The increasing global temperature may spell doom for the Sunderban tigers as a WWF study has cautioned that rise of 28 centimetre in sea levels will engulf 96 per cent of their habitat.

The increasing global temperature may spell doom for the Sunderban tigers as a WWF study has cautioned that rise of 28 centimetre in sea levels will engulf 96 per cent of their habitat.

The findings, though specific for Bangladesh, may be a cause of concern for India as well because the Sunderbans are spread across India and Bangladesh having same ecosystem and tiger population.

Agriculture scientist Dr M.S. Swaminathan, has warned that Kerala would need to brace itself for climate refugees from within.

Addressing an invited audience hosted by the Trivandrum Management Association here, Dr Swaminathan said that food and water security could be at worst risk due to sea-level changes entailed by climate change.

Gokul Chandrasekar | ENS

Earth may be warmer by four degree centigrade by the next decade }
NATURAL calamities like the tsunami, frequent cyclones and flash floods are indications of climate change due to human interference, according to academicians and environmental engineers from across the globe who gathered at IITMadras for a meet on the future state of water resources and environment.

There is an alarming rise in sea level along the Indian coast since 2004, said Shailesh Nayak, Secretary, Ministry of Earth Sciences.

With sea levels estimated to increase alarmingly between 19 cm and 59 cm by the end of this century, India will soon embark on its first-ever