Anal Chem Division Bhabha Atomic Research Center Mumbai E-mail: sankars@vsnl.com
As carbon dioxide (CO2) levels increase and global temperatures begin to rise, polar ice caps will melt and bring in the pralaya (devastation, as predicted in old Hindu scriptures). Afforestation, which will make plants and trees absorb the excess CO2, is being looked at as one of the healthier ways of postponing this pralaya for some time
