Biological Impacts Of Rising Temps Seen Across India - IBN

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New Delhi/Chennai: In 2004, the Indian Government released its first report on climate change. While it spoke of things like higher temperatures, increased rainfall, food insecurity, it also stated that in the future the forest ecosystem would be the worst affected.

Nikhil Devsas, associated with the Delhi Bird Club, says: " It happened during the last month in Bharatpur which is one of the finest heronries in the world. This July, 400 Open Bill Storks built nests, paired, mated. And in August because of shortage of rainfall, all nests were abandoned."

This is no freak incident. With the weather increasingly playing spoilsport in many parts of the country, the flora and fauna seem to be bearing the brunt of the errant weathercock.

- Last year mango trees in Andhra Pradesh flowered three months early because of rising heat

- A few years ago, bees in the Himalayas were impacted by similar erratic flowering patterns, leading to a big drop in the honey supply

- Locals have also reported a marked decline in the population of Swallows in Srinagar valley

- In fact, rising temperatures in Delhi have even resulted in the near disappearance of some species of birds

"The Paradise Flycatcher and the Golden Oriole, their population has less than halved in a decade or so. I think it is safe to say that it’s a result of monsoon variations and climate change in turn that increases temperatures. It is already showing in insects and birds, and very soon it will start showing in smaller and larger mammals too," says filmmaker Rupin Dang.



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http://www.ibnlive.com/news/fauna-bears-brunt-of-climates-fury/21170-3.html

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1. I hear the voice of Al Gore echoing down the halls of history...

...as the bell of truth.

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2. We earthlings are something else, we create great technology only to

kill ourselves with it. What a failed experiment we are.