Category Archives: BIODIVERSITY

Coral Atolls are Now Blamed for Sea Level Rise

Posted on March 9, 2009 by Rashid Faridi

MUCH has been written of late regarding the impending demise of the world’s coral atolls due to sea level rise.Interestingly  in the Solomon Islands, the sea level rise has been blamed for salt water intrusion into the subsurface “lens” of … Continue reading →

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Saltwater solution to save crops

Posted on March 3, 2009 by Rashid Faridi

Technology under development at the University of New South Wales could offer new hope to farmers in drought-affected and marginal areas by enabling crops to grow using salty groundwater. Associate Professor Greg Leslie, a chemical engineer at UNSW’s UNESCO Centre … Continue reading →

Posted in BIODIVERSITY, Environment, food security, water | 1 Comment

Algae Can Save the World – Again

Posted on February 11, 2009 by Rashid Faridi

Nicholas Eckelberry, co-founder and inventor of OriginOil, stands next to two test batches of nannochloropsis algae at the company’s laboratory in Los Angeles December 12, 2008. OriginOil is in a race with hundreds of other companies to find an affordable … Continue reading →

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Amazon Forests Will Survive Warming

Posted on February 10, 2009 by Rashid Faridi

Amazonian forests may be less vulnerable to dying off from global warming than feared because many projections underestimate rainfall, a study showed. The report, by scientists in Britain, said Brazil and other nations in the region would also have to … Continue reading →

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