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Map Making

Posted on March 28, 2008 by Rashid Faridi

Cartography or mapmaking (in Greek chartis = map and graphein = write) has been an integral part of the human story for a long time (maybe 8,000 years – nobody knows exactly, but longer than written words). From cave paintings … Continue reading →

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Tharu Tribe

Posted on March 27, 2008 by Rashid Faridi

The Tharu people are indigenous people living in the Surkhet Valley in the west mountain region, Chitwan Valley, Dang Valley,Deukhuri Valley,Sindhuli and Udyapur in Inner Terai Valleys of Nepal and the Terai plains on the border of Nepal and India. … Continue reading →

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NASA Satellite Measures Pollution From East Asia To North America

Posted on March 26, 2008 by Rashid Faridi

In a new NASA study, researchers taking advantage of improvements in satellite sensor capabilities offer the first measurement-based estimate of the amount of pollution from East Asian forest fires, urban exhaust, and industrial production that makes its way to western … Continue reading →

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Perhaps The Climate Change Models Are Wrong

Posted on March 24, 2008 by Rashid Faridi

Lorne Gunter, National Post  Published: Monday, March 24, 2008 Bob Strong, Reuters They drift along in the worlds’ oceans at a depth of 2,000 metres — more than a mile deep — constantly monitoring the temperature, salinity, pressure and velocity of … Continue reading →

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