Category Archives: water

Drainage Basin

Posted on August 30, 2010 by Rashid Faridi

The land based part of the hydrological cycle is called the Drainage Basin System. A drainage basin is the name given to the area of land which is drained by a river. When water reaches the surface there are a … Continue reading →

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Water wars: India, China & the Great Thirst

Posted on August 26, 2010 by Rashid Faridi

Dear Readers Found this thought provoking piece here and thought of sharing with you all.Enjoy Countries might wage wars over oil but the most valuable resource in the world is water. It’s the new oil, the colourless gold that’s at … Continue reading →

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Indian Ocean is Rising

Posted on July 14, 2010 by Rashid Faridi

Changing sea levels have happened before and will happen again in a dynamic world. Newly detected rising sea levels in parts of the Indian Ocean, including the coastlines of the Bay of Bengal, the Arabian Sea, Sri Lanka, Sumatra and … Continue reading →

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Oil and the Arctic’s Dangerous Future

Posted on June 21, 2010 by Rashid Faridi

Would you risk a Gulf of Mexico-type oil spill in the pristine U.S. Arctic Ocean? Beginning July 1, we’ll all take that gamble. That’s when the Shell Oil Company plans to drill exploration wells in the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas … Continue reading →

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