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...
Perspectives on Coastal Research
The Indian coastline sustains unique habitats that are subjected to increasing anthropogenic stressors. The National Centre for Coastal Research (NCCR), engaged in addressing coastal concerns over thr...
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...
IMPACT ARTICLES
Warming in Coastal Antarctic
Scrutiny of instrumental data from Antarctic reveals that the Continent has undergone significant changes in the recent decades, with an increase in atmospheric temperature in most parts. The largest...
Freshwater for parched islanders-Naturally Desalination Plant at Minicoy
The mismatch between increasing demand and decline in water availability due to overexploitation and climate change is a critical issue for policy makers. Desalination, which is the conversion of seaw...
Burying Climate Change
Issues of regulated generation of carbon dioxide have remained unresolved despite prolific attempts at global forums. The clash between carbon crediting and economic development has made the debate fu...
Global Temperature and Indian Monsoon
The intensity and variability of monsoon rain depend upon several parameters of atmospheric circulation, which in turn are interlinked with global climate. Changes in global temperatures are likely to...
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Warming in Coastal Antarctic
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Freshwater for parched islanders-Naturally Desalination Plant at Minicoy
The mismatch between increasing demand and decline in water availability due to overexploitation and climate change is a critical issue for policy makers. Desalination, which is the conversion of seawater to potable water through various physical and chemical methods, has emerged as a potential solution to India’s looming water crisis. The most important concern however is cost effectivity of the...
Burying Climate Change
Issues of regulated generation of carbon dioxide have remained unresolved despite prolific attempts at global forums. The clash between carbon crediting and economic development has made the debate further complicated. The essay suggests several alternatives as mechanisms to reduce carbon dioxide generation including prospects of burying it deep down the earth.