conservationist . A true knowledge seeker like him can be a true ecologist . He was not an ecologist from typical western reductionist point of view his was a natural , humane , holistic perspective . His famous book “ Aaj Bhi Khare Hain Talab ” is not only a book on grassroot level water conservation but also showcase the application of traditional knlowledge for water conservation in different parts of India . He had keenly observed and chronicled the traditional wisdom and its maturing effect in natural resource management . Anupamji , a true Indian deeply connected with rural India tought us nature , water , and their conservation are not mere subjects but are our way of life . NEWS : -
Globally wet regions are getting wetter and the dry regions are getting drier
Research from the University of Southampton has found that wet regions of Earth are getting wetter and dry regions are getting drier at a slower rate than previously thought . The study , was based on analysis of the saltiness of the world ' s oceans . More rain and outflow from rivers in a region of an ocean means sea water gets diluted and therefore becomes less salty . More evaporation in another region takes away fresh water and leaves salt behind making that region more saline . The researchers used measurements of salinity throughout the global and deep oceans over the last 60 years to estimate how much global rainfall is changing . The researchers found that the regions , which are relatively wet , like Northern Europe are getting wetter and dry regions are getting drier both by about 2 % over the last 60 years . This process is called amplification of the water cycle . Previous research indicates that amplification of the water cycle , is happening at 7 % per 1 ° C of global warming . The new study estimates that amplification happens at about three to 4 % per 1 ° C . The research team believe this is probably due to a weakening of the atmospheric circulation which transports freshwater from the dry to wet regions of the globe . As the world gets warmer wet regions will continue to get wetter and dry regions will continue to get drier . The study has found that this process is happening slower than first thought , if global warming exceeds 3 ° C , wet regions will likely get more than 10 % wetter and dry regions more than 10 % drier , which could have disastrous implications for river flows and agriculture . ( Source : Science Daily )
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