by Beth Holmes | Jul 1, 2023 | Climate Change, Uncategorized
A heat wave and the power cuts it is causing are overwhelming northern India’s hospitals with heat-related illnesses and deaths. In northern India this week, the average high temperature has been over 110F, with some days getting as high as 113F. Normally the...
by Beth Holmes | Apr 10, 2023 | Climate Change, Environmental hazards, Sustainability
Salinity in groundwater is a rising concern in coastal India, threatening the drinking water for hundreds of thousands. Kochi is a city of about 600,000 in the Chellanam area of India, on the southwestern coast against the Arabian Sea. Much of the water that provides...
by Admin | May 1, 2020 | Environmental hazards, Information
Delhi, the second most populated city in the world, is No. 1 in a list no one wants to top: The most polluted city in the world. With 26.5 million inhabitants as of 2016 and expected to be at 40 million in 2030, the city has more than three times the population of...
by Admin | Jun 14, 2017 | Climate Change
An increase in mean temperature of 0.5 degrees Celsius over 50 years may seem trivial, but it more than doubles the probability of a heat wave in India that could kill more than 100 people. This is according to recent research from the University of California –...
by Admin | Mar 13, 2014 | Articles, Climate Change, Green Energy
Recent developments domestically and globally are pointing to a fantastic trend – more investment in renewable energy. A combination of global events point to one direction: less dependence on oil, and more focus on green energy. With the recent discovery of new oil...
