India

 Picture imperfect

Aerosol research is still in its infancy. Further studies will reveal the definitive long term impact of these tiny particles

Publication Date: 
14/08/2002
Down to Earth
11
20020815
0
Tags:
Pollution, Agriculture, Indian Ocean, Forest Fires, Biomass, Solar Energy, Skin Diseases, Research, Scientists, India, Developing Countries, Statistics
Biodiversity

 A deal to destroy

the unique species of Christmas Island are being threatened by a deal between the Australian and Russian governments to launch commercial rockets from there. The Australian-run island

Publication Date: 
14/07/2001
Down to Earth
Tags:
Indian Ocean, Endangered Species, Biodiversity, Australia
Mining

 Shadowy presence

A haze of pollutants, the size of the US, covers a part of the Indian Ocean sky creating fears of acid rain, low rainfall and a change in environmental politics

Publication Date: 
14/07/1999
Down to Earth
Tags:
Environment Politics, Pollution, Acid Rain, Indian Ocean, Global Warming, Research
Industry

 Houses of coral

EVEN THOUGH the profits are small, miners in search of a quick buck are exploiting coral reefs all over the Indian Ocean, causing immense damage to the marine ecology. The problem is particularly

Publication Date: 
29/09/1993
Down to Earth
Tags:
Marine Ecosystems, Indian Ocean, Corals, Industry
Atmosphere And Ozone Layer

Solar radiation and the Indian monsoon

The S.W. monsoon or summer monsoon is a major event in the agricultural life of India, which has been widely studied. The chief characteristic of the pressure distribution over India during the monsoon is the trough of low which extends from the the S.E. Punjab to the head of the Bay and the concomitant high pressure belt in the Indian Ocean.

Publication Date: 
01/07/1947
K. S. Ramamurti
Current Science
16
7
213-215
Tags:
Monsoons, Solar Radiation, Rainfall Pattern, India, Indian Ocean

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