In what could threaten the very basis of human civilisation, the world is on course for a catastrophic six degrees rise in temperatures by the end of this century, according to a major study.
Scientists have blamed this year's drought on a rare fierce war of temperatures over the Bay of Bengal and the Indian Ocean, which prevented formation of monsoon clouds.
Beijing: Chinese scientists artificially induced the second major snowstorm to wreak havoc in Beijing this season, state media said, reigniting debate over the practice of tinkering with Mother Nature.
This document contains the Presentation made by Krishna Kumar, IITM-Pune, to Shri Jairam Ramesh, Hon. Minister of Environment and Forests, on 14 Oct. 2009 in New Delhi.
The presentation is focused on the impact of climate change on India
Oct. 12: Rattled by the recent floods, the irrigation department has decided to make use of digital sensors to monitor water movement across rivers more quickly.
The department will soon set up this system which will work with the aid of satellite technology.
It is also planning to build small reservoirs to store the flood water in the lines of Hirakud reservoir.
Current emissions of anthropogenic greenhouse gases (GHGs)
have already committed the planet to an increase in average
surface temperature by the end of the century that may be above
the critical threshold for tipping elements of the climate system
into abrupt change with potentially irreversible and unmanageable
consequences. This would mean that the climate system is
WHILE we are yet to ascertain whether aerosols are warming or cooling our planet, a scientific team has traced a new source: deciduous trees. These are plants that shed their leaves seasonally. So far aerosols were described as particles of pollutants like sulphur dioxide, black carbon (soot) and sea salt that remain suspended in the air. Deciduous plants release around 500 teragrammes
