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| Global warming induced hurricanes of higher intensity |
| Staff Reporter |
| Times of India , Monday, July 14, 2008 |
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WASHINGTON: Global warming will decrease hurricane activity, but if formed they would be of very high intensity, says a group of researchers.
In the study, scientists have developed a new method f ...More
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| Ice melt speeds mountain temperature rise |
| Rajeev Khanna |
| Times of India , Monday, July 14, 2008 |
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WASHINGTON: A new research by scientists, through analysis of topography, ice, and free atmospheric change, has found that the melting of ice on mountains speed up their temperature rise.
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| US delays regulation of greenhouse gases |
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| Times of India , Sunday, July 13, 2008 |
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WASHINGTON: The US environmental protection agency (EPA) has postponed any decision on regulating greenhouse gas emissions, citing "the complexity and magnitude" of the issue.
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| Hot subways to floods, all part of NYC climate risk |
| Staff Reporter |
| Times of India , Sunday, July 13, 2008 |
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NEW YORK: New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Tuesday announced an in-depth study of perils the city faces from climate change, ranging from overly hot subways to shoreline floods.
With 506 d ...More
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| US wants endangered species rules extinct |
| Staff Reporter |
| Times of India , Sunday, July 13, 2008 |
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WASHINGTON: Just months before President George W. Bush leaves office, his administration is antagonizing environmentalists by proposing changes that would allow federal agencies to decide for themsel ...More
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| Camco makes $2.6 mn profit in carbon credit sale |
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| Times of India , Sunday, July 13, 2008 |
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LONDON: Project developers Camco International sold 151,288 tonnes of UN-approved carbon emission offsets on the spot market, generating some 1.75 million euros ($2.61 million) in profit, it said on T ...More
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| Human activity, El Nino warming W. Antarctic |
| Staff Reporter |
| Times of India , Sunday, July 13, 2008 |
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NEW YORK: Human activity and the El Nino weather pattern over the last century have warmed West Antarctica, part of the world's coldest continent, according to a study based on four years of collectin ...More
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| ONGC joins action plan on climate change |
| Staff Reporter |
| The Pioneer , Saturday, July 12, 2008 |
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In a bid to sustain the fragile Himalayan ecosystem, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd. (ONGC) has inked an agreement with Uttaranchal Bamboo & Fiber Development Board (UBFDB) to support tree planta ...More
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| Warming spells trouble for fish |
| Staff Reporter |
| Times of India , Saturday, July 12, 2008 |
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NEW YORK: The effect of climate change on oceans throughout the world will have serious consequences for hundreds of millions of people who depend on fishing for their livelihoods, the United Nations ...More
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| India fares poorly on environment index |
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| The Hindu , Saturday, July 12, 2008 |
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NEW DELHI: India is floundering in its efforts to protect its environment and is lagging behind some of the poorer Asian, African, European and South American nations, says the 2008 Environmental Pe ...More
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| Australia cotton faces climate change threat |
| Staff Reporter |
| Times of India , Saturday, July 12, 2008 |
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GOLD COAST: Australian cotton production will suffer from increasing water shortages as a result of climate change, the government's Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO ...More
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| 75 institutions roped in to study climate impact |
| Nitin Sethi |
| Times of India , Saturday, July 12, 2008 |
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NEW DELHI: How vulnerable is India to climate change? The answer will emerge with the widest and largest set of studies being now undertaken to look at the possible impacts of climate change on the co ...More
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| Kenya looks to geothermal power to fuel development |
| Staff Reporter |
| Times of India , Saturday, July 12, 2008 |
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NAIVASHA, Kenya: For Maasai tribesman Charles Kamami, Kenya's drive to boost its geothermal capacity spells environmental destruction which threatens his pastoralist way of life.
But for east Afri ...More
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| Global warming could gulp Sabarmati: Panel |
| Rahul Mangaonkar |
| Times of India , Saturday, July 12, 2008 |
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AHMEDABAD: The Sabarmati riverfront development project could be under threat. The National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) has thrown up a scenario which may end up with the Sabarmati river dis ...More
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| Elephant seals join fight against climate change |
| Staff Reporter |
| Times of India , Saturday, July 12, 2008 |
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SYDNEY: Elephant seals swimming under Antarctic ice and fitted with special sensors are providing scientists with crucial data on ice formation, ocean currents and climate change, a study released on ...More
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| Attracting investment in clean technology |
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| The Hindu , Friday, July 11, 2008 |
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NEW DELHI: Australia and India are on the verge of entering into a “great economic” partnership said John McCarthy, the Australian High Commissioner to India.
Addressing the second India Cleantech F ...More
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| Eco nightclub set for launch in British capital |
| Staff Reporter |
| Times of India , Friday, July 11, 2008 |
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LONDON: Welcome to Surya -- self-styled "world's first ecological nightclub" where cyclists and walkers get free admission to a club with dance floor so high-tech that it generates its own electricity ...More
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| Antarctic Peninsula is changing fast |
| Staff Reporter |
| Times of India , Friday, July 11, 2008 |
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WASHINGTON: Scientists have determined that the ecosystem of the Antarctic Peninsula is changing fast, driven by warming waters and a loss of sea ice.
According to a report in Discovery News, th ...More
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| Ministry mulls measures to check pollution |
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| The Asian Age , Friday, July 11, 2008 |
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New Delhi
July 10: In this ministry, climate change seems to be the buzz word with every event related to this ministry now either commences or concludes with climate change and effects of global war ...More
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| G-8 climate deal fails to convince poorer states |
| Yoko Kubota and Chisa Fujioka |
| The Asian Age , Thursday, July 10, 2008 |
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July 9:Group of Eight leaders patched together a deal to fight climate change at a summit that wound up on Wednesday, but failed to convince big emerging economies that rich countries were doing enoug ...More
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