Arctic ice melt likely to stabilise
August 12th, 2011 - 2:54 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 12 (IANS) Arctic sea ice, which seems fated to melt in response to warming climate, might stabilise or even expand over the next few decades.The computer modelling study ... Read more...
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Citing India, China demand, Obama calls for reducing oil appetite
March 31st, 2011 - 11:30 am ICT by IANS
Washington, March 31 (IANS) Saying demand from growing economies like India and China was likely to force gas prices up, US President Barack Obama has announced a goal to ... Read more...
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At least 68 journalists killed in 2009
December 18th, 2009 - 1:02 am ICT by IANS
New York, Dec 17 (DPA) At least 68 journalists were killed in 2009, with the largest death toll in the Philippines, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said Thursday.
More than 30 media ... Read more...
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Older addicts prone to suicidal thoughts: Scottish study
November 20th, 2009 - 2:07 pm ICT by ANI
London, November 20 (ANI): Older generation of drug addicts is prone to suicidal thoughts, a new Scottish study suggests.The suicide rate in Scotland among drug addicts above the age of 35 is ... Read more...
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Arctic sea ice extent third lowest since 1979
October 7th, 2009 - 2:17 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 7 (ANI): Arctic sea ice extent in 2009 was the third lowest since satellite measurements were first made in 1979.The National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) in Boulder, Colorado, ... Read more...
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Radioactive isotope in ice core record reflects solar activity over 600 years
July 4th, 2009 - 3:22 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 4 (ANI): Scientists have analyzed Beryllium-10, a radioactive isotope, found from the NGRIP ice core, Greenland, which reflects solar activity over the past 600 years.Beryllium-10, a radioactive isotope, is produced ... Read more...
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Antarctica warming, study says
January 23rd, 2009 - 5:56 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 23 (DPA) Antarctica is warming, despite the recent scientific consensus that the southernmost continent was not being impacted by global warming, a study published in the journal Nature said Thursday.Scientists ... Read more...
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Engineers invent cement that can eat globe-warming CO2
January 1st, 2009 - 2:42 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 1 (ANI): Thanks to an innovation from British engineers, cement, a vast source of planet-warming carbon dioxide (CO2), could be transformed into a means of stripping the greenhouse gas ... Read more...
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