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ENVIRONMENT - October 2019

Oct 2019

Nov 11, 2020

Scientists Discover Ancient Lake Bed Deep Beneath the Greenland Ice

Scientists have detected what they say are the sediments of a huge ancient lake bed sealed more than a mile under the ice of northwest Greenland—the first-ever discovery of such a sub-glacial feature anywhere in the world.
Apparently formed at a time when the area was ice-free but now completely frozen in, the lake bed may be hundreds of thousands or millions of years old, and contain unique fossil and chemical traces of past climates and life.
Scientists consider such data vital to understanding what the Greenland ice sheet may do in coming years as climate warms, and thus the site makes a tantalizing target for drilling. A paper describing the discovery is in press at the journal Earth and Planetary Science Letters.
This could be an important repository of information, in a landscape that right now is totally concealed and inaccessible. The ice sheet, which has been melting at an accelerating pace in recent years, contains enough water to raise global sea levels by about 24 feet.

Nov 08, 2020

Why the UK's Carbon-free Future Will Need Rules

A 10-point plan aimed at putting the UK on track for a zero emissions economy is due to be unveiled by the Prime Minister in the coming weeks.
Boris Johnson's previous speeches on climate change have given the impression the problem can largely be solved by technology - a flash of nuclear, a gust of hydrogen, a blast of offshore wind, a dollop of carbon capture and storage.
But a government spokesperson told BBC News we'll all need to "work together and play our part".
And experts warn the issue's phenomenally complicated - presenting challenges never seen before.
Tackling climate change, they say, will need action right across society and the economy - with a host of new incentives, laws, rules, bans, appliance standards, taxes and institutional innovations.

Nov 06, 2020

IIT-Madras Signs MoU on Clean Water Technology

The International Centre for Clean Water (ICCW) is going to collaborate with DG TAKANO, a Japanese firm, to introduce new clean water technologies in India.
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to the partnership between ICCW and DG TAKANO was signed recently to collaborate on projects on clean water and to develop innovative products that will solve existing societal and environmental challenges in the area of clean and safe drinking water globally.
India is one of the world's most water-stressed countries. According to UNICEF, India is facing an economic burden of approximately US $600 million per year due to waterborne diseases.

Nov 03, 2020

Panna under Biosphere Reserve

The UNESCO included Panna National Park of Madhya Pradesh under its list of biosphere reserves.
Along with Panna, Fuvahmulahand Addu Atoll of Maldives was also included under the World Network of biosphere reserves.
The UNESCO, under its Man and Biosphere programme included Panna Biosphere region as one of its Biosphere Reserve. Panna National park was included as biosphere reserve by the Union Ministry of Environment and Forest.
The UNESCO described the National Park as a critical tiger habitat and has also pointed out that it is home to World Heritage site of Khajuraho temples.
It was launched by UNESCO in 1971. It is an intergovernmental scientific programme that aims to establish scientific basis to improve the relationship between the people and their environment.

Nov 02, 2020

Coral Reef Taller than Empire State Building Discovered

An enormous, 1,600-foot-tall coral reef was discovered in Australia's Great Barrier Reef, in the first such find in more than a century.
The massive underwater structure, the first newfound reef in 120 years, dwarfs iconic skyscrapers such as New York City's Empire State Building and the Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
The detached reef was first observed by a team of Australian scientists aboard a research vessel from the Schmidt Ocean Institute, a nonprofit foundation that supports marine research. The 12-month expedition is designed to explore the oceans surrounding Australia and map the seafloor around the northern Great Barrier Reef.
This unexpected discovery affirms that we continue to find unknown structures and new species in our ocean.

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