Links & Resources
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Pulitzer Gateway
Pulitzer Gateway on climate change highlights in-depth reporting by Daniel Grossman along with ither Pulitzer Center grantees from diverse regions demonstration the human impact of climate change.
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When can we expect extremely high surface temperatures?
An abstract of one of Andrea Sterl’s papers on heatwaves
http://www.knmi.nl/publications/showAbstract.php?id=5588 -
The catacombs of Paris and a journey into the unknown
An article about the Catacombs
http://www.rfi.fr/actuen/articles/112/article_3639.asp -
Tagore Society for Rural Development
The Tagore Society for Rural Development, of which Tushar Kanjilal is Secretary,
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The impact of sea level rise on developing countries : a comparative analysis
World Bank 2007 report on the impact of sea level rise on developing countries
http://econ.worldbank.org/...ID=000016406_20070209161430 Sinking deltas due to human activities
Article in Nature Geoscience on sea level changes in the world’s big deltas
http://www.nature.com/ngeo/journal/v2/n10/abs/ngeo629.htmlDiverting sediment-rich water below New Orleans could lead to extensive new land
Press release about building up land by channeling sediment on the Mississippi River
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2009-10/nsf-dsw102009.php#-
Maureen Nandini Mitra
Website of Maureen Nandini Mitra, fixer and translator for this segment
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The Hungry Tide
A description of The Hungry Tide, a realistic novel about the Sunderbans region, by Amitav Ghosh
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hungry_Tide -
Tigerland
New Yorker article about the Royal Bengal Tiger
http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2008/04/21/080421fa_fact_alexander -
Agricultural Geo-Referenced Information System
Maps with South Africa agriculture statistics
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Climate Change 2007: The Physical Science Basis
Changes in African climate (go to Chapter 11, section 11.2) as predicted by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
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Easy Like Water Film Trailer (youTube)
Easy Like Water is a feature documentary about floating schools, solar power, and the fate of the earth.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7cqTS2mpQA