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Washington, May 6 (IANS) Global warming is likely to imperil tropical species much more than fauna in the Arctic regions, even with a slight rise in temperature.

Dhaka, April 29 (IANS) A cyclonic storm called Nargis is brewing over the Bay of Bengal and may hit the India-Bangladesh coast in the next four to five days, the meteorological office here has warned.

Bhubaneswar, April 28 (IANS) Orissa Monday alerted its fishermen and advised them not to venture into the sea as a deep depression formed over the Bay of Bengal had intensified into a cyclonic storm, officials said.

London, April 28 (IANS) Birds can detect and avoid predators by smell, an ability earlier thought to be associated with other animal species, according to latest research.

Ahmedabad, April 28 (IANS) Three people have died in a heat wave in Gujarat this weekend, officials said Monday. The deaths took place in Narmada, Bhavnagar and Rajkot districts.

Dhaka, April 27 (IANS) Bangladesh has formed a panel to save the river Buriganga, whose water has turned pitch black because of the dumping of millions of tonnes of human and industrial waste.

New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) India has surplus water and one of the richest traditions of managing it, but still water crisis has reached a critical level in the country, says the author of a new book on the subject.

Ranchi, April 25 (IANS) Schools in Jharkhand's capital Ranchi have been issued a directive to hold classes in the morning due to the heat wave.

Taipei, April 24 (DPA) Taiwan was struck by 12 undersea quakes, including a powerful one on the eastern part of the island, but no damage or casualties were reported so far, the earthquake centre said Thursday.

Kanyakumari (Tamil Nadu), April 24 (IANS) Environmentalists are crying foul over construction activity on land acquired by a hotelier along the biodiversity-rich Kanyakumari coast, located at the southern tip of India.

Raipur, April 22 (IANS) The scorching heat has hit normal life in Chhattisgarh as mercury has already touched 43-degree Celsius mark in the state.

Singapore, April 22 (IANS) The global community runs the risk of the greatest policy failure in the history of mankind if negotiations on how to tackle climate change stay bogged down as they are, UN Environment Programme Executive Director Achim Steiner warned Tuesday.

Singapore, April 22 (IANS) Over 65 percent of people around the world say that governments, businesses and everyone else 'need to take major steps very soon' to tackle climate change and 77 percent are 'ready to make significant lifestyle changes to help prevent' it, shows a recent survey.

Singapore, April 21 (DPA) Illegal trans-boundary trade in ozone-depleting chemicals has increased dramatically in the Asia-Pacific region, said a study released by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Monday.

Bangkok, April 21 (DPA) Solar energy has found a unique outlet in Thailand with one innovator using the sun's rays to roast chicken at his roadside stall, drawing the attention of Japanese researchers and hungry motorists, news reports said Monday.

Shanghai, April 20 (Xinhua) China's first inland Antarctic research station will open next year.
'The preparatory work for the new station is under way,' Sun Bo, leader of the Chinese Antarctic icecap expedition team, told Xinhua Saturday.

Vienna, April 18 (DPA) Countries around the Mediterranean are not prepared to deal with tsunamis occurring in the region, geoscientists have said.

New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) The central government has permitted seven Chinese engineers to work in restricted areas of Rajasthan, close to India's border with Pakistan. Immigration laws bar entry of foreign nationals in the area without special permission.

Jakarta, April 16 (DPA) Hundreds of residents were evacuated after the Mount Egon volcano on the eastern Indonesian island of Flores erupted but no casualties were reported, officials said Wednesday.