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From erratic rainfall to vector borne diseases: The many effects of changing climate on environment and lifestyle across the globe
Posted on 26 Aug, 2009 12:16 PMGlobal warming induces an increase in global precipitation through the augmentation of evaporation. According to the IPCC, rainfall patterns are likely to be modified with some regions becoming more arid and others experiencing more rainfall.
Water Footprint: Know how much water is consumed by various sectors
Posted on 26 Aug, 2009 11:55 AMClick here to know more about the water footprint - Water Footprint
How sea level rise can affect communities around the world: Impacts on man and nature
Posted on 26 Aug, 2009 10:54 AMSea level rise and decrease are ancient phenomena related to the geologic glacial/interglacial cycles. But since the 19th century and the industrial revolution, an acceleration of sea level rise has been observed through tide gauge measurements and satellite altimetry.
How changing climate and melting glaciers affects nations across the globe: Spotlight on the Himalayas
Posted on 25 Aug, 2009 05:11 PMAs observed by the United Nations Environment Program (GRID-Arendal) ice and snow are major components of the climate system. That is why human induced climate change can be first observed in Polar Regions where most of Earth's snow and ice are concentrated. In these areas global warming induces the progressive melting of ice and snow.
Summary for policymakers: Synthesis of the IPCC Fourth Assessment Report
Posted on 25 Aug, 2009 03:43 PMAltered frequencies and intensities of extreme weather, together with sea level rise, are expected to have mostly adverse effects on natural and human systems.
The many impacts of climate change - A serious global environmental issue?
Posted on 25 Aug, 2009 03:14 PMThe earth is currently warming rapidly. And this warming is bringing about massive changes. Our glaciers are melting rapidly. The artic ice-shelf is breaking apart into pieces and threatens to modify the salinity of the oceans.
Greenhouse gases and where they come from: A low down on the GHG scenario across the world
Posted on 25 Aug, 2009 11:23 AMIn the debate over global warming, many a time, there is an attempt to indicate that human contribution to the Greenhouse effect is on a very minuscule scale and is negligible when compared to the scale at which GHGs as a whole work.
Unhappy news from new studies on India's groundwater
Posted on 23 Aug, 2009 07:12 AM Two articles in scientific journals recently analyzed satellite data and came up with similiar alarming results for the depletion of India's groundwater in the Indo-Gangetic basin: http://sciencenow.sciencemag.org/cgi/
How does melting ice caps and changing climate affect us? Impact of climate change on major crops
Posted on 21 Aug, 2009 03:51 PMThe UN Panel on Climate Change is informing the world on what damage global warming can cause. But a recent study shows how temperature changes have already hit the global economy and Indian agriculture is suffering the brunt of it.
Rooftop rain water harvesting arrangements in Kerala - Municipality Building (Amendment) Rules (2004)
Posted on 21 Aug, 2009 01:02 PMThis document from the Department of Drinking Water Supply (Government of Kerala) published in the Extraordinary Gazette No. 92/2004, dated 12-01-2004 by the Government of Kerala includes a notification on the amendment of rules and includes: