Environment
Arctic Ice 2011 - Sail, Steam and SatellitesThe NSIDC will shortly be publishing its report for March 2011. I expect the report to conclude that Arctic sea ice extent for February 2011 was the 'lowest in the satellite record'. That would mean the 'lowest ever recorded in human history', since we have abundant data on historic ice extent.
There is a false argument doing the rounds of the blogs: words to the effect that we have no accurate knowledge of ice extent before the age of satellites. This is, of course, nonsense on stilts in clown boots with a squirting flower - the…
Fluoride levels in ground water of Niwai tehsil adjacent to Sanganer tehsil are increasing day by day. They have reached from 0.5 ppp to 6 ppm levels which is very harmful for human consumption. Storage of water in earthen pots and treatment with alum has been suggested but situation is alarming.
Is there any cure for flurosis ? How to control fluoride levels increase below ground ?
Population is increasing in third world. Resources are decreasing in third world. Same amount of land, water, food, and clothing and shelter has to be shared by greater number of persons. More people means more garbage human waste, solid waste. Advancing civilizations need more energy, use of packed materials in throw away plastic dishes, glasses and plates? Freedom means to litter every place on the earth available and pollute every drop of water at local level to meet the human needs.
The other day meet at Jaipur suggested that Rajasthan has water reservoirs for to meet the need for…
Climate change is permanent change in climatic conditions of a region generally associated with altered rainfall, agricultural pattern, temperature conditions, droughts, floods, snow or high heat or low heat levels. In general it is assumed that green house gas emission is causing climate change. It needs a big study and big organizations are busy with big money to deal with such situations.
However to a botanist climate is regulated by plants and any climate change must involve the plants to restore the same.
Plants are the only solar energy convertor system which also consume excess of…
Fast urban development, rapid population growth, and industrialization are turning cities in nightmares of traffic jams and pollution levels of air, water and groundwater are alarming. From West Bengal ( Arsenic levels), to Rajasthan ( Fluoride levels and secondary salinization due to irrigation water salinity) , western ghats to kanyakumari to sunderbans situation is alarming
One of my friend asked me I should give solutions also to the problems of pollution of water and air.
The only agent to provide energy, remove pollution and reduce the carbon emission levels while still keeping same…
Rivers have been worshipped as "mata " like "Jamuna mata" "Ganga mata" i.e. (mata = mother )and cosidered as a living entity in ancient scriptures . RIVERS ARE actually lifeline OF a nation. Once the rivers dry up a nation may face many problems. Climate change has caused untold miseries and revolts in human societies .
Water is transported by rivers across a nation or nations globally.
Increasing population, industrialization pressure , and waste disposal into river system has made rivers as " drainage " or municipal waste carriers. The old mythology to "worship rivers" was based on…
Yamuna (Popularly called Kalindi or Jamuna )flows through holy towns of Vrindavan and Mathura before reaching city of Taj Mahal is dying.
After its origin in Jamnotri in Himalayas the holy river flows through Saharanpur, Gaziabad, Noida and Yamunanagar of Haryana, Capital city of India Delhi , Vrindavan and city of lord Krishna Mathura before reaching to city of Taj Agra.
During short visit to Agra this week I was deeply shocked to see the plight of Jamuna. It was a sad story that river which was flowing at 499.3 feet a danger mark on 26th September 2010 (just around 4 months back) is now at…
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Results of a survey in Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy titled "How Much Is Enough? Examining the Public’s Beliefs About Consumption" showed no huge surprise, people think we should consume less, but how the authors interpret the results is.
Over 74 percent of respondents “support reducing consumption and believe doing so would improve societal and individual well-being” but only 38 percent support a luxury tax on houses bigger than 2,500 square feet or costing more than $300,000. To authors Ezra Markowitz and Tom Bowerman this is something of a disconnect between…
Three main interpretations have arisen regarding the recent mass wildlife deaths throughout the world. The first set of reasons given as to why these mass animal and fish deaths are occurring is unique to each event: cows and birds were poisoned, fireworks provoked flight of birds causing them to crash into walls and die, and so on. There is a unique reason forwarded for each singular event. The second set of reasons are more conspiratorial and cite such possibilities as the massive wildlife deaths resulting from the unnerving chemtrails that have been widely reported throughout certain…
Climate change impacts on river basins in semi arid areas in India.
In a joint initiative taken by Bioforsk Norway and IIT Delhi studies have been undertaken to study likely impacts of climate change on water resources.
Climate variability affects water resources by way of floods, droughts and overall hydrological cycles at global and local level. Governor of Rajasthan HE Shri Shiv Raj Patil has indicated measures on regulating ground water use in his address to the Rajasthan Assembly . Rajasthan is suffering from total loss of ground water in 8 districts and reduced water table in another…