Hills of Nahargarfort (Tiger fort of Jaipur) are now barren Its water pond is dry
It used to be filled with water.
Bridges That Build Themselves
Bridges That Build Themselves
The two oldest types of bridge are the arch bridge and the corbel bridge. It takes a lot of time and effort to build them, but they can last for thousands of years…
Calibrating Catastrophes: Where Does The BP Spill Rank?
"From Disaster to Catastrophe -- What's Obama's Endgame In the Gulf?" Fox News headline, July 15.
The headline suggests that there is a difference between a disaster and a catastrophe,…
Arctic Heroes #2 - North Pole 1
Arctic Heroes #2 - North Pole 1
The first ever weather station on an ice floe was North Pole 1, set up May 21 1937 by a team of Russians and manned by four heroes. The record of that event…
What Price Freedom Of Information ?
What Price Freedom Of Information ?
There has been a great deal of fuss over a few emails and the topic of freedom of information in relation to the University of East Anglia's Climate Research Unit…
Will Jaipur and Ajmer survie for next 50 years or will become like Mohanjadaro and Harappa
Rajasthan Patrika has reported that there is water for 3 to 4 days left for Jaipur and Ajmer. What will happen then. Will Jaipur and Ajmer survive for another 50 years or 5 years if no water is left…
MODIS Rapidfire For Citizen Scientists - #4
MODIS Rapidfire For Citizen Scientists - #4
This is part #4 of a brief explanation of the NASA/GSFC MODIS Rapid Response System - Rapidfire - together with a Howto for citizen scientists. The…
Understanding Ice
Understanding Ice
Ice is just frozen water, right?
Wrong!
Now you will perhaps inquire with astonishment how it is possible that ice, which is the most brittle and fragile of substances, can flow in…
