Carbon emissions harm marine organisms studies linking an increase in the levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide to the acidification of oceans are widely reported and accepted. The effects of acidification on marine life are not well understood. A team showed a direct link between ocean acidification and decrease in the weights of calcareous shells of microplanktons. Scientists from the

Manado (Indonesia), May 13: Coral reefs would disappear from the Coral Triangle by the end of this century unless effective action is taken on climate change, said a study released on Wednesday.

This report sets out the full extent of the threats and proposes solutions to the challenges facing the Coral Triangle and its people. Based on a thorough consideration of the climate, biology, economics and social characteristics of the region, it shows why these challenges are increasing, and how unchecked climate change will ultimately undermine and destroy

The international Commission on Climate Change and Development is launching its final report on the 14th of May at the UN, with participation of Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

JAYANTA BASU

The state government will come up with a

Andrew C. Revkin

An Obama admin- istration decision means that two consecutive US Presidents have deemed the En- dangered Species Act an inappropriate means of curb- ing greenhouse gas emissions

The Himalayas has one of the largest concentrations of glaciers and permanent snowfields outside the polar region. Snow and glacier melt forms an important source for many rivers originating in the Himalayas. Numerous studies suggest that global warming has started affecting snow melt and stream run-off in the Himalayan region.

Are the Maldives doomed to disappear beneath the waves, or can a last ditch effort hold back rising sea levels?

KOHIMA, May 5: Warmer summers and increase in the number of pests like locusts in the fields and mosquitos in urban areas may be a pointer that climate change has already arrived in Nagaland.
During July-September many places in the state witnessed locusts invading localities in the evenings when lights were switched on, while farmers said swarms were destroying their standing crops.

John Vidal, The Guardian
In the past four years, air temperatures have increased, sea ice has declined, surface waters in the Arctic Ocean have warmed and permafrost is thawing.

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