HPPCL hydro projects quake resistant, says minister
December 20th, 2011 - 3:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 20 (IANS) State-run Himachal Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (HPPCL) has said its ongoing hydropower projects are quake resistant, not affecting the fragile hill ecology, according to Minister ... Read more...
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World’s tallest peaks most vulnerable to climate change
December 4th, 2011 - 6:53 pm ICT by IANS
Pretoria, Dec 4 (IANS) The Himalayan region which is home to the world's tallest peaks, including Mount Everest, is particularly vulnerable as rising temperatures disturb the balance of snow, ice ... Read more...
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China sea levels to rise up to 130mm
November 16th, 2011 - 2:55 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Nov 16 (IANS) Sea levels near China will rise up to 130 millimetres in the coming two decades due to global warming, a national scientific report has observed.The rise ... Read more...
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Arctic ice shelf might have broken up before
October 26th, 2011 - 7:28 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 26 (IANS) Researchers think a Canadian ice shelf had broken up 1,400 years ago, long before industrialisation impacted the planet.A study of sedimentary material on the bottom of ... Read more...
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Alarm bells over Greenland ice melt
October 26th, 2011 - 7:08 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 26 (IANS) Greenland ice sheet can experience extreme melting even when temperatures don?t hit record highs, say scientists.
A new analysis by Marco Tedesco, assistant professor in earth ... Read more...
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Preparations for 2012 Amarnath pilgrimage begin
October 16th, 2011 - 9:52 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Oct 16 (IANS) Preparations for the annual Amarnath pilgrimage in Jammu and Kashmir next year started Sunday with Governor N.N. Vohra, who is the chairman of the shrine ... Read more...
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Dhumal reviews Himachal power shortage
October 15th, 2011 - 7:59 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Oct 15 (IANS) With Himachal Pradesh facing a power shortage due to low generation in hydropower plants, Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal Saturday called a meeting here to review ... Read more...
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Warming ocean layers melt polar ice sheets faster
July 4th, 2011 - 2:50 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, July 4 (IANS) Warming of the ocean's subsurface layers will melt portions of underwater Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets faster than previously thought, increasing sea levels more than projected.
... Read more...
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How did Antarctic succumb to ice age?
June 28th, 2011 - 10:21 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, June 28 (IANS) Researchers now know how the Antarctic Peninsula first succumbed to ice during a prolonged period of global cooling and how it has warmed up significantly in ... Read more...
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All set for Amarnath pilgrimage from June 29
June 25th, 2011 - 3:05 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, June 25 (IANS) The stage is all set for the annual Amarnath pilgrimage in Kashmir from June 29, with gathering of ascetics and pilgrims here in the run-up ... Read more...
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First Amarnath prayers offered, not at shrine (Lead)
June 15th, 2011 - 4:58 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu/Srinagar, June 15 (IANS) For the first time in 150 years, prayers marking the start of the annual Amarnath pilgrimage were not performed at the cave shrine in the ... Read more...
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Jaypee’s hydro project in Himachal starts partial generation
June 6th, 2011 - 4:42 pm ICT by IANS
Karcham (Himachal Pradesh), June 6 (IANS) India's largest hydropower project in the private sector has started partial generation in Himachal Pradesh's Kinnaur district, a company official said here Monday.The Karcham ... Read more...
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Greenland ice loss can fill world’s 11th largest lake
May 25th, 2011 - 1:42 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 25 (IANS) Two of the three largest glaciers draining a frozen Greenland have lost so much ice that, if melted, could have filled Lake Erie, the world's 11th ... Read more...
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Scientists develop tool to predict tsunamis, landslides
April 18th, 2011 - 2:40 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, April 18 (IANS) Natural disasters strike when they are least expected, causing untold devastation and disruption of life, besides laying waste huge swathes of land. Now, meteorologists have developed ... Read more...
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Does Development justify Degradation?
April 8th, 2011 - 4:34 pm ICT by ANI
By Mohd Iqbal Leh, Apr 8 (ANI): A Ladakhi proverb says, "Ame oma nat met, gukh pe chhwa gal met" which means " As mother's milk is free of disease, running water ... Read more...
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Himalayan rally of another kind
April 6th, 2011 - 2:59 pm ICT by ANI
By Dinesh PantPithoragarh (Uttarakhand), Apr 6 (ANI): The entire Himalayan region is in the throes of a transformation, ostensibly towards 'development'. "Development towards what and for whom?" is the moot question, in ... Read more...
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Wind ‘can be 10 to 100 times more effective in eroding mountains’
March 29th, 2011 - 5:40 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, March 29 (ANI): A new report from a University of Arizona-led research team has revealed that wind is a much more powerful force in the evolution of mountains than previously thought.Bedrock ... Read more...
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Celebrate Navroz with a platter from Tajikistan (Eating Out With IANS, With Image)
March 20th, 2011 - 1:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) A traditional festival platter from Tajikistan is adding a touch of gastronomic joy to the spirit of Navroz, the Persian spring festival celebrated by the ... Read more...
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Soot on Tibetan snow causes rainfall over India, China
March 4th, 2011 - 1:38 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, March 4 (IANS) Soot falling on the snow covered Tibetan Plateau causes more rainfall over India and China, says a new study.Soot precipitates the plateau's glacier to melt sooner ... Read more...
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Experts warn of another ash volcano in Iceland
February 10th, 2011 - 3:20 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 10 (IANS) Scientists have warned of the eruption of yet another volcano in Iceland, more devastating than last year's eruption which spewed out blanket of dust and ash, disrupting air ... Read more...
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Strong earthquake hits off Norwegian island, no tsunami alert
January 29th, 2011 - 3:20 pm ICT by BNO News
JAN MAYEN (BNO NEWS) -- A strong earthquake struck near the Norwegian island of Jan Mayen on early Saturday morning, seismologists said, but no tsunami alert was issued.The 6.1-magnitude earthquake at 6.55 ... Read more...
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How 450mn-yr-old mass extinction is closely linked to climate change
January 28th, 2011 - 4:03 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 28 (ANI): Geobiologists at California Institute of Technology have found how the mass extinction that occurred 450 million years ago is linked to a cooling climate.The mass extinction coincided with ... Read more...
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Greenland ice sheet is safer than scientists previously believed
January 27th, 2011 - 4:09 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 27 (ANI): Scientists have suggested that hotter summers may not be as catastrophic for the Greenland ice sheet as previously feared and may actually slow down the flow of glaciers.Their ... Read more...
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Himachal remains ‘power-full’ after bountiful monsoon
December 18th, 2010 - 3:44 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Dec 18 (IANS) Bountiful rains during the monsoon this year have helped Himachal Pradesh remain "power-full".Officials said plentiful flow in most of the rivers has allowed hydropower generation to remain ... Read more...
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Argentine glacier recedes due to global warming
December 14th, 2010 - 10:31 am ICT by IANS
Buenos Aires, Dec 14 (IANS/EFE) The Ameghino glacier in Argentina has receded four kilometres over the past 80 years due to the effects of global warming, non-governmental environment organisation Greenpeace has said.Greenpeace ... Read more...
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Expert issues stark warning on climate change
December 9th, 2010 - 5:23 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 09 (ANI): A climate change expert has warned that if humans don't moderate their use of fossil fuels, there is a real possibility that we will face the environmental, societal ... Read more...
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Warning of rising seas alarmist and wrong
December 6th, 2010 - 2:56 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 6 (IANS) Predictions that global warming could cause sea levels to rise by six feet in the next century are alarmist and wrong.The forecast made by the influential 2007 Intergovernmental ... Read more...
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Rivers cut deep notches in Swiss Alps’ broad glacial valleys: Study
December 6th, 2010 - 1:54 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 6 (ANI): A new study sheds light on the processes that formed steep inner gorges in the broad glacial valleys of the Swiss Alps.The U-shaped valleys were created by slow-moving ... Read more...
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Earth had enough oxygen to start life ‘400mn yrs earlier than thought’
November 12th, 2010 - 2:16 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 12 (ANI): Scientists have found that oxygen had reached a level where it could have supported life much earlier than thought - 400 million years further back in time.The evidence ... Read more...
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India, China are two major re-foresters: Jairam Ramesh
November 1st, 2010 - 10:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 1 (IANS) Union Environment and Forests Minister Jairam Ramesh Monday said China's green house gas emissions are four times that of India, but both countries are united in being ... Read more...
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‘Water mining’ prime culprit in rising sea levels
October 11th, 2010 - 4:59 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 11 (IANS) Global warming is not the only villain in raising sea levels. Much of the swelling seas come from "water mining", the pumping of vast amounts of groundwater from ... Read more...
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One dead, 42 ill after eating at China hotel
October 11th, 2010 - 4:59 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Oct 11 (IANS) One person died and 42 were hospitalised due to food poisoning after eating at a hotel in China's Sichuan province, officials said.Among the victims in the weekend's incident, ... Read more...
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Glaciers help actively growing mountains become higher
September 16th, 2010 - 5:51 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 16 (ANI): A University of Arizona-led research team has found that glaciers can help actively growing mountains become higher by protecting them from erosion.The finding is contrary to the conventional ... Read more...
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NZ glaciers melted as European expanded at the end of ice age
September 9th, 2010 - 5:26 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 9 (ANI): Adding a new clue to how the last ice age ended, researchers have revealed that New Zealand glaciers melted at the same time when European glaciers briefly expanded.For ... Read more...
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Nine killed in plane crash in New Zealand
September 4th, 2010 - 12:48 pm ICT by ANI
Wellington, Sept 4 (ANI): Nine people were killed when a skydive plane crashed at Fox Glacier airport in New Zealand.The Fletcher Fixed Wing plane burst into flames after taking off, just ... Read more...
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