Tag: Nepal

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  Carbon Stored in Himalayan River Basin Soils Surprisingly Old, With Future Climate Implications

  Soils in the Ganges-Brahmaputra river basin currently aren't releasing much of the stored carbon into the atmosphere, but at some future point they may, increasing warming.

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  World's Highest Webcam Monitors Climate Change on Everest

  Scaling the world's highest peak normally required months of training and heaps of determination -- but now, thanks to a new webcam installed on Mount Everest, anyone with an internet connection can get a taste of life in the

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  Researcher Records 'the Belly of the Earth Groaning'

  While our science-minded assessment of geological systems have deduced that the planet as merely a composite of rocks, liquids and gases, to our our basic senses Earth seems nearly as alive we are -- and there is no shortage of

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  Indian Vultures Show Some Signs Of Recovery Since Veterinary Painkiller Ban

  Some good news on the critically endangered Indian vulture: New research published in PLoS One documents how the rate of the bird's decline has fallen since India, Nepal, and Pakistan banned the veterinary painkiller

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  Most Villagers in Nepal Say the Climate is Changing

  Global climate change is perhaps the most widely studied phenomena in recent decades, with data being pored over by countless scientists around the world -- but for farmers in Nepal, its dramatic effects are part of daily life. For

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  Nepal's Rhino Population Increases 20% in Past Two Years

  There are still a small number of rhinos in Nepal, but there's some good news: A new census of the Greater One-Horned Rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornus) shows the population there now stands at 534, an increase of 99

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  Poacher Who Killed 16 Rare Rhinos Arrested in Nepal

  Rhinos are among the most endangered animals on the planet with several species on the brink of extinction -- but that wasn't enough to stop one poacher in Nepal from killing over 15 of them for his personal gain. The World

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  Take That, Apple! Mozilla Adopts Baby Firefoxes

  Marketing loves wildlife. Consider products like Apple's Safari browser, and the Snow Leopard operating system. There was a call last year for Apple to help save real-life snow leopards. Mozilla, makers of the Firefox

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  Heavy Metals Now Dangerously Contaminate Snow & Soil Atop Mount Everest

  Is there no place on the planet where human-caused pollution has not reached? Scientists have discovered that both the snow and soil on Mount Everest now contains dangerous levels of arsenic and cadmium, most

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  Not a Dry Eye In The House - Maggie Doyne Tells Her Incredible Story At The Do Lectures 2010

  Since The Do Lectures wound up its fourth year of blowing minds in a Welsh Field last month we've been hearing extraordinary tales of sun-rise canoe trips, wild disco dancing in a mobile library and

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  Nepal Temporarily Halts All Logging - More Trees Cut in Last Few Months Than From 2000-2005

  A quickie on a seriously shocking situation: As Mongabay and BBC News report, Nepal has announced a two month temporary ban on all logging in the

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  Amazing Land Art by Andrew Rogers (Slideshow)

  From high plains to deep gorges, deserts to rural fields, sculptor Andrew Rogers uses rock walls to outline the forms of symbols important to cultures around the world. Over the

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  Invasive Weed Threatens to Overrun Nature Reserve

  Authorities at Nepal's Chitwan National Park are sweating over an unlikely menace which threatens to overrun the 230,000 acre nature reserve, home to some of the world's most endangered species. The culprit is a fast growing plant,

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  Government of Nepal Meets on Everest to Discuss Climate Change

  Something very important happened in Nepal this morning as 24 ministers gathered around a table on the world's highest mountain to discuss climate

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  Tigers Given a Bit More Breathing Room in Nepal - Bardia National Park Expanded

  China may be doing little to stop the illegal tiger trade, but Nepal has just taken some action to protect its tigers: WWF reports that the Bardia National Park has just been expanded by some 900 square kilometers

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  House Flies at Everest Base Camp Effect of Warmer Temps

  Here's a pretty concrete effect of warming temperatures and long-term glacier melting in the Himalayas: The Guardian is reporting that climbers waiting to ascend the world's highest peak are seeing house flies at

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  Himalayas, Africa Facing Climate Change-Induced Water Shortages - Yemen's Already Rioting

  The focus keeps getting placed on the impact of global climate change on world water supplies: Oxfam highlights the effect of water shortages and declining crop yields in Nepal; IPCC chairman Dr Rajendra Pachauri comments

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  Only 121 Breeding Tigers Left in Nepal, First Nationwide Assessment Finds

  It's well known that global tiger populations are in serious decline, with habitat loss and poaching driving the big cats quickly towards extinction. In fact, recently in India another reserve was found to actually have no