Tag Archives: biodiversity

Estimates of groundwater depletion in the “bread basket” of India

It’s very hard to assess how fast groundwater is being removed for agricultural use and how much is being recharged.  This is even more difficult when no centralized records are maintained regarding groundwater usage.  No such assessments are available for northwestern India, which is often referred to as the “bread basket” of India as they […]

Mountaintop Removal

Mountaintop removal is an extremely destructive strip mining technique used in the Appalachia by coal industry. This method is devastating the pristine landscapes of the Appalachia. It is also destroying several communities that call this area home. “Not since the glaciers pushed toward these ridgelines a million years ago have the Appalachian Mountains been as […]