Debate renewed on blame for global warming
THE 1990-91 edition of World Resources, brought out by the Washington-based World Resources Institute (WRI), concluded developing countries as a …
Atmospheric chemistry shifts blame around
Research in atmospheric sciences is booming because of the impending threat to4he world's climate. Every month there is a new study showing new …
Fig leaf for the business world
That is what the Montreal Protocol, meant to do away with ozone depleting substances, has become. India's phase out programme under the protocol …
Chink in the armour
Recent measurements show that protective ozone levels in the atmosphere touched a record low early this year
Ozone-destroying greenhouse gas emissions from China increased significantly: Study
After 2012, emissions of dichloromethane from China accounted for 50–60 per cent of the global total
A bracketed meeting in Geneva
The latest meeting to decide upon funding for the ozone protocol ended up with the developed nations foiling the basic demands of the G-77 …
The ozone piracy
Hectic trading of CFCs in US back-alleys is bothering little about the earth's punctured ozone canopy
The weather mart
Met department is not the only one predicting weather in India. Forecasts are now sold by businesses to businesses
WMO revives ozone-UV bulletin after 7 years, shows steady recovery of ozone layer
Strong signs were recorded that indicate the ozone layer over the Antarctic region is recovering, according to latest update
World Ozone Day: Forest fires pose new threat to ozone layer
Study finds black carbon due to frequent, widespread wildfires may be widening the ozone hole
A Russian roulette
The main source of the illegal trade in ozone-gobbling chemicals, the mafia in Russia is now in the line of fire
Ozone policy
RETHINKING THE OZONE PROBLEM IN URBAN AND REGIONAL AIR POLLUTION·National Research Council· National Academy Press·…
Simply unpredictable
Despite using satellites and supercomputers, meteorologists are still baffled by the monsoon, unable to say precisely when it will occur and how …
Protracted recovery
As the UN celebrates 30th anniversary of Montreal Protocol, scientists warn of new threats to the ozone layer that has begun to heal
One earth -- but whose future?
ONE EARTH ONE FUTURE - OUR CHANGING GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT Cheryl Simon Silver with Ruth S DeFries Publisher: Allied East-West Press, New Delhi Price:…
Truth is what my father taught me
A look at today's environmental issues through the eyes of two well-known poets, exclusive to Down To Earth
Antarctic ozone hole — one of the largest, deepest — closes
The annually occurring ozone hole over the Antarctic had rapidly grown from mid-August 2020 and peaked at around 24 mln sq km
Evolving into the danger zone
The Earth's atmosphere has been evolving ever since the planet was formed about 4.5 billion years ago. But, with industrialisation, human activity,…
Noble judgement
Environmentalists exchange victory signs as three Atmospheric scientists and an anti-nuclear activist are awarded Nobel prize
Does tropical ozone hole exist? Experts are divided
Tropical ozone hole is about seven times larger than Antarctica and it appears across all seasons
Earth’s magnetic field broke down 42,000 years ago and caused massive sudden climate change
The ozone layer was destroyed, electrical storms raged across the tropics, solar winds generated spectacular light shows, Arctic air poured …
Why ozone levels pose a challenge to food security
When present in the lowest atmospheric layer, ozone becomes a concern for human and plant health.
Wood cuts
THE FUTURE OF WORLD FORESTS: THEIR USE AND CONSERVATION Edited by Kilaparti Ramakrishna and George M Woodwell Publisher: Natraj Publishers, …
Britain sounds red air alert
Searing heat and vehicular emissions skyrocketed ozone levels in Britain, prompting the government to caution against using cars, jogging or even …
Squabbles thwart Third World projects
North vs South differences of opinion and the donor countries' control over funds has impeded the phasing out of ozone-depleting substances in …
