Monthly Archives: March 2009

Asia dims the lights for Earth Hour

Posted on March 28, 2009 by

Lights went out at Sydney’s Opera House and Harbour Bridge on Saturday for Earth Hour 2009, a global event in which landmarks and homes go dark for an hour to highlight the threat from climate change.In Asia, lights at landmarks … Continue reading →

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Future Farmers Will Face Growing Climate change Dilemma

Posted on March 26, 2009 by

Farmers of the future will have to use cattle and sheep that belch less methane, crops that emit far less planet-warming nitrous oxide and become experts in reporting their greenhouse gas emissions to the government.Agriculture is a major source of … Continue reading →

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Remote Sensing:Color & False Color Composites and Spectral Signatures

Posted on March 24, 2009 by

When a spectral band which contains reflectances in the wavelength interval between 0.7 – 1.1 µm is projected through a red filter, healthy, active vegetation will appear bright (light tones) in a black and white image or red in a … Continue reading →

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El Nino study challenges global warming intensity link

Posted on March 24, 2009 by

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