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...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Global warming forces seals deeper into ocean
February 13th, 2012 - 5:33 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 13 (IANS) Global warming is forcing southern elephant seals to dive deeper into the ocean for food.Researchers from the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research with ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Portuguese island storm toll rises to 40 (Lead)
February 21st, 2010 - 9:37 pm ICT by IANS
Madeira Island (Portugal), Feb 21 (DPA) At least 40 people were killed in floods and mudslides following heavy storms on the Portuguese Atlantic island of Madeira, authorities said Sunday.
About 70 people were ... Read more...
Posted in World |
US satellites unlock secret to north India’s vanishing water
August 14th, 2009 - 3:37 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Aug 14 (IANS) Unsustainable use of water in India's northern states threatens farm output and can fuel the spectre of a major water crisis, distressing 114 million people living there, ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
US scientists find northern India’s water is vanishing
August 13th, 2009 - 1:00 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Aug 13 (IANS) Using satellite data from the US space agency NASA, American scientists have found that groundwater levels in northern India have been declining by as much as 30 centimetres ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Secret to northern India’s vanishing water unlocked by scientists
August 13th, 2009 - 12:00 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, August 13 (ANI): Using NASA satellite data, scientists have found that as a result of human activities, groundwater levels in northern India have been declining by as much as one foot ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Latest satellite imagery shows Arctic teetering on thin ice
April 7th, 2009 - 3:40 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 7 (IANS) Latest satellite imagery shows that the Arctic is virtually teetering on a layer of thin ice, not to speak of its shrinking ice area over the decade.
Researchers from ... Read more...
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Prehistoric Leatherback turtles threatened with extinction
March 14th, 2009 - 4:02 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, March 14 (ANI): In a new study, it has been determined that the prehistoric leatherback turtles, who survived even the extinction of dinosaurs, are now threatened with extinction themselves, all ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |