‘Rework climate change models to save snails’
February 8th, 2012 - 2:32 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Feb 8 (IANS) Some of the world's smallest creatures like snails are in danger of becoming extinct unless climate change models are reworked to save them.Snails usually play a ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Al Gore to launch global climate crisis campaign
July 13th, 2011 - 6:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) A global campaign on climate change featuring scientists, celebrities, business leaders and concerned citizens would be launched in September by former US vice president Al ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Scientists forecast irreversibly hotter summers
June 7th, 2011 - 4:31 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, June 7 (IANS) Tropical regions are likely to experience irreversibly hotter summers within the next 20 to 60 years, warns a climatologist.
"Large areas of the globe are likely ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Heat waves will cause more deaths in future
May 9th, 2011 - 3:56 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 9 (IANS) Global climate change may bring on more extreme weather conditions such as heat waves, causing higher fatalities in the coming decades.
Researchers at the Johns Hopkins ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Death rates from heat waves may go up in the coming decades
May 4th, 2011 - 6:39 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 4 (ANI): An new study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health has predicted increased deaths rate in the coming decades due to heat waves, ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Cities in developing countries ‘likelier to be hit by climate change’
April 8th, 2011 - 7:12 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 8 (ANI): A new study has warned that fast-growing urban areas worldwide, especially in developing countries, will suffer disproportionately from the impacts of changing climate.An examination of urban policies ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
‘Over 250,000 killed by disasters worldwide in 2010′
February 10th, 2011 - 7:59 am ICT by IANS
United Nations, Feb 10 (IANS) Over a quarter of a million people were killed by disasters worldwide last year, making 2010 one of the deadliest years in more than a generation, UN ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Top 10 global weather events in 2010
January 14th, 2011 - 3:39 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 14 (IANS) A panel of experts has ranked the top 10 global weather and climate events of 2010 as follows.According to Christian Science Monitor, voters considered the scope and unusualness ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Stackable electric cars, telepresence screens ‘just a generation away’
December 2nd, 2010 - 5:35 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 2 (ANI): According to a new vision of the future set out today, stackable electric cars and 'telepresence' screens are just one generation away.The study, Megacities on the Move, suggests ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Brush Fire Erupts Near Thousand Oaks
September 28th, 2010 - 7:52 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Sep 28, (THAINDIAN NEWS) A brush fire broke out on Monday afternoon in the Ventura County City Of Thousand Oaks. The fire broke out reportedly at 2 pm in the ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Hindus & Jews want urgent solution to hike in global food prices
September 7th, 2010 - 3:41 pm ICT by ANI
Nevada (US), Sep 7 (ANI): Hindus and Jews have expressed serious concerns at the recent rise in global food prices.Noted Hindu statesman Rajan Zed and Rabbi Jonathan B. Freirich, prominent Jewish leader ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Is it possible to predict future climate change?
August 31st, 2010 - 2:47 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 31 (ANI): Climate change is a topic for hot debate across countries right now, but is it possible to predict future climate change?Researchers at Niels Bohr Institute at the University ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
‘Heat waves could be commonplace in US by 2039′
July 9th, 2010 - 2:59 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 9 (ANI): A new study has claimed that heat waves in the United States could become very frequent in the next 30 years."In the next 30 years, we could see ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Heat preys on Delhi birds
May 31st, 2010 - 4:39 pm ICT by IANS
By Prathiba Raju
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) Nobel is thirsty and tired. The little dove is covered with ice cubes and being administered glucose at a hospital in Chandni Chowk where as ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Delhi swelters at 44.6 degrees (Lead)
May 18th, 2010 - 8:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) There was no respite from the heat for Delhiites Tuesday as the city recorded a maximum temperature of 44.6 degrees Celsius while the minimum touched the highest ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Half Of The Earth Could Become Uninhabitable Within 300 Years
May 15th, 2010 - 7:48 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
May 15, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): The headline of an account of an American magazine, USA Today, has recently screeched that climate change could make much of the globe uninhabitable. This ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Climate ‘tipping points’ may arrive without warning
February 10th, 2010 - 1:41 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 10 (ANI): In a new study, a top ecological forecaster has said that climate 'tipping points' that can cause an irreparable global disaster may arrive without any warning as such. ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
2009 one of world’s hottest years since 1850
December 8th, 2009 - 7:53 pm ICT by IANS
Copenhagen, Dec 8 (DPA) This year is likely to rank as one of the "10 warmest" since 1850, the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) said Tuesday in a report providing further evidence that ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Rising sea level threatens Sunderbans inhabitants
December 3rd, 2009 - 7:53 pm ICT by ANI
Sunderbans (West Bengal), Dec.3 (ANI): Rising sea levels has forced thousands of families to leave their ancestral houses and lands in the Sunderbans area of West Bengal, and many more are living ... Read more...
Posted in National |
China’s Yangtze River faces climate threat
November 12th, 2009 - 5:15 pm ICT by ANI
London, November 12 (ANI): Environmentalists have warned that the Yangtze River basin in China is being increasingly affected by extreme weather and its ecosystems are under threat.The Yangtze River is the longest ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Doctors seek plan to protect from climate change
October 17th, 2009 - 3:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 17 (IANS) The World Medical Association (WMA) Saturday proposed a plan here to minimise the risk of increased malnutrition deaths, diseases and injuries due to climate change.
The WMA, a ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
How major cities should fight global warming
October 14th, 2009 - 6:23 pm ICT by ANI
London, October 14 (ANI): A three-year project led by Newcastle University has outlined how major cities must respond if they are to continue to grow in the face of climate change.Using the ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Richard Castle Unveils New Novel Heat Waves
October 13th, 2009 - 8:01 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar,
October 12, (THAINDIAN NEWS) A best selling author of New York Times, Richard Castle has unveiled his new book, titled "Heat Wave". Readers can get their copy of the ... Read more...
Posted in Books |
Urban poor most vulnerable as climate changes: World Bank
August 22nd, 2009 - 2:36 am ICT by IANS
New York, Aug 21 (DPA) Climate change directly impacts food prices and wages in some developing countries, driving the urban poor deeper into poverty, a new study supported by the World Bank ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Climate change could deepen poverty in developing countries
August 20th, 2009 - 3:17 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, August 20 (ANI): A new study has determined that climate change could deepen poverty in developing countries.In the study, a team led by Purdue University researchers examined the potential economic influence ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Summer of 2050 to be exceptionally hot
August 20th, 2009 - 12:58 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, August 20 (ANI): New analysis of climate model projections suggest that in the US, the average number of days in August with temperatures over 95 degrees Fahrenheit could nearly triple by ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Developing nations call upon developed nations to cut their emissions by up to 40 percent
July 10th, 2009 - 1:33 pm ICT by ANI
By Naveen KapoorL'aquila, July 10 (ANI): The developing countries criticised the G-8 nations for not taking enough steps to curb global warming, dubbing the proposed long-term targets as meaningless.The larger developing ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Chandigarh, neighbouring states continue to reel under scorching sun
June 27th, 2009 - 6:49 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, June 27 (IANS) Residents of the union territory of Chandigarh and the states of Punjab and Haryana continued to reel under the scorching summer heat. However, weather officials promise some respite ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
US to suffer serious effects from climate change
June 17th, 2009 - 2:54 am ICT by IANS
Washington, June 17 (DPA) The US is already being struck by the effects of climate change and the threats will only grow if the world does not speed up its efforts to ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Britain, India to run 5 projects to study climate change
May 12th, 2009 - 8:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) India and Britain have announced five new projects to assess the potential impact of climate change in India and to undertake regional projects to identify and develop ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Heat wave sweeping Jharkhand, Ranchi scorching
May 2nd, 2009 - 1:43 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, May 2 (IANS) A blistering heat wave in Jharkhand claimed 17 lives in the last ten days in different parts of the state including in Ranchi, once the summer capital of ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Summer heat beats north Indians
April 30th, 2009 - 10:19 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, April 30 (IANS) The proverbial Indian summer has only just begun but the heat wave is already beating people in the northern parts of the country with the mercury hovering between ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Australian firm to install device that turns off appliances and ration electricity
March 29th, 2009 - 1:19 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, March 29 (ANI): An electricity company in Australia is planning to install a new electronic control box in homes, which would allow it to switch off individual appliances, such as air ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Lower increases in global temps could lead to greater impacts than previously thought
February 24th, 2009 - 5:43 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 24 (ANI): A new study has determined that lower increases in global temperatures could lead to greater impacts than previously thought.The study was undertaken by scientists updating some of ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
US maps potential death traps in natural disasters
December 17th, 2008 - 4:36 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 17 (IANS) The US has mapped potential death traps in natural disasters like floods, earthquakes or extreme weather, with a countywise break-up.Susan Cutter and Kevin Borden, from the University of ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
