We have always been baffled by the weather and have often used strange arguments to explain its unexpected behaviour. More than 2,000 years ago, one hapless Roman citizen was so worried that unusual gales and storms might be due to the impiety of the nation that he asked the gods for guidance via a carved […]
Do not underestimate the babbling brook. When it comes to greenhouse gases, these bucolic water bodies have the potential to create a lot of hot air. According to a new analysis in the journal Ecological Monographs, by researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and colleagues, the world’s rivers and streams pump about 10 times more methane into […]
Dec 20 2015 | Posted in
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Large fruit-eating monkeys and birds in tropical forests have been revealed as surprising climate change champions, whose loss to over-hunting is driving up carbon emissions. This is because their seed-spreading plays a vital role in the survival of huge, hard-wooded trees. Tropical forests store 40% of all the carbon on the Earth’s surface and the […]
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Owing to the lack of regulation, the harmfuluse of Mercury reached alarming level in Bangladesh. As a result health risks and environment pollution has increased manifolds.In the year 2014 legally and illegally 58 metric tons of harmful mercury has been imported in Bangladesh. This information has been revealed in the workshop called‘‘Reduction of Demand of […]
Dec 19 2015 | Posted in
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Environment and Social Development Organization- ESDO and United Nations for Environment Program (UNEP) are jointly going to organize a workshop on ‘‘Reduction of Demand of Mercury, in Mercury containing products in Bangladesh”. The workshop will be held at “The Daily Star, Azimur Rahman Conference Hall,” 64-65, Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue, Dhaka on 17th December, 2015, […]
Dec 15 2015 | Posted in
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A week and a half of talks produced a slimmer but still-troubled version of a climate deal on Wednesday, with negotiators from 195 countries divided over how far to go in curbing global temperature rises – and how to pay for it. “We’ve made progress but still a lot of work remains to be done,” […]
Dec 10 2015 | Posted in
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Paris, 9, December, 2015: Outside of the blue and the green zones at the COP is where the real action is happening. Real people from communities are practicing stewardship, protecting their communities and creating sustainable livelihoods on the frontlines of climate destruction. Hundreds of GAIA activities from around the world standup to corporate greed: demonstrate […]
Dec 9 2015 | Posted in
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