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Lake 223 acid rain experiment: Scientists added sulfuric acid to an Ontario lake for 17 years. The water recovered, but the fish didn’tA 17-year acid rain experiment at Canada’s Lake 223 changed its water chemistry and disrupted its ecosystem. Although the lake’s acidity ha...- In 2017, USGS and MIT researchers dated a magma pulse to 251.9 million years ago. 9 years later, it links to Earth's worst extinctionEarth faced its worst extinction event around 252 million years ago. Volcanic activity in the Siberian Traps is the leading explanation for...
- Cleaner-looking lakes are not always better; as freshwater turns brown across North America and Europe, trout, bass, perch and whitefish declineFreshwater lakes across North America are turning a tea-like brown due to increased dissolved organic carbon, driven by climate change and ...
- In the 1960s, Sudbury's nickel smelters turned Ontario's lakes acidic, and tiny creatures evolved to survive, but when the pollution cleared, something unexpected happenedScientists witnessed evolution in action as a tiny copepod species, Leptodiaptomus minutus, adapted to acidic lakes in Killarney Provincial...
- India fertiliser output drops a quarter on Mideast warIndia's fertiliser production plunged nearly a quarter in March, official data showed, after natural gas imports used in its manufacture we...
- After attacks on Iran's oil facilities, toxic black rain endangers the publicToxic smoke from U.S.-Israeli airstrikes on Iranian oil facilities has returned to Earth as "black rain," causing burning eyes and breathin...
- Acid in the air? IMD study finds rain turning more acidic in IndiaA 34-year study reveals a concerning trend of increasing acidity in India's rainwater. Visakhapatnam, Prayagraj, and Mohanbari are experien...
- Delhi Water Woes: Your jeans may be the reason behind Delhi's 'blue' waterDelhi Water Woes: In southeast Delhi, illegal denim dyeing units are causing severe environmental and health problems. Located in Meethapur...
- Shipping's greener fuel quest runs into climate complicationsEstablishing and quantifying regulations for 'green' shipping is turning out to be more complicated than expected.
- Cosmic rays from exploding stars affecting Earth's climate: StudyLondon, Dec 20 (IANS) Cosmic rays raining down from exploded stars and variations in the Sun's magnetic activity can affect climate on Eart...
- 'Pollution from Europe behind one of India's worst droughts'Sulphur dioxide - produced mainly by coal-fired power plants - causes a number of harmful effects, such as acid rain, heart and lung diseas...
- Pollution turning country's rainfall acidic, says studyAcid rain is a result of rain water in the atmosphere mixing with polluting gases such as oxides of sulphur and nitrogen emitted from autom...
- Government constitutes team of experts on acid rain in KeralaA team of experts from institutes like the ICAR is being set up to visit the acid or yellow rain-affected areas in Kerala for investigation...
- Higher coal use in Asia may lead to reduced rainfall: StudyTheir study indicates that “energy and air quality policy in Asia, through consequent effects on aerosol emissions, can have important impl...
- Kerala Disaster Management Authority to study 'heat wave' phenomenonThe Kerala State Disaster Management Authority will carry out a study of the suspected 'heat wave' which caused concern in the coastal area...
- Natural Gas: The new emerging efficient fuelA healthy life is often closely associated with our sane judgment, enhanced dependability on modern technology, creating a risk free enviro...
- Natural gas cleanest, least harmful fossil fuelDomestically abundant, natural gas is perceived as a secure source of energy, besides offering a host of environmental benefits over other ...
- Vehicles in China emitted 50 million tonnes of pollutants: ReportMotor vehicles in China emitted 52.27 million tonnes of pollutants in 2010, contributing in a major way to the pollution problems like smog...
- Orissa questions Coal Ministry's unilateral allotment of blocksThe state may not be able to accommodate new mines, Orissa CM tells the prime minister.
- Orissa questions Coal Min's unilateral allotment of coal blocksNaveen Patnaik has shot off a letter to Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh urging him to review the allocation of coal blocks in Orissa.
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