Lost and found: As many as 35 new amphibian species, 50 new snail species, 16 new crabs, seven new lizards and an as yet unknown species of mouse deer have been discovered in Sri Lanka, the

South Asian emissions of fossil fuel SO2 and black carbon increased

South Asian emissions of fossil fuel SO2 and black carbon increased

In October 2004, Down To Earth carried out a survey on people's perception of climate change. We sought replies for the following questions: • What kind of local/regional changes in climate

Is global warming for real? Is it natural, or human caused? Who will benefit from its effects? Suffer? The scientific debate on climate change remains as political as ever

As climate is a complex system

Scientists refuting climate change assert it is not human induced but a result of cosmic influences

Scientists and policymakers may choose to believe global warming is too remote to worry about, a mere projection by a computer that often can t get the next week s weather right. But, show studies, climate change has begun to tamper with ecosystems the wo