A new study finds that if temperatures rise and more precipitation falls as rain rather than snow, it will reduce the total amount of water in rivers.
Category: Environment
Climate change effects studies on Ganges-Brahmaputra deltas on cards
Kolkata – Researchers from five countries, including India, Egypt and Ghana, will study the effects of climate change on inhabitants of the Ganga-Brahmaputra deltas in Bangladesh and India, an expert said Wednesday. Experts from the UK, Bangladesh, Egypt, Ghana and…
Half the US lives with unhealthy air, new report says
From: American Lung Association Nearly half of all Americans — more than 147 million — live in counties in the U.S. where ozone or particle pollutions levels make the air unhealthy to breathe, according to the American Lung Association’s “State…
UK overseas wildlife ‘needs protection’
If you want to see the Giant Earwig of St Helena you may already be too late.
Case filed over launch mishap
Police have filed a case four days after a launch capsized in the Meghna River at Munshiganj’s Gazaria, killing scores of people. Gazaria Police Station SI Haider Hossain Akhand filed the case early on Monday accusing the owner of the…
This European city wants to eliminate cars by 2034
George Kennedy With the onset of hybrid technologies, automakers are making it possible for daily drivers to use less and less fuel, but wouldn’t the ideal solution be to not have to use a car at all? One city in…
Esa’s Cryosat mission sees Antarctic ice losses double
Antarctica is now losing about 160 billion tonnes of ice a year to the ocean – twice as much as when the continent was last surveyed.
Use good relations with New Delhi to resolve water dispute
Speakers at a roundtable on Sunday stressed that good relations between Bangladesh and India should be used in resolving water dispute with the neigbouring country. “The good relations Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has with India should be used to…
Modi won’t interfere in internal politics: Hafiz hopes
BNP vice chairman Major (Retd) Hafiz Uddin Ahmed yesterday expressed his optimism that the next government of India led by Narendra Modi would not interfere in the internal politics of Bangladesh like the outgoing Congress government. “We do hope that…
Solar panels boom that big energy players missed
Solar panels are now remaking the energy equation in the U.S. and breaking records for installations every quarter: There were more solar panels installed in the U.S. over the last 18 months than the last 30 years.
New family of recyclable plastics created ‘by accident’
Researchers have developed a collection of new plastics that are recyclable and adaptable – and the discovery began with a laboratory mistake.
Sunken launch salvaged in Munshiganj, death toll 28
Rescuers have pulled out 28 bodies from the Meghna until Friday afternoon after a passenger ferry sank on way to Sureshwar from Dhaka on Thursday. MV Miraj-4 was caught in a storm around 4:30pm on Thursday and sank near Daulatdia…
Sunken body clue to American origins
The ancient remains of a teenage girl discovered deep underground in Mexico are providing additional insights on how the Americas came to be populated.
El Nino’s threat to major food crop yields
El Nino events can have a significant impact on the yields of certain major food crops, a study has shown.
Building resilience to end hunger, under-nutrition urged
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – According to the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), the post-2015 agenda should aim to end hunger by 2025 – and can succeed by building resilience to various environmental, political and economic shocks that threaten food…
40 fishing boats, caught in storm, capsize in Laxmipur
About 40 fishing trawlers sank in the Meghna River and over 150 thatched houses were damaged as a nor’wester lashed different unions of Kamalnagar upazila on Thursday afternoon. The fishing trawlers capsized in Ludhua, Patabania, Katoria, Matabbarnagar and Matihar areas…
Munshiganj launch capsize death toll rises to 12
Twelve bodies were retrieved from the Meghna River after a launch capsized in Gazaria upazila on Thursday amid bad weather. Three of the deceased were identified as Mamal Hossain, 50, of Naria upazila of Shariatpur district, Tumpa Begum, 30, and…
Producing pesticides-free mangoes stressed
Speakers at a workshop on Wednesday stressed for producing pesticides-free mangoes to avoid health hazards.
India, not China, has the world’s worst urban air pollution
From: Jeremy Hance, MONGABAY.COM ,Breathing in urban India is hard: of the world’s top twenty cities with the worst air, 13 of them are found in India, according to a new analysis by the World Health Organization (WHO). Despite the…
Forecast possible for Irukandji box jellyfish blooms
The sudden arrival of huge blooms of box jellyfish can now be predicted, a study suggests.
Turtle migration driven by hatchling drift experience
Why do turtles migrate to the places they do? What is it that tells them where to swim as adults?
‘Unstoppable,’ cataclysmic glacier meltdown is already underway
Two separate studies released this week are announcing a bleak future for the West Antarctic Ice Sheet — and an accompanying sea-level rise across the globe.
The real motivation behind climate change denial: Al Gore
Despite the release of a White House report detailing the devastating effects of global warming already underway, many Republicans are unwavering in their belief that humans play no role in climate change.
Bumper Boro production in Faridpur
Farmers in the district have achieved a bumper production of Boro paddy in the current season as the harvesting just concluded.
Building resilience tops agenda at 15-May global confce
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – Poor countries and vulnerable people are facing a barrage of shocks: economic shocks such as volatile food prices and financial crises; environmental shocks and natural disasters such as droughts, floods, and earthquakes; food safety, diseases, and…
Pioneering energy-generating sail is a step closer to reality
Eco Marine Power (EMP) has announced that it has taken another major step forward towards bringing its pioneering wind and solar harnessing EnergySail to the market by forming a strategic alliance with Teramoto Iron Works Co. – a manufacturer of…
Bombay chilli farming receives a boost in Jhalakati
Growers opt for Ghritakumari variety for high profit Farmers in the northern part of sadar upazila of the district are cultivating Bombay chilli in extended areas of land finding it to be a profitable venture.
Maize cultivation gains popularity among Gaibandha char dwellers
Maize cultivation has gained much popularity among char dwellers of the district in recent years as it has played significant role in eradicating their poverty and changing their life.
Mamata’s objection blamed – water sharing bilateral issue: Hasina
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has blamed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerji and said her opposition was responsible for India and Bangladesh failing to sign the Teesta Water Sharing treaty. Bangladesh and India were all set to ink a deal…
Sign water courses convention, resolve water dispute with India, CPB-BSD
Bangladesh should take concrete steps in ensuring its fair share of water of 54 rivers, including the Teesta River, through negotiations with India, a discussion was told on Saturday. The need for Bangladesh to sign the 1997 UN convention on…