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Scientists in the Himalayas are battling poor resources to protect the area from the effects of climate change. T. V. Padma reports

Monitoring climate change at the top of the world
T. V. Padma
16 August 2007
Source: SciDev.Net

Nepal’s Khumbu glacier

Nestled in the Himalayas, bordering the world’s highest peak, Mount Everest, lies tiny landlocked Nepal. The barely 250km stretch from south to north sees a land rise from under one hundred metres above sea level to 8000 metres, and climate [...]

Maps help manage Zambian water resources

Michael Malakata
10 August 2007
Source: SciDev.Net

Zambia’s Kafue River

[LUSAKA] Zambian water authorities are using information from satellite images to improve management of water resources in the country.
The project, Integrated Water Resource Management for Zambia (IWAREMA), is part of the European Space Agency’s (ESA) TIGER initiative (see African mapping highlights risk of drought and flood) which aims to [...]

Russia’s Deep-Sea Flag-Planting at North Pole Strikes a Chill in Canada

Climate Crisis Coalition
Russia’s Deep-Sea Flag-Planting at North Pole Strikes a Chill in Canada. By Doug Struck, The Washington Post, August 7, 2007. “A dramatic submarine dive to plant the Russian flag on the seabed at the North Pole last week has rattled Canadian politics and underscored the growing stakes as the ice cap melts [...]

Earthjustice Argues Against BLM Flip-flop on CO Leases

From: EarthJustice
Agency accused in federal court of breaking promise to protect wilderness
June 28, 2007

Denver, CO — The Bureau of Land Management is sacrificing the wilderness qualities of thousands of acres in western Colorado by granting oil and gas leases on South Shale Ridge, Earthjustice attorney Keith Bauerle argued today (6/28/2007) in federal district court. Earthjustice, [...]