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Is climate change killing American starfish? |
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Live Mint , Wednesday, September 23, 2015 |
Forks, United States: On the remote rocky shores of the western United States, low tide brings visitors to wave-splashed tide pools to marvel at ocean wonders usually hidden from view.
But recently, ...More
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Arctic melting will cost global economy $43 trillion |
Steve Connor |
The Times of India , Wednesday, September 23, 2015 |
The melting of the Arctic permafrost and the subsequent release of carbon dioxide and methane gas into the atmosphere will alone add an extra $43 trillion (£33tn) cost of climate change to the global ...More
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Melting Arctic sea ice affects land ecosystems |
IANS |
The Times of India , Sunday, September 20, 2015 |
LONDON: Melting sea ice may have a direct bearing on methane emissions from Arctic tundra, according to a study.
"Changes in the Arctic Ocean can affect ecosystems located far away on land," said ...More
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Restrict Diclofenac package to save vultures: Ministry |
IANS |
Business Standard , Saturday, September 19, 2015 |
The environment ministry has called for restricting the use of painkiller drug Diclofenac to a "single dose" package for humans to avoid its misuse for veterinary purposes and thereby cause a steep de ...More
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EU agrees Paris climate talks stance |
AFP |
Business Standard , Saturday, September 19, 2015 |
EU ministers today formally agreed the bloc's negotiating mandate for the upcoming climate talks in Paris, including a 40-per cent cut in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 over 1990 levels.
"We sta ...More
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Global warming ‘hiatus’ may be just statistical error |
AFP |
The Financial Express , Friday, September 18, 2015 |
A team of scientists has suggested that global warming “hiatus” never happened.
An apparent lull in the recent rate of global warming that has been widely accepted as fact is actually an artifact ari ...More
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Umred-Karhandla tiger Jai fitted with radio collar |
Vijay Pinjarkar |
The Times of India , Wednesday, September 16, 2015 |
Nagpur: Jai, arguably the state's biggest male tiger, was on Tuesday morning radio collared at Umred-Karhandla Wildlife Sanctuary by a team of experts from Wildlife Institute of India (WII), Dehradun, ...More
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Today is World Ozone Day |
NAHLA NAINAR |
The Hindu , Wednesday, September 16, 2015 |
Reducing our carbon footprint, be it in our personal lives or industrial activity remains key to saving the Earth from environmental degradation, say experts in the city as the world observes the Inte ...More
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Early birds at Okhla sanctuary |
SWETA GOSWAMI |
The Hindu , Wednesday, September 16, 2015 |
Seven species of winter migratory birds have been spotted
Despite the muggy weather and no signs of the winter chill yet, the National Capital Region (NCR) is witnessing an early arrival of winter ...More
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Today is World Ozone Day |
NAHLA NAINAR |
The Hindu , Wednesday, September 16, 2015 |
Reducing our carbon footprint, be it in our personal lives or industrial activity remains key to saving the Earth from environmental degradation, say experts in the city as the world observes the Inte ...More
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