Artificial volcanoes could cool the earth [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 40, Hits: 410]
Spewing Tons Of Sulphur-Based Particles Into Upper Atmosphere Could Help Curb Warming
Updated On: 9/2/2009
Tags: Royal Society, Volcanic eruptions, Climate change, Global programme, Studies geo-engineering, Earth, Global warming, World cool, United Nations, Copenhagen, Carbon dioxide emissions, Scientists, Ken Caldeira, Earth scientist, Stanford University, California, Royal Society working group on geo engineering, Mount Pinatubo, Philippines, Britain premier science institution, Brian Launder, Professor at Manchester University, Tim Lenton, Professor of earth sciences, University of East Anglia, Construction of mirrors in space, Amazon, Africa
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Who's Who at Zoo [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 718, Hits: 3376]
Each animal is special; none too stupid or ugly, says the author. Out of 24 animal friends talked of in the book, here are some for you...
B.F. Chhapgar | Updated On: 10/5/2007
Tags: amazing book, Kaziranga Sanctuary, leopards, Grand Hotel, Bird Colony, natural sanctuaries
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Major Mountains [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 437, Hits: 7622]
A mountain is a landmass elevated considerably above e its surrounding areas. Usually the land tracts, more than 300 m in height, are called mountains...
Updated On: 10/4/2007
Tags: Himalayas, highest peak, famous mountains, Caucasus range, kilometers long, landmass elevated
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King Cobra [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 648, Hits: 3946]
King cobras are usually found in India, Vietnam, southern China, Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia...
Updated On: 10/4/2007
Tags: Asian snakes, Elapidae, king cobra, venomous snake, upright posture, snake charmer
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The Gypsies [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 707, Hits: 3321]
The Gypsie's language is called 'Romany'. It resembles Sanskrit...
Zai and Rom Whitaker | Updated On: 10/4/2007
Tags: fortunetellers, good singers, India migrated, several professions, traveled Germany, gun powder
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Getting to know Snakes - Section [III] [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 407, Hits: 7768]
Its stocky body and strong neck muscles make it easy for the snake to bulldoze its way through soft soil. The species from the hills are so dependent on remaining cool that they often die in a human hand (Which usually has a temperature of about 37º C)...
Zai and Rom Whitaker | Updated On: 10/4/2007
Tags: mild venom, king cobra, Water Snakes, Maharastra, harmless watersnake, venom serum
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Getting to know Snakes - Section [II] [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 421, Hits: 8675]
But for many, the guru of snake-men is Bill Haast, who until recently had a snake park in Miami, Florida. He extracts the venom’s of snakes from all over the world: cobras and kraits from India and Pakistan, king cobras from Thailand, puff adders and mambas from Africa, Australian tiger snakes and taipans-and hundreds more...
Zai and Rom Whitaker | Updated On: 10/4/2007
Tags: snakes, king cobra, furious cobra, harvest festival, Snakes worshipped, Nag Panchami
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Fox [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 722, Hits: 3341]
If there is one animal that lives by its wits then it is our very own Fox. Sheer ingenuity has made him a survivor literally...
Updated On: 10/4/2007
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Delivery Time for Elephants [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 626, Hits: 4188]
Estimates of the period of gestation in elephants range all the way from eighteen to twenty-two months...
Updated On: 10/4/2007
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Crocodiles [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 581, Hits: 3916]
The largest species is the Indopacific Crocodile, Crocodylus porosus, which may exceed lengths of 20 feet...
Rajesh Nandan Singh [Forwarded Email] | Updated On: 10/4/2007
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