Environment
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Arial Beel: A hub of natural beauty and resources in Bangladesh
Aug 18, 2017News Hour: Arial Beel is the second largest wetland of Bangladesh which covered with a large water body of 136 square kilometers situated in the south part of Dhaka between the two major river Padma and... -
According to climate study European heatwave deaths could skyrocket
Aug 6, 2017News Hour Deaths due to extreme weather in Europe could increase fifty-fold from an estimated 3,000 per year recently to 152,000 by century’s end if global warming is not reined in, researchers warned Saturday, reports BSS.... -
Helping Bangladesh become resilient to climate change threats
Aug 4, 2017News Hour More than nearly any country in the world, Bangladesh is highly vulnerable to the steadily growing effects of climate change. The South, Southwest, and Southeast coastal regions are increasingly susceptible to frequent and severe... -
Watch two decades of changes in Helheim Glacier in NASA airborne surveys
Aug 4, 2017News Hour Helheim Glacier is the fastest flowing glacier along the eastern edge of Greenland Ice Sheet and one of the island’s largest ocean-terminating rivers of ice. Helheim is about 4 miles wide on average, but... -
MIT and other innovators design novel solutions for aid emergency at an Hackathon
Aug 3, 2017News Hour Hazardous environments such as disaster sites and conflict zones present many challenges for emergency response. But the new field of functional fabrics — materials modified to incorporate various sensors, connect to the internet, or... -
2 satellites dedicated to monitoring the effects of climate change on vegetation launched into orbit
Aug 2, 2017News Hour: Two satellites including one dedicated to monitoring the effects of climate change on vegetation were successfully launched into orbit on late Tuesday, launch company Arianespace said. They were launched from Kourou, in French Guiana,... -
Over past 15 years Indian monsoons became strengthened
Aug 2, 2017News Hour An MIT study published today in Nature Climate Change finds that the Indian summer monsoons, which bring rainfall to the country each year between June and September, have strengthened in the last 15 years... -
German ministry rejects calls for modern diesel tax incentives
Jul 29, 2017News Hour: The German environment ministry has rejected calls from two of the country’s states for tax incentives to promote the sale of low-emission modern diesel and electric cars. Representatives of Germany’s federal government, states and... -
Scientists in Chile discovered molecules in two species of Antarctic flowers that protect the plants from solar radiation
Jul 27, 2017News Hour: Scientists in Chile have discovered molecules in two species of Antarctic flowers that protect the plants from solar radiation and could potentially be used in products such as sunscreen for humans and protection of... -
Indian farmers successfully enrolled in flood insurance program
Jul 24, 2017News Hour: More than 200 farming households have enrolled in an Index Based Flood Insurance (IBFI) product in Bihar, India. IBFI, which use satellite technology and modelling, was developed with the help of researchers from the...
