami detection buoy has been placed in the Coral Sea, lifting Australia's capacity to answer an immediate threat from the oceanic phenomenon.
The Australian quoted Federal Environment Minister ... Read more...
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