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ENVIRONMENT - November 2014

Nov 2014

Aug 04, 2015

Climate Change

US President Barack Obama has unveiled what he called "the biggest, most important step we have ever taken" in tackling climate change.
The aim of the revised Clean Power Plan is to cut greenhouse gas emissions from US power stations by nearly a third within 15 years.
The measures will place significant emphasis on wind and solar power and other renewable energy sources.

Jul 30, 2015

Rising Sea Level Threat to Bengal Tigers

According to an organization, rising sea levels caused by climate change threaten to wipe out Sundarbans, a large mangrove forest area shared by India and Bangladesh, and thus world's beautiful Bengal tigers.
Without mitigation efforts, projected sea level rise nearly a foot by 2070 could destroy nearly the entire Sundarbans tiger habitat.
The world's largest tiger population is found in the Sundarbans.

Jul 28, 2015

World’s Largest Flower Blooms in Tokyo

Amorphophallus Titanum, which is the world’s largest flower, has bloomed in Tokyo after five long years.
This flower that blooms extremely rarely has attracted hundreds of visitors to the garden forcing it to extend its opening hours.
Unlike other flowers which produce a sweet smell, this rare flower has a very foul smelling odour and hence is called the corpse flower as well.
This plant is native of rainforests in western Sumatara, Indonesia.

Jul 27, 2015

New Plant Species Discovered

A huge carnivorous plant has become the first plant species to be "discovered on Facebook" after a photo posted by an amateur researcher in Brazil was spotted by scientists on the social networking site.
The plant, which can grow up to one and a half metres in length, was identified by scientists as a new species, and has since been named 'drosera magnifica', or magnificent sundew.
Experts identified the plant as a new species, describing it as the second-largest carnivorous plant in the Americas.
The plant has a Medusa-like tangle of sticky, carnivorous leaves that can grow up to 24cm in length and ensnare insects the size of a dragonfly.
The scientists were surprised that the large and eye-catching plant species had remained undiscovered for so long.

Jul 23, 2015

Tree of 40 Fruits

Van Aken has spent nine years working on his Tree of 40 Fruits, and now 14 such trees exist.
He didn't create them through genetic engineering though. Instead, he's used a technique that's thousands of years old ‘grafting’.
Grafting involves collecting young shoots or cuttings from trees and then inserting these budding branches into strategic points on a base tree.
According to Van Aken, grafting is often successful because of the similar chromosomal structure of stone fruit trees.

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