The Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD), an oscillation of sea surface temperatures in the Indian Ocean, is occurring more frequently because of global warming, a new study has said.
The Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD), an oscillation of sea surface temperatures in the Indian Ocean, is occurring more frequently because of global warming, a new study has said.
The research was done by Nobuko Nakamura and his team from the University of Tokyo, along with Timothy R. McClanahan from Wildlife Conservation Society, and Swadhin K. Behera from the Frontier Research Center for Global Change, Yokohama, Japan.
Health Effects of Global Warming
Greenhouse effect causes excessive heat to build up in the earth’s atmosphere causing global warming and affects the environment and health.
Greenhouse effect causes excessive heat to build up in the earth’s atmosphere causing global warming and affects the environment and health.
During positive IOD events, abnormally warm sea surface temperatures in the western Indian Ocean are accompanied by severe droughts over the Indonesian region and heavy rainfall over east Africa.
To learn more about IOD patterns, the team of scientists studied a 115-year coral record from Kenya.
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The results add to evidence that the IOD has been occurring more frequently in recent decades.
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Priests Chant Vedic Hymns to Alleviate Bad Effects of Global Warming
One fifty one priests representing all parts of the country chanted vedic hymns, petitioning the Almighty to reduce the ill effects of pollution on the environment.
One fifty one priests representing all parts of the country chanted vedic hymns, petitioning the Almighty to reduce the ill effects of pollution on the environment.
The researchers suggested that global warming effects on the western Indian Ocean have driven the observed shift in IOD variability and note that the IOD has replaced the El Nino-Southern Oscillation as the major driver of climate patterns over the Indian Ocean region.
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The government of Cameroon and the Global Fund To Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
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