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Human activity has been increasing the concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere (mostly carbon dioxide from combustion of coal, oil, and gas; plus a few other trace gases). There is no scientific debate on this point. Pre-industrial levels of … Continue reading →

An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth’s crust that creates seismic waves. Earthquakes are recorded with a seismometer, also known as a seismograph. The moment magnitude of an earthquake is conventionally reported, or … Continue reading →

The amount of water available per person in India is decreasing steadily – from 3450 cm in 1951, it fell to 1250 cm in 1999. According to the Ministry of Water Resources is expected to decrease further to 760 cm … Continue reading →

If you have heard the term ‘remote sensing’ before you may have asked, ‘what does it mean?’ It’s a rather simple, familiar activity that we all do as a matter of daily life, but that gets complicated when we increase … Continue reading →