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A small experiment by Indian Agriculture scientists point to the enormous effect global warming could have in the fragrant basmati rice. Basmati, Sanskrit for the fragrant one, may lose not just its aroma, the famously long grains may get shorter; say scientist H Pathak, principal investigator; Indian Agriculture Research Institute`s Climate Change Challenge Programme told TOI the Tarawari basmati grown in the institute`s research fields in Delhi did not grow long enough and wasn`t as fragrant as it should have been when cooked. He said global warming may to be blame for the disappointing basmati produced in the 2006-2007 experiment. Temperatures that year crossed the 26 degree Celsius mark

 Rising temperatures, already about 0.8degree Celsius above pre-industrial times. mean the world will struggle to limit warming to below 2 degree Celsius... Last year tied for the hottest year on record, confirming a long-term warming trend which will continue unless greenhouse gas emissions are cut, the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) said on Thursday. The first 10 years of millennium proved to be the hottest decade since records began in the 19th century, it said. "The main signal is the warming trend continues and is being strengthened year after year," WMO secretary-General Michel Jarraud said. " The trend, unfortunately, will continue for a number of years but the amplitude will depend on the amount of greenhouse gases released,".