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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Volcano [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 656, Hits: 3438]
The most famous, Krakatoa erupted in 1883 with such force that the resulting tidal wave killed 36,000 people and tremors were felt as far away as Australia...
Updated On: 10/5/2007
Tags: mid day chapati, spring season, myths associated, remarkable book, shimmering, aerial roots
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Tornadoes [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 1045, Hits: 6068]
If you ever happen to see a dark often greenish sky, wall cloud, large hail and a loud roar similar to a freight train then run to a safe place as it could be a tornado...
Updated On: 10/5/2007
Tags: dark greenish sky, Mediterranean Sea, characteristic cycle, tornadoes, freight train, thunderstorm updraft
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Polar Regions [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 950, Hits: 3948]
The northern and southern ends of the earth's axis are known as North and South Poles respectively...
Updated On: 10/5/2007
Tags: North America, South America, Ships sailing, freezing point, Cape Horn, United States
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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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Galapagos [The Giant Tortoise] - Live Forever [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 827, Hits: 3316]
The London Zoological Gardens contain an Elephantine tortoise from the Seychelles which is supposed to be from one hundred to two hundred years old...
Updated On: 10/4/2007
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Dew Ponds [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 718, Hits: 4701]
Dew pond is the name applied to certain shallow saucer-shaped basins which usually contain a supply of water even during prolonged drouths when ordinary ponds at lower levels dry up...
Rajesh Nandan Singh [Forwarded Email] | 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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Why is the Bermuda Triangle considered mysterious? [Vote Average: 4, Total Votes: 680, Hits: 13719]
So far more than 1000 people have lost lives in this area...
Updated On: 9/30/2007
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