Category Archives: climate change

Epic Dilemma:Food or Forests?

Posted on June 25, 2012 by Rashid Faridi

Which is more important?  Forests or Food Crops.Forests are lovely.  Food crops are more nourishing.   United States and China are the world’s top greenhouse-gas emitters. What may be surprising is the country that is third: Indonesia. Indonesia is a major … Continue reading →

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WMO launches new weather data system

Posted on June 24, 2012 by Rashid Faridi

The UN agency, which launched the system last month (31 January), said it would improve access to meteorological observations and products for stakeholders including the research and disaster risk reduction sectors. read here

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Global Warming Will Turn Arctic Tundra to Forest

Posted on June 6, 2012 by Rashid Faridi

Shrubs in the Arctic tundra have turned into trees as a result of the warming Arctic climate, creating patches of forest which, if replicated across the tundra, would significantly accelerate global warming. Scientists from Finland and Oxford University investigated an … Continue reading →

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Arabia Was NOT a Desert Always

Posted on May 1, 2012 by Rashid Faridi

Arabia is a vast desert today,but it was not so always.  Satellite images have revealed that a network of ancient rivers once habited Arabian Desert. The images triggered a major potentially ground-breaking research project led by the University of Oxford into … Continue reading →

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