global warming - part 2

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The Himalayan glaciers have started to melt and the average rate of

retreat is almost twice (34 metres) per year as compared to the 1971levels of 19 metres..

The melting glaciers will cause temperatures and sea-levels to rise

and there will be a cascading effect on the crops and the monsoons.

Occurrence of frequent cyclones along the coastal areas and affect

the annual monsoon rain, which is crucial for India's farm-dependent

economy.

Bengal will suffer whole islands are expected to vanish! In fact two

have already gone under two islands in the Sunderbans, an area

which India shares with Bangladesh.

Global Warming - Affecting INDIA !!!


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Orissa is another state which is already being hit hard by global warming.

Whole villages in the coastal regions are disappearing.

December 8, 2008 - Global warming could submerge three of India's

biggest cities beneath the sea by 2020 unless the crisis was brought under

control, an Indian scientist warned yesterday.

"If the warming continues, there will be about half to one metre increase in

sea level by 2020 and cities like Bombay, Calcutta and Madras will be

completely submerged," said Rajiv Nigam, a scientist with the Geological

Oceanography Division in the western Indian state..

Only 30% of the households use Gas as a fuel, 50% of India uses Firewood

and rest 20% uses other means. At this rate the forests of India are going to

disappear


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Current Affairs . On Global Warming

MADURAI 18th March 20th March: A Conference against warming the globe (TamilNadu) 2011', featuring delegates from various states and countries, was held by a

group of non-governmental organizations, trade unions and other socially concerned'

people. Conference head Y. David said that drastic changes in climate were

occurring across the world. Snow was melting faster off the mountains and ice off

glaciers, which was increasing the sea levels. These could submerge the coastalareas, he said adding that agricultural productivity had also begun to decline.

New Delhi 5 April 2011: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh attends the Copenhagen

Climate Summit. The conference, attended by at least 65 world leaders, intends to

produce a new global climate change treaty on limiting emissions of greenhouse

gases. India has announced that it would consider an emission intensity cut of 20 to

25 percent by 2020, but would not be forced into accepting unilateral cuts decided by

developed countries.


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Goa Governor S.S. Siddhu warned that the ill-effects ofglobal warming were fast knocking at the state's doors anderoding its beaches.

N P S Varde, director and member secretary of Goa Energy

Development Agency, said, "Our environmental problemsare caused due to the use of energy, pollution in kitchensfrom chullahs, cutting of forests for timber and smokeemissions from transport vehicles."

"If India's temperature rises by 2 degrees Celsius, there willbe millions of environmental refugees," Emmanuel D'Silva,environmental scientist, said, "And it is important to acceptthat we are part of the problem" instead of thinking it ishappening due to somebody else's fault".

Global Warming - Affecting Amchen Goa??


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Solutions:Solutions:

Replace a regular incandescent light bulb with a compact fluorescent

light bulb - CFLs use 60% less energy than a regular bulb.

Do not leave appliances on standby - Use the "on/off" function on themachine itself. A TV set that's switched on for 3 hours a day and in standbymode during the remaining 21 hours uses about 40% of its energy instandby mode.

Cover your pots while cooking - Doing so can save a lot of the energyneeded for preparing the dish. Even better are pressure cookers andsteamers: they can save around 70%.

Choose products that come with little packaging and buy refills whenyou can. - You will also cut down on waste production and energy use..

Drive carefully and do not waste fuel

When it is time for a new car, choose a more fuel efficient vehicle


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Reuse your shopping bag

When shopping, it saves energy and waste to use a reusable bag instead

of accepting a disposable one in each shop. Waste not only discharges

CO2 and methane into the atmosphere, it can also pollute the air,groundwater and soil.

Clean or replace filters on your furnace and air conditioner

Cleaning a dirty air filter can save 350 pounds of carbon dioxide a year.

Plant a tree

A single tree will absorb one ton of carbon dioxide over its lifetime. Shade

provided by trees can also reduce your air conditioning bill by 10 to 15%

Social AwarenessWe see now a days the concern for Global Warming is wide. Schools,

Colleges and even Organization are conducting Eco Friendly Campaigns.

The World Environment day is celebrated on June 5 with great

enthusiasm all over.


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Planting of more trees

Use of vermiculture to reduce waste at source

Tapping of renewable energy to offset carbon footprints

Organic waste in cities and urban areas should be

recycled

Urged people to switch from incandescent bulbs to the

energy-saving fluorescent ones.

PANAJI: Speaking on the theme "Taking

responsibility for global warming" at Go! Green Goa

Environmentalists have suggested

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