Monthly Archives: February 2008

Global Warming Facts

Posted on February 18, 2008 by Rashid Faridi

As Greenland melts, polar bear populations decline, and glaciers thaw, indications of a warming world become evident. We’ve all seen fingerprints of the portentous perpetrator called global warming, and humankind has taken the heat–so to speak–for its recent ravages around … Continue reading →

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Mongolian Tree Rings Confirm Global Warming Findings

Posted on February 18, 2008 by Rashid Faridi

Columbia University researchers have discovered unusually rapid growth in recent times in trees from the remote alpine treeline forests in Mongolia, indicating that temperatures in that region rose to their highest levels in the past century. This latest study, which … Continue reading →

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Myths About INdia

Posted on February 17, 2008 by Rashid Faridi

Myth 1: Faster economic growth in urban India, rather than in rural India, is driving rapid migration to the cities. In reality, India’s rural economy has grown on average by 7.3% year-over-year over the past decade, against 5.4% in the … Continue reading →

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Map Projection

Posted on February 16, 2008 by Rashid Faridi

Maps are flat, but the surfaces they represent are curved. Transforming, three-dimensional space onto a two dimensional map is called “projection”. This process inevitably distorts at least one of the following properties: Shape, Area, Distance, Direction, and often more. It … Continue reading →