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Top 10 Climate Change Indicators : Reliable Yardsticks

<p>Climate change indicators are observations that can be used to track the current state of climate and its trends. In order to bring objectivity in monitoring climate change, scientists have developed climate change indicators. The indicators are quantified and objective, based on data collected by countries all over the world. These demonstrate considerable change of climate over time.</p>...

OPINION

Myriad Challenges of the Coasts of India

Monitoring from space, aerial and in situ platforms in coastal regions will help develop models for interactions between ecological and anthropogenic processes, helping sustainable management of coast...

By: Shailesh Nayak

COASTAL RESEARCH

Our Fragile Coasts: Scientific Approaches and Solutions

The Indian coasts hold diverse geomorphological features—mudflats, rocky shores, cliffs, sandy beaches and deltaic reaches that shelter unique ecosystems. However, significant sections of the coastlin...

By: S K Raju Alluri, V Ramanathan, R S Kankara and M V Ramana Murthy

COASTAL RESEARCH

Need of Flood Warning System for Coastal Metropolis

Integrated Flood Warning System (IFLOWS) is an integrated GIS-based decision support system developed for Chennai and Mumbai that provides flood inundation scenarios and helps state governments to put...

By: S K Dash, Gopinath G, A Gera and T Usha

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CLIMATE CHANGE, ENVIRONMENT

Top 10 Climate Change Indicators : Reliable Yardsticks

By: Ajit Tyagi

CLIMATE CHANGE

Fluvial Geomorphology: An Indian Perspective

Rivers are a life-sustaining resource for plants, animals and humans. During its arduous journey rivers carve out several erosional and depositional features that define the geomorphology of a river b...

By: Dhruv Sen Singh

CLIMATE CHANGE

Narmadas Distinctive Litho-tectonic Features

Narmada offers an excellent example of geological control over river morphology where the waters follow a course of least resistance.

By: Anulekha Prasad

CLIMATE CHANGE

Lake Lonar

Lonar crater is one of India’s spectacular landforms that is a well known example of a best preserved meteorite impact structure on the volcanic rocks of the Buldhana district of Maharashtra.

By: Ratish Kumar Jha

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