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- Chaos in the iron age 3
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- In celebration of biodiversity 4
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- Environment ministry wants to restore night traffic through Bandipur tiger reserve 52
- A green facade 44
- Diesel: when bad policy makes for toxic hell 38
- Gujarat pollution board gets a makeover in efficiency 33
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- Eat at your own risk 27
- Green energy takes toll on green cover 26
- Temporary solution, permanent jam 25
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Issue Date: Jun 15, 2001
-- The global average surface temperature rose by 0.6C over the 20th century. Climate change is a stark reality threatening everyone. Countries like Maldives realise they are at imminent danger from the effects of climate change. Low lying areas are threatened by the rise in sea level. The global average sea level increased by 0.1-0.2 metres during the 20th century as snow cover and ice extent on the polar caps decreased. Humans have caused radiative forcing by emitting more and more greenhouse gases such as methane into the atmosphere.
Tags: Statistics, Atmosphere, Climate Change, DTE Statistics, Global Warming, Greenhouse effect, Maldives
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