Global Warming

Fight Global Warming with Green… Oops White Roofs

by Ishrath June 13, 2009
Combat Global Warming with White Roofs

The latest green idea rocking the White house, tropical nations, Internet, and the eco-activists to combat global warming is to paint your roofs white. Here is our green tinge on white roofs.

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Summer : A Tale of two trees

by Ganesh Mahadevan June 11, 2009
derelict_neem_tree

Yesterday the first pre-monsoon showers hit us. The temperature dropped a whopping 10 deg C in a single day. We had the air cooler on till the previous night. Yesterday night, we had to reduce the speed of our ceiling fan. What a contrast!. As the hottest summer in the past 5 years came to an end, I felt the need to pen my observations and thoughts.

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Is Swine Flu Linked to Global Warming?

by Ishrath May 29, 2009
A Couple from Mexico Convey the Physical and Mental Strain of the Swine Flu Epidemic - Pix by National Geographic

Environmentalists and the healthcare community continue to question if global warming has caused, apart from the other deadly disease, swine flu to occur. Here is our analysis.

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Sunderbans biosphere reserve bears brunt of climate change phenomenon

by Prakash Rangarajan May 28, 2009
Sunderbans - Credits - indiannetzone.com

The world’s largest mangrove forest Sunderbans took a major hit, consequence of being in the eye of cyclone Aila that caused havoc in parts of West Bengal and Bangladesh.

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An Inconvenient Truth – Yes, Moral Climes need to change too

by Prakash Rangarajan May 27, 2009

It is exactly 3 years ago that Al Gore’s documentary that laid bare complex environmental in simple layman’s terms was released. A thousand and odd days later it still holds center stage as the definitive reference for Global Warming and Climate Change. As persuasive as can be, the movie enlightens why fighting global warming is more of a moral imperative than a political issue. Well, the good news is that there is still time to making a difference. Catch a snapshot of this must watch movie..

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Global Warming Leading to Dead Zones in Sea

by Ishrath February 4, 2009
Dead Zones - Robert Diaz VIMS

We have warmed the Earth, destroyed the forests and green cover, and made extinct thousands of animal and plant species. We are still plundering every bit of resource and respite our Earth had to offer. It is but natural that we also face the consequences of our careless acts.

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Australia inks Kyoto Protocol

by Prakash Rangarajan December 9, 2007

Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd Labour Government decision to sign the Kyoto Treaty marks a significant change in the country’s direction towards Global Warming and its repercussions. The new PM signed the papers that will ratify the proposal on Dec 3rd

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