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| Climate change causing mangroves to grow in Florida |
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| The Economic Times , Thursday, January 02, 2014 |
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WASHINGTON: Mangrove trees, which are highly sensitive to cold, have expanded enormously on the Atlantic coast of Florida as the frequency of frosts has diminished, says a study.
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| Mangroves in Florida expanding poleward |
| R. Prasad |
| The Hindu , Thursday, January 02, 2014 |
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The expansion is due to decrease in extreme cold events
Adding to the growing evidence of climate change-induced poleward migration and/or expansion of many fish and terrestrial plant species, a pape ...More
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| Draft plan lists 12 lakes in NCR |
| Jayashree Nandi |
| Times of India , Thursday, January 02, 2014 |
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NEW DELHI: The National Capital Region Planning Board (NCRPB)'s draft regional plan 2021 lists only 12 lakes in NCR, as against thousands of water bodies identified in the National Wetland Inventory a ...More
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| Victims of climate change can now make the West pay |
| Chris Huhne |
| The Hindu , Tuesday, December 31, 2013 |
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Science is increasingly pointing a finger at human actions as being responsible for the perils of climate change. This is an ineluctable consequence of improving the computer models of climate change. ...More
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| This no-stop migrator knows to handle climate change |
| Jonathan Amos |
| Deccan Herald , Tuesday, December 31, 2013 |
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The bird world’s long-distance champion is probably savvy enough to cope with climate change, researchers believe. The bar-tailed godwit makes the biggest no-stop migration, flying 11,000 kilometres f ...More
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| Museum to showcase soil diversity in Kerala |
| T. Nandakumar |
| The Hindu , Monday, December 30, 2013 |
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Kerala’s first soil museum, to be inaugurated here on January 1, will highlight the diversity of soil and mineral resources in the State and provide critical data inputs for farmers, helping them impr ...More
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| Icy blast halts rescue of ship frozen in Antarctic sea |
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| The Times of India , Monday, December 30, 2013 |
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SYDNEY: Bad weather on Monday forced back an Australian icebreaker struggling to reach a scientific expedition ship stranded off Antarctica, while snow and winds have prevented a helicopter rescue, au ...More
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| Middle-income countries key to future development |
| Alex Evans |
| The Hindu , Monday, December 30, 2013 |
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As 2013 draws to a close, the outlook on globalisation and sustainability suggests a tentative balance between two alternative futures: one of intensifying zero-sum competition — a scenario that would ...More
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| UGC should urgently look into faculty crunch: PM |
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| The Hindu , Saturday, December 28, 2013 |
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With faculty crunch impacting the quality of higher education in the country, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday said the UGC and other stakeholders should “urgently consider” the issue and ...More
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| Dwindling number of Parsis a concern: President |
| Ganesh S Lakshman, |
| The Times of India , Saturday, December 28, 2013 |
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MUMBAI: Expressing concern over the population of Parsis worldwide shrinking to about 1.4 lakh, President Pranab Mukherjee on Friday urged the community to address the issue "pragmatically and sensiti ...More
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| Diplomacy is not dadagiri |
| Surendra Kumar |
| The Asian Age , Saturday, December 28, 2013 |
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When the din has subsided, emotions have cooled down; Indian TV news channels fed on 24x7 breaking news have moved on to bigger crises or some juicier story, what will be the lasting memory of Devyani ...More
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| MoEF to Approach Cabinet Panel for Green India Mission |
| Richa Sharma |
| The New Indian Express , Saturday, December 28, 2013 |
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After being stuck for over two years owing to paucity of funds, the Green India Mission to fight climate change is set to take off with the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) expected to appro ...More
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| Power grains and cheat meat might become a staple |
| Orson Welles |
| The Week , Saturday, December 28, 2013 |
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August 5, at a press conference in London, celebrity chef Richard McGeown prepared a burger which was tasted by critic Hanni Ruetzler, from the Future Food Studio, who said, “The consistency is perf ...More
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| Climate Change, Uttarakhand, and the World Bank's Message |
| M Balasubramanian and P J Dilip Kumar |
| Economic & Political Weekly , Saturday, December 28, 2013 |
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The devastation in Uttarakhand in June 2013 showed that some of the effects of climate change are already upon us. It ought to serve as a wake-up call to desist from a development model that upsets fr ...More
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| Bangalore weather swinging to extremes |
| Rohith BR |
| The Times of India , Saturday, December 28, 2013 |
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Bangalore's weather is changing like crazy. Scorching summers, bone-chilling winters and deluges that resemble cloudbursts are indicators that all is not well with the city's climate. It spells bad ne ...More
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| NAU to tap youth for promoting greener houses |
| Himansshu Bhatt |
| The Times of India , Friday, December 27, 2013 |
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SURAT: The Navsari Agriculture University (NAU) will take up a campaign to encourage people to go for gardens on their terraces, roof tops and kitchens.
The main aim of the campaign, which will be ma ...More
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