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International Symposium on Cryosphere & Climate Change at Manali

Chandigarh: Snow and Avalanche Study Establishment (SASE) of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is organizing an International Symposium on Cryosphere and Climate Change (C3) from 2-4 April 2012 at Manali in Himachal Pradesh. Addressing a press conference today in his office HIM Parisar, Chandigarh, the Director SASE Mr Ashwagosha Ganju said that experts of [...]

March 29, 2012No CommentRead More

Climate change, Greenland may be ice-free soon

March 12, 2012 No Comment

Scientists from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) found in a new study that Greenland may be ice-free in future. The limit for a complete melting of the ice sheet is in the range between 0.8 and 3.2 degrees. For the study, numerous simulations have been made. It is not only possible variants of the [...]

40 percent species in Swiss lakes become extinct

February 17, 2012 No Comment

(MVO News): About 40 percent of the Swiss whitefish species have become extinct in recent decades. Among the surviving species, genetic diversity has decreased by up to 70 percent. The science magazine shows how the water research institute Eawag could provide such proof. The reason for the massive extinction of species was, according to the researchers the [...]

Glaciers melting 1.5 millimeters per year

February 11, 2012 No Comment

(MVO News): New findings on climate change revealed that Glaciers are melting 1.5 millimeters per year. Glaciers and ice caps were found to have lost in this period, much less massive than previously. Especially in the high mountains of Asia is lower than the loss calculated in previous studies. The team led by Thomas Jacob and John Wahr of [...]

Belgium processed heavy whale sperm into Biofuel

February 11, 2012 No Comment

(MVO News): A beached whale is processed in to biofuel in Belgium. The 13-meter-long animal has been washed up on the beach of the seaside resort of Knokke-Heist in Belgium and died few days ago. A specialized manufacturer of organic wastes energy in the Flemish Ostend processes the whale fat into biofuel, the Belgian news agency reported. [...]

Climate change: colder winters & Hotter summer to come

February 9, 2012 No Comment

(MVO News): Climate change is not only the hot summer, but the colder winters. This year, it is clear that Europe including many other countries is hit by bitterly cold temperatures. According to researchers in the futures we will see colder winters and hotter summers. The probability of extreme low temperatures in Europe will triple. Researchers believe that [...]

Russians reach the Lake Vostok under Antarctica

February 8, 2012 No Comment

(MVO News): After drilling for more than two decades, Russian research team has drilled the Lake Vostok in Antarctica. According to these scientists, they have reached a depth of 3,768 meters below the ice surface at the water of the lake. If confirmed, this would have far-reaching implications for science, but also for the ecology of [...]

“Super Earth” found in the Milky Way habitable

February 4, 2012 No Comment

An international research team has uncovered a potentially habitable”super-Earth” in another solar system. The planet orbits a dwarf sun there at the right distance for moderate temperatures at which water would be liquid, as the researchers write in the journal ”The Astrophysical Journal Letters.” Liquid water is considered essential for life, comparable to ours. Evidence for the existence of water or even life, the researchers on the so-called exoplanets have not so far found. But lead author Guillem Anglada-Escude of the Carnegie Institution in Washington is certain: “This planet is the new best candidate for the conditions, the liquid water and perhaps allow life as we know it,” [...]

Great Himalayan National Park to get UNESCO World Heritage status

December 17, 2011 No Comment

Shimla (Himachal Pradesh): The Great Himalayan National Park (GHNP) was poised to be on the UNESCO World Heritage Site soon as the nomination of the same had been accepted and evaluation process was likely to take place early next year. This was revealed by Prof. Prem Kumar Dhumal, Chief Minister, in the 5th Wild Life [...]

Number of tigers rises in Madhya Pradesh; Ratapani has 16 big cats

October 24, 2011 No Comment

Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): Now, Mahua flower, Mahua gulli, chironji and achar guthli will also be procured on support price in Madhya Pradesh. This decision was taken during review of Forest Department by Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan. It may be mentioned that achar guthli is already being procured on support price, which has yielded good [...]