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...
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...
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...
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The Emissions Scenarios
The Emissions Scenarios is prepared by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and was published in the year 2000. The emissions scenarios have been used to make projections of possible f...
The dying Dal
In 1200 AD, the Dal’s spread covered an area of 75 sq km. By the 1980s, only 25 sq km survived, and about a decade ago the Dal stretched over barely 12 sq km.
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The Emissions Scenarios
The Emissions Scenarios is prepared by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and was published in the year 2000. The emissions scenarios have been used to make projections of possible future climate change.
The dying Dal
In 1200 AD, the Dal’s spread covered an area of 75 sq km. By the 1980s, only 25 sq km survived, and about a decade ago the Dal stretched over barely 12 sq km.