Atmosphere

The Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer has since been recognized as an extraordinary environmental success in global cooperation to protect the ozone layer. The Montreal Protocol has completed more than 20 years of its progress.

Publication Date:

01/09/2009

Source: Ministry of Environment and Forests

Tags:

Montreal Protocol, Ozone, Atmosphere, Ozone Layer, CFCs, India

Climate Change

A vicious cycle exposed

Warming decreases low-level cloud cover, contributes to its own increase WHEN the oceans warm, water evaporates and cloud cover increases. This is the well known science behind cloud formation. A new study begs to differ. Of the three major kinds

Publication Date:

30/08/2009

Author(s): Archita Bhatta

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Oceans and Seas, North Pacific Ocean, Atmosphere, Climate Change, Climate Science, Global Warming, Remote Sensing

Atmosphere And Ozone Layer

Chronicler of Madras climate in 1730s

A Raman

J E GEISTER MAINTAINED DETAILED RECORDS ON WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR FIVE YEARS

Publication Date:

24/08/2009

Source: New Indian Express (Chennai)

Tags:

Atmosphere, Atmosphere Science, Weather Predictions, Tamil Nadu

Atmosphere And Ozone Layer

Mexico Hit By Lowest Rainfall In 68 Years

Mexico is suffering from its driest year in 68 years, killing crops and cattle in the countryside and forcing the government to slow the flow of water to the crowded capital.

Publication Date:

20/08/2009

Source: Planet Ark (Australia)

Tags:

Agriculture, Cattle, Water Resources, Dams, Reservoirs, Irrigation, Atmosphere, Climate Change, Droughts, Water Supply, Mexico, Crops, Rainfall

Atmosphere And Ozone Layer

Preparing for HCFC phase-out: fundamentals of uses, alternatives, implications and funding for Article 5 countries

The issues of ozone depletion and climate change have been at the forefront of the international community

Publication Date:

01/08/2009

Source: UNIDO

Tags:

Environment, Montreal Protocol, Atmosphere, Ozone Layer, CFCs, Climate Change, Green House Gases, UNFCCC, Kyoto Protocol, Sudan, China, Lebanon, Dominican Rep, Uruguay, India, Global Warming, Gabon

Climate Change

Arctic climate feedbacks: global implications

This report addresses sea-level rise and the associated flooding of coastal regions and it s the first-of-its kind assessment incorporating the fate of the ice sheets of Greenland and West Antarctica into global sea level projections.

Publication Date:

01/08/2009

Author(s): Martin Sommerkorn, Susan Joy Hassol

Source: WWF International Arctic Programme

Tags:

Marine Ecosystems, Glaciers, Atmosphere, Climate Change, Global Warming, Climate Impacts, Sea Level Rise, Carbon Sinks

Atmosphere And Ozone Layer