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| Antarctic tourism dips; environmentalists seek cap |
| REUTERS |
| Times of India , Thursday, February 12, 2009 |
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ROTHERA BASE, Antarctica: Economic downturn is curbing tourism to Antarctica in a respite to a long-term surge that environmentalists want to cap to avert damage to the world's last big wilderness.
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| Tamil Nadu to achieve 33% 'tree cover' |
| PTI |
| Times of India , Thursday, February 12, 2009 |
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COIMBATORE: Tamil Nadu has almost achieved 33% 'tree cover' and also mitigated the impact of global warming and climate change to some extent, forests minister, N Selvaraj said.
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| Top airlines want aviation emissions in climate pact |
| REUTERS |
| Times of India , Thursday, February 12, 2009 |
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SINGAPORE: Four leading airlines called on Thursday for aviation emissions to be included in a broader climate pact, after growing criticism from green groups that the sector was not doing enough to f ...More
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| Carbon emitters hold talks in Tokyo |
| AFP |
| Times of India , Thursday, February 12, 2009 |
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TOKYO: The world's major carbon emitters were in "full negotiation mode" on Thursday as they met in Tokyo with the clock ticking to draft a new UN treaty on fighting global warming.
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| Kelp genetics reveals Ice Age climate clues |
| REUTERS |
| Times of India , Thursday, February 12, 2009 |
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SINGAPORE: Sea ice extended further north in the Southern Ocean during the last Ice Age than previously thought, a New Zealand research team has found in a study that could improve predictions of clim ...More
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| Australia fires spark calls for climate action |
| REUTERS |
| Times of India , Thursday, February 12, 2009 |
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YEA, Australia: Firefighters called on the Australian government on Thursday to take a tougher stance against climate change in an effort to avoid more deadly bushfires like those that killed 181 peop ...More
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| Films on nature, wildlife can empower people |
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| The Assam Tribune , Thursday, February 12, 2009 |
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GUWAHATI, Feb 11 – Apart from their aesthetic and creative value, films on nature and wildlife could prepare an audience to effect change. In recent times with costs of production on a slide, filmmake ...More
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| Carbon emitters hold talks in Tokyo |
| AFP |
| The Economic Times , Thursday, February 12, 2009 |
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TOKYO: The world's major carbon emitters were in "full negotiation mode" on Thursday as they met in Tokyo with the clock ticking to draft a new UN treaty on fighting global warming.
Representative ...More
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| India Inc. debates climate hurdles, solutions |
| REUTERS |
| Times of India , Thursday, February 12, 2009 |
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NEW DELHI: India's government needs to give financial support and incentives for technological research to help industry go green, but firms must also take initiatives in battling climate change, a ne ...More
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| Plants take an 'uphill hike' as temperatures rise |
| ANI |
| Times of India , Thursday, February 12, 2009 |
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WASHINGTON: A new research has indicated that as summer temperatures rise due to global warming, plants can take a hike to higher elevations, in order to bloom.
The research, from the University o ...More
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| Australia fires a climate wake-up call |
| REUTERS |
| The Economic Times , Wednesday, February 11, 2009 |
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SINGAPORE: Weekend bushfires in Australia that killed 173 people are a climate change wake-up call for the public and politicians and a window to the future, experts said on Tuesday.
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| Salamanders may soon become extinct due to warming |
| ANI |
| Times of India , Wednesday, February 11, 2009 |
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WASHINGTON: A new study has suggested that due to global warming, salamanders may soon become extinct, with a sharp decline in the number of species worldwide.
According to a report in National Ge ...More
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| US urged to save forests to curb climate change |
| REUTERS |
| Times of India , Wednesday, February 11, 2009 |
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WASHINGTON: The United States needs to take the lead in preserving tropical forests in the fight against climate change, a coalition of lawmakers, corporate chiefs and environmentalists said on Monday ...More
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| Amazon forest may get drier, but survive warming |
| REUTERS |
| Times of India , Wednesday, February 11, 2009 |
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OSLO: Amazonian forests may be less vulnerable to dying off from global warming than feared because many projections underestimate rainfall, a study showed.
The report, by scientists in Britain, s ...More
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| Australia fires a climate wake-up call |
| REUTERS |
| Times of India , Wednesday, February 11, 2009 |
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SINGAPORE: Weekend bushfires in Australia that killed 173 people are a climate change wake-up call for the public and politicians and a window to the future, experts said on Tuesday.
With the deat ...More
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| European cities sign climate change agreement |
| AP |
| Times of India , Wednesday, February 11, 2009 |
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BRUSSELS: Mayors from more than 350 cities across Europe signed an EU climate change agreement on Tuesday pledging to cut carbon dioxide emissions by more than 20% by 2020.
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| Birds shifting north; global warming cited |
| AFP |
| Times of India , Wednesday, February 11, 2009 |
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WASHINGTON: As the temperature across the US has gotten warmer, the purple finch has been spending its winters more than 400 miles (640 kilometers) farther north than it used to. And it is not alone. ...More
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| Amazon forest may get drier, but survive warming |
| REUTERS |
| The Economic Times , Wednesday, February 11, 2009 |
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OSLO: Amazonian forests may be less vulnerable to dying off from global warming than feared because many projections underestimate rainfall, a study showed.
The report, by scientists in Britain, s ...More
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| Salamanders may soon become extinct due to warming |
| ANI |
| The Economic Times , Wednesday, February 11, 2009 |
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WASHINGTON: A new study has suggested that due to global warming, salamanders may soon become extinct, with a sharp decline in the number of species worldwide.
According to a report in National Ge ...More
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| Birds shifting north; global warming cited |
| AFP |
| The Economic Times , Wednesday, February 11, 2009 |
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WASHINGTON : As the temperature across the US has gotten warmer, the purple finch has been spending its winters more than 400 miles (640 kilometers) farther north than it used to. And it is not alone. ...More
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