Category Archives: Ecosystem

Asia dims the lights for Earth Hour

Posted on March 28, 2009 by Rashid Faridi

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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New Tool For Study Of Air Quality Developed

Posted on March 19, 2009 by Rashid Faridi

Air quality models have achieved a great degree of sophistication over the last few years thanks mainly to scientific and computational advances. These are tools that simulate the dynamics of the atmosphere and estimate the impact of particular sources of … Continue reading →

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And now Growing pollution Leads to “Global Dimming”

Posted on March 13, 2009 by Rashid Faridi

Visibility on clear days has declined in much of the world since the 1970s thanks to a rise in airborne pollutants, according to scientists  . They described a “global dimming” in particular over south and east Asia, South America, Australia … Continue reading →

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Sea-level Rise Poses Flood Risk to California

Posted on March 12, 2009 by Rashid Faridi

Climate change is expected to leave much of the state’s fabled shoreline awash in excess seawater before too long. Nearly 500,000 people and $100 billion worth of property in coastal California are at risk of severe flooding from rising sea … Continue reading →

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