Gobar Times Magazine (Environment for Kids Monthly) - Centre for Science and Environment

EDITORIAL

Hey folks,
The whole world is looking upward now. No, not seeking blessings from heaven. Just checking if the skies have gotten any murkier with ash plumes from the Icelandic volcano. But I want you to look down. Why? Because its time we focussed on plumes much deadlier than those that are silently invading the bottom of the Earth...

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COVER STORY

EYJAFJALLAJÖKULL ERUPTS

water Barring the locals of Iceland, the name is a giant tongue twister for most others. Yet millions across the globe spoke of little else but Eyjafjallajökull during the past month. The Icelandic volcano, which was rumbling with unusual intensity since December, 2009, and triggered as many as 3000 ‘mild’ quakes in early March, finally erupted on 20 March, 2010. At first, it belched out lava, reddening the horizon and forcing a couple of hundred farming families living in the adjacent Fljótshlíð, Eyjafjöll, and Landeyjar to flee. Europe savoured some spectacular sunsets, but rest of the world remained...

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CROSS-VOLCANIC

Death trap for dinosaurs?: The Deccan Traps are a set of lava beds in the Deccan Plateau region of what is now India that cover an area of about 1.5 million square km. The lava beds...

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OPEN FORUM

POWER TO EMPOWER OVER

Can renewable energy improve lives, enhance incomes of the rural poor, protect the environment and provide useful energy at the same time? Yes, but only if you involve ...

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DEAD & FORGOTTEN

‘KISSING BUGS’ THAT KILL

If you happen to be one of those who pay attention to world health news, then Chagas disease must have caught your ...

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SUNBLIND!

SUNGLASSES: FASHION AND FUNCTION! ALL ABOUT

Sunglasses might help you make the perfect fashion statement but don’t forget your eyes are extremely light sensitive and can be easily damaged by overexposure to radiation in the visible and non visible spectra. So, what are sunglasses made of...

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FUNDUNG

by Rustam vania

GREEEN SCHOOLS

All about ‘hot’ days and ‘cool’ wears…

Now that we are officially in summer, we have started wearing summer clothing again. Here are few eco-friendly and energy saving tips for keeping those clothes looking crisp....
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