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Profile: Reenita Malhotra Hora is an Ayurveda clinician and freelance writer. Native to Mumbai, she resides in San Francisco with her husband and two kids where she helps people to achieve their wellness goals. Reenita writes for a variety of sustainability media including Green Options, Green Living Ideas, National Geographic Kids, SustainLane and more. Check out her wisdom at www.reenita.com.

Greenland’s Ice Sheet Decreases by Five Miles in a Decade

Posted on 26. Sep, 2009 by Reenita Malhotra.

Greenland’s ice sheet is losing the equivalent of 80,000 Olympic size swimming pools each year.

These stark facts are brought to light by CNN’s Phil Black, who recently accompanied Greenpeace on a trip to Greenland. A bird’s eye view of Greenland’s glacial territory reveals an ice sheet but the bright blue pools of meltwater scattered throughout are sure signs of warming. [...]

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Documentary: “A World Without Water”

Posted on 16. Aug, 2009 by Reenita Malhotra.

As water becomes more and more scarce, it has offset political problems throughout the globe.

More than a billion people across the globe donâ€™t have access to safe water. Every day 3900 children die as a result of insufficient or unclean water supplies. The situation looks like it is becoming worse as water becomes evermore scarce. [...]

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Mumbai – An Estuary in Need of Recovery

Posted on 11. Aug, 2009 by Reenita Malhotra.

Global warming continues to make the flood situation in coastal cities particularly precarious. As sea levels rise, the need for urban adaptation is becoming more and more urgent. This is especially apparent in cities like Mumbai which gets flooded during its monsoon season, each year. [...]