North India's groundwater use raising sea levels by 5%

Kolkata - a Lost City by 2100 AD

By: prabirghose

If predictions of environmentalists are to be believed, Kolkata could be one of the lost cities that would go under water by 2100. The rate of global warming is more than earlier expected and the net rise in sea level would be of the order of 1.4 meters. Kolkata would be submerged and it would take with it Dhaka and compel cities like London, New ...

4 days ago

Climate Action Day highlights the urgent need to protect endangered ...

By: DelilahStarling

Polar Bear, Sea Turtles, Spotted Owl, Caribou, and Salmon Could Go Extinct if Carbon Dioxide is Not Quickly Reduced to 350 Parts Per MillionSAN FRANCISCO— As part of today’s Global Day of Climate Action, the Center for Biological Diversity has created an extensive inventory of species threatened by global warming. The interactive Web ...

about 1 month ago

Jet contrails above Britain can block sunshine over 20,000 square ...

By: BarackObama

Vapour trails caused by jet aircraft over Britain can cause clouds covering 20,000 square miles, according to Met Office research, reducing sunshine by up to 10 per cent. Analysis of contrails from one large military aircraft circling over the North Sea showed the creation of a thin layer of cloud that, at its peak, covered an area of ...

6 days ago

NASA Wallpapers

By: s1umdog

Breath Taking Photos From NASA Click to Enlarge wallpaper NASA Science for a Hungry WorldOne of the biggest changes to global agriculture is less about the food itself as it is about the water we use to grow it. In some areas, farmers are using freshwater resources - including groundwater - at an alarming rate. The GRACE satellites enable ...

15 days ago