Map to Show Climate Change Impact

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Published on Monday, 21 July 2014 00:41
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World | Indo-Asian News Service   | Updated: July 19, 2014 15:18 IST

 
 
 
 
London:             A new map developed by climatologists shows that climate change will impact the whole planet by the end of this century, if carbon emissions continue to increase.
The new map called "Human Dynamics of Climate Change" was launched on Wednesday at Foreign and Commonwealth Office, UK.
The map was developed by Met Office Hadley Centre with specific contributions from universities, British government and science organisations.
"We hope that this tool will help scientists, policy makers and governments better understand the threat that climate change poses to our collective

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Shipping Markets Eye El Nino Threat

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Published on Wednesday, 25 June 2014 15:19
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Shipping Markets Eye El Nino Threat                       

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A potential El Nino weather phenomenon, which could wreak havoc on global crops, is set to disrupt shipping patterns and raise freight costs, leaving suppliers and importers to cover their food needs from longer-haul destinations.

El Nino, a warming of sea-surface temperatures in the Pacific, can trigger floods and drought in different regions, hitting production of key foods such as rice, wheat and sugar. Weather forecasters are increasingly predicting it will return in 2014 for the first time in five years.

During previous El Nino patterns, the main sea freight index at London's Baltic Exchange has risen significantly. In February 2009 when El Nino appeared, the BDI was at 1,099 and it reached 2,998 in March 2010

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Climate Change: Pioneering Radar Technology Discovers Refrozen Water at Base of Greenland Ice Sheet

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Published on Monday, 16 June 2014 09:14
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By Esther Tanquintic-Misa | June 16, 2014 2:31 PM EST       

Ice-penetrating radar technology inserted aboard Nasa survey flights has discovered frozen forms of ice blocks at the very bottom of the Greenland ice sheet which are as tall as city skyscrapers and as wide as the island of Manhattan.

The Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica is seen in this undated NASA image. Vast glaciers in West Antarctica seem to be locked in an irreversible thaw linked to global warming that may push up sea levels for centuries, scientists said on May 12, 2014. Six glaciers including the Thwaites Glacier, eaten away from below by a warming of sea waters around the frozen continent, were flowing fast into the Amundsen Sea, according to the report based partly

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NZ to Deploy Deep-Sea Balls to Monitor Ocean Floor And Understand Climate Change

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Published on Monday, 16 June 2014 09:03
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 By Reissa Su | June 16, 2014 5:10 PM EST       

New Zealand scientists will be deploying deep-sea monitors to the ocean floor to find out more about global climate change. Using modern echnology, New Zealand's National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) said it will put two plastic-encased glass balls measuring 35 cm in diameter.

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REUTERS/Handout . A picture of brightly coloured coralline, bryozoans and sponges on ocean floor on Antarctic continental shelf. February 8, 2011. REUTERS

Scientists will send the deep-sea balls in the Kermadec Trench located northeast of the North Island. The balls contain sensors to measure the salinity and temperature between the surface and about 6,000 meters deep. The balls' sensors will then transmit the data to

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