India

 Scrutinising disasters

Flood Studies in India brings to fore several aspects of this natural disaster that are not yet conventional wisdom in policy circles. The book looks at floods from a variety of expertise areas, such

Publication Date: 
14/06/2002
Dipak Gyawali
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Glaciers, Watershed Development, Floods, Flood Control, Hydrology, Remote Sensing, Research, Information, Bangladesh, India, Meghalaya
India

 Searing spell

Current heat wave is not just an aberration, feel experts

Publication Date: 
14/06/2002
Down to Earth
Tags:
Air Pollution, Glaciers, Atmosphere, Climate Change, Research, Scientists, Antarctica, India, Andhra Pradesh, Delhi, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Rainfall Pattern
Biodiversity

 Popular campaign

THE Nepal Forum of Environmental Journalists (NFEJ) is celebrating transmission of 250 episodes of Aankhijhyal, a programme on environmental, social and sustainable development concerns.

Publication Date: 
30/05/2002
Down to Earth
Tags:
Glaciers, Timber Smuggling, Nepal, Sustainable Development
Climate Change

 Local lessons

Taking climate change negotiations out of international discussion boards to the villages

Publication Date: 
30/05/2002
Nidhi Jamwal
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Mountains, Glaciers, Forest Management, Afforestation, Climate Change, Renewable Energy, NGO, Andhra Pradesh
Natural Disasters

 Melting into oblivion

With rising atmospheric temperatures, glaciers worldwide are rapidly melting. This is a disaster in the

Publication Date: 
14/05/2002
Ritu Gupta
Down to Earth
Tags:
Himalaya, Glaciers, Climate Change, Global Warming, Natural Disasters, Research, Africa, Global
Biodiversity

 United Nations

The world is getting warmer. This can cause glaciers to melt and within the next 10 years, water from Himalayan lakes can come hurtling down in torrents, and result in floods which could threaten

Publication Date: 
14/05/2002
Down to Earth
Tags:
Ecology, Himalaya, Glaciers, Global Warming, Floods
Climate Change

 Right picture

Global sea levels could rise by eight inches till the end of this century

Publication Date: 
30/03/2002
Down to Earth
Tags:
Glaciers, Climate Change, Sea Level Rise, Research, Global
Climate Change

 Warm cold relationship

Earth may have a 1,500 year temperature cycle that is governed by minor changes in the sunlight

Publication Date: 
14/12/2001
Down to Earth
Tags:
Glaciers, Climate Change, Solar Energy, Astronomy, Environmental Science, Research, Iceland, United States Of America (US)
Economy

 Shrouded in controversy

A mountaineering expedition into the Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve revives the debate on ecotourism and people s rights over forests.

Publication Date: 
29/09/2001
Down to Earth
Tags:
Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Mountains, Glaciers, Economy, Rural Habitat, Nanda Devi NP, Biosphere Reserves, Wildlife Trade, Poaching, Tourism, Research, Scientists, Legislation, Government Of India (GOI), Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Environment Management
Biodiversity

 Meltdown

Latest NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) satellite maps reveal that most of the

Publication Date: 
29/06/2001
Down to Earth
Tags:
Mountains, Alps, Himalaya, Glaciers, Environmental Science, Remote Sensing, Europe, United States Of America (US), NASA

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