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| ‘Less than 100 months to save earth’ |
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| The Asian Age , Saturday, March 14, 2009 |
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London, March 13: The Prince of Wales has warned that global warming has reached a "defining moment", and humanity has "less than 100 months" to save the planet.
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| Global water crisis ahead, says UN report |
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| The Asian Age , Saturday, March 14, 2009 |
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New York, March 13: A new United Nations report has warned that the growth in global population, climate change, widespread mismanagement and increasing demand for energy could lead to a major global ...More
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| Growing pollution leads to global dimming |
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| The Economic Times , Saturday, March 14, 2009 |
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WASHINGTON: Visibility on clear days has declined in much of the world since the 1970s thanks to a rise in airborne pollutants, scientists said.
They described a "global dimming" in particular ove ...More
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| US climate change takes center stage in Congress |
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| The Economic Times , Saturday, March 14, 2009 |
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WASHINGTON: With climate change legislation a top US priority for Democrats this year, lawmakers began zeroing in on Thursday on ways to ease the financial burden it could impose on the poor, especial ...More
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| Gore optimistic for new climate deal in Copenhagen |
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| The Economic Times , Saturday, March 14, 2009 |
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LONDON: Former US vice president Al Gore said that he was optimistic that a global deal to combat climate change would be agreed at a summit in December.
In an interview with The Guardian, the Nob ...More
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| CFL lamps to cost Rs15 each |
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| The Economic Times , Saturday, March 14, 2009 |
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NEW DELHI: The government will provide energy-efficient compact fluorescent lamps (CFL) at Rs.15 each all over the country, says the head of India's Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE).
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| Scientists warn of 'irreversible' climate shifts |
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| The Economic Times , Saturday, March 14, 2009 |
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COPENHAGEN: Global warming is accelerating beyond the worst predictions and is threatening to trigger" irreversible" climate shifts on the planet, hundreds of leading scientists warned.
Saying the ...More
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| CFL lamps to cost Rs15 each |
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| Times of India , Saturday, March 14, 2009 |
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NEW DELHI: The government will provide energy-efficient compact fluorescent lamps (CFL) at Rs.15 each all over the country, says the head of India's Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE).
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| 'Population, climate sparking water crisis: UN |
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| Times of India , Friday, March 13, 2009 |
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PARIS: Surging population growth, climate change, reckless irrigation and chronic waste are placing the world's water supplies at threat, a landmark UN report said.
Compiled by 24 UN agencies, the ...More
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| Amazon could shrink by 85% due to warming |
| ANI |
| The Economic Times , Friday, March 13, 2009 |
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LONDON: A new research has predicted that global warming will have a devastating effect on the Amazon rainforest, shrinking it by 85 percent if there is a rise of 4 degree Celsius in the temperature. ...More
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| Scientists must raise climate alarm: Lord Stern |
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| The Economic Times , Friday, March 13, 2009 |
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COPENHAGEN: The economic impact of global warming has been grossly underestimated and scientists must warn that inaction will spell disaster, top economist and climate change expert Nicholas Stern sai ...More
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| 'Population, climate sparking water crisis: UN |
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| The Economic Times , Friday, March 13, 2009 |
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PARIS: Surging population growth, climate change, reckless irrigation and chronic waste are placing the world's water supplies at threat, a landmark UN report said.
Compiled by 24 UN agencies, the ...More
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| Scientists must raise climate alarm: Lord Stern |
| AFP |
| Times of India , Friday, March 13, 2009 |
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COPENHAGEN: The economic impact of global warming has been grossly underestimated and scientists must warn that inaction will spell disaster, top economist and climate change expert Nicholas Stern sai ...More
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| Climate threat to 85% of Amazon forest |
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| The Hindu , Friday, March 13, 2009 |
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Global warming will wreck attempts to save the Amazon rainforest, according to a devastating new study which predicts that one-third of its trees will be killed by even modest temperature rises.
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| Amazon could shrink by 85% due to warming |
| ANI |
| Times of India , Friday, March 13, 2009 |
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LONDON: A new research has predicted that global warming will have a devastating effect on the Amazon rainforest, shrinking it by 85 percent if there is a rise of 4 degree Celsius in the temperature. ...More
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