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New York, Chicago, Los Angeles and more: Why top cities in US are seeing more rats than everRat problems are escalating in major US cities due to modern urban design, not just sanitation. Dense populations, extensive underground in...
Hawaiians spotted sea turtles with mysterious 'graffiti' on their backs, and it sparked a 600-person mission to save the speciesHawaiian sea turtles, known as honu, were found with white markings on their shells. Initially causing confusion, federal scientists turned...
Climate Change crisis: IMD to change parameters to declare heatwavesThe India Meteorological Department will soon update its heatwave warning criteria. Current parameters do not suit India's geography, causi...
Heat-trapping microplastics found to play role in climate changeScientists found that colored plastic particles, prevalent in the atmosphere, have a significant heat-trapping impact, particularly in area...
Is Antarctica's tourism boom a ticking time bomb for disease and contamination? Here's what you need to knowAntarctica's tourism is booming, attracting over 80,000 visitors. Experts warn this surge increases risks of contamination and disease. A r...
Extreme weather could endanger over one-third of land animal habitats by 2085, study warnsA major scientific study warns that climate change could significantly impact global wildlife in the coming decades. Researchers found that...
Pakistan: In a first, Baloch fighters launch sea attack, three Coast Guard personnel killed near Iran border, GwadarThree Pakistan Coast Guard personnel were killed in an attack by Baloch fighters on a patrol boat near the Pakistan-Iran border. This marks...
Wayanad landslides: Studies point to deadly mix of climate change, environmental neglectLandslide devastation in Kerala's Wayanad district resulted in 123 deaths, attributed to heavy rainfall, climate change, and deforestation....
Investors of companies in pandemic hotspots can help mitigate new pandemic risks, researchers sayA study published in The Lancet Planetary Health journal suggests that financial entities investing in companies operating in hotspots for ...
India's April heatwave were 30 times more likely due to climate change: StudyThe April heatwave in south and southeast Asia was made at least 30 times more likely by human-caused climate change, according to an analy...
Climate change to produce more rainbows: StudyAccording to a new study, climate change will increase opportunities to see rainbows. The study's authors estimate that by 2100, the averag...
Rising water spread, coastal erosion: CSE's environment report on India paints grim pictureAccording to the report by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), the seven states and Union Territories which are under threat are ...
Floods, droughts making India, Pak most vulnerable to climate change: IPCC reportThe report said temperatures enhance not only ozone production but also the ozone uptake by plants, exacerbating yield and quality damage. ...
Raise irrigated area to protect country from climate change risks: CEAThere is a need to increase the percentage of irrigated land to protect the country from vulnerabilities of climate change, CEA Arvind Subr...
Climate Change could accentuate poverty & inequality in India: World BankThe report, titled 'South Asia's Hotspots: The Impact of Temperature and Precipitation Changes on Living Standards', projects a 2.8 per cen...
'NASA satellites reveal freshwater decline in India'Areas in northern and eastern India, the Middle East, California and Australia are among the hotspots where overuse of water resources has ...
Climate change can threaten Asian bird survival: StudyA new study in UK by Durham University and BirdLife International on Asian bird species reveals that many are likely to suffer due to clima...
- Indian, Australian scientists to participate in workshop on climate change
Funded by the Australia–India Strategic Research Fund, the aim of the workshop is to bring together an inter-disciplinary research team fro...
- Himalayas hotspot of climate change
Himalayan ecosystems are 'the hotspots'. That's the message from the two-day South Asian Regional Climate Change Conference.
- India global warming hot-spot: UN study
A UN study has identified India as one of the "hot-spots" by assessing the possible consequences of global warming in the next 20 to 30 yea...