On Our Radar: Mapping India's Solar Power January 30, 2012, 9:52 am A government agency in India plans to create a solar atlas of the country that could remove an obstacle to speedy development of energy projects. The Economic Times Current projections based on computer models underestimate the extent to which global warming will diminish wheat crops yields through premature aging, researchers write. Phys.Org.com Billowing smoke from Lunar New Year fireworks caused air pollution to soar in Beijing. Readings of fine particulate matter were about 100 times worse than the amount considered healthy for 24-hour exposure, the city's environmental bureau estimates. The Polish government pushes for a rapid expansion of high-volume hydraulic fracturing, the controversial extraction process for natural gas. Poland could have the biggest shale-based natural gas reserves in Europe, according to the United States Energy Information Administration. OilPrice.com