The past decade is the warmest on record since instrumental measurements began in the 1880s. Previous research suggested that in the ’80s and ’90s, warmer global temperatures and higher levels of precipitation — factors associated with climate change – were generally good for plant productivity. An updated analysis published this week in Science indicates that as temperatures have continued to rise, the benefits to plants are now overwhelmed by longer and more frequent droughts. High-resolution data from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer, or MODIS, indicate a net decrease in NPP from 2000-2009, as compared to the previous two decades. This video is public domain and can be downloaded at: svs.gsfc.nasa.gov Like our videos? Subscribe to NASA’s Goddard Shorts HD podcast: svs.gsfc.nasa.gov Or find NASA Goddard Space Flight Center on facebook: www.facebook.com Or find us on Twitter: twitter.com
Japan stems uncontrolled leak from nuclear plant
Workers at Japan’s crippled atomic power plant on Wednesday plugged a hole spewing highly radioactive water into the ocean, boosting efforts to contain the world’s worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl.
Neptune provides cost-effective turnkey solutions for Tunnel & Shuttle Kilns for Indian market by offering European technology. Neptune has successfully completed a shuttle kiln project for capacity of 38 m3 and 8 m3 at Vesuvius India Limited, Mehsana using technology from Drayton – UK where all fabrication, erection and commissioning support were from Neptune and Drayton had supplied critical components like burners and burner control systems and supervised installation and commissioning work, says Mr. Hemant Mehta, VP – Marketing, Neptune Industries Limited.
Science & Reason on Facebook: tinyurl.com The past decade is the warmest on record since instrumental measurements began in the 1880s. Previous research suggested that in the ’80s and ’90s, warmer global temperatures and higher levels of precipitation – factors associated with climate change – were generally good for plant productivity. An updated analysis published this week in Science indicates that as temperatures have continued to rise, the benefits to plants are now overwhelmed by longer and more frequent droughts. High-resolution data from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer, or MODIS, indicate a net decrease in NPP from 2000-2009, as compared to the previous two decades. — Please subscribe to Science & Reason: • www.youtube.com • www.youtube.com • www.youtube.com • www.youtube.com — NASA: Climate Change – Plant Productivity in a Warming World Earth has done an ecological about-face: Global plant productivity that once flourished under warming temperatures and a lengthened growing season is now on the decline, struck by the stress of drought. NASA-funded researchers Maosheng Zhao and Steven Running, of the University of Montana in Missoula, discovered the global shift during an analysis of NASA satellite data. Compared with a six-percent increase spanning two earlier decades, the recent ten-year decline is slight — just one percent. The shift, however, could impact food security, biofuels, and the global carbon cycle. “We see this as a bit of a …
Delta India to set up export-oriented plant in Chennai
Delta India, part of the leading UPS and telecom power solution and green energy provider Delta Energy Systems, has decided to bet big on India’s huge telecom and renewable energy sectors by deciding to set up a plant in Chennai and planning another in Kolkata.
Hi-tech Indian water plant opens
A desalination plant which begins operating in Madras on Saturday will provide some of the cheapest drinking water in India, backers say.
Reliance Industries Said to Plan $3.4 Billion Power Plant Bid
June 16 (Bloomberg) — Reliance Industries Ltd. , India’s biggest company by market value, plans to build at least one large power plant in India, marking the oil company’s entry in commercial electricity generation, two company officials said.