Category Archives: Global Warming

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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Arctic summer ice could vanish by 2013

Posted on March 6, 2009 by Rashid Faridi

The Arctic is warming up so quickly that the region’s sea ice cover in summer could vanish as early as 2013, decades earlier than some had predicted, a leading polar expert said .Warwick Vincent, director of the Center for Northern … Continue reading →

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Amphibians Disappearing from Yellowstone Park

Posted on February 26, 2009 by Rashid Faridi

Frogs and salamanders are disappearing in Yellowstone National Park and researchers at Stanford blame their decline on global warming.   Sarah McMenamin of Stanford University found in a study. full story

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Alp-sized Peaks Found in Antarctic

Posted on February 24, 2009 by Rashid Faridi

Jagged mountains the size of the Alps have been found entombed in Antarctica’s ice, giving new clues about the vast ice sheet that will raise world sea levels if even a fraction of it melts. Using radar and gravity sensors, … Continue reading →

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