Pic credit: Misha Krassovski/ORNL,U.S. Dept. of Energy Swamps and peatlands play an important role in the…
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He began studying the Amazon in the 1970s; 50 years later, Philip Fearnside’s research has calculated the costs of losing the Amazon on account of deforestation, dams and highways
Philip Fearnside’s research has calculated the costs of losing the Amazon on account of deforestation, dams…
‘Now is the time for action’: UN warns of climate risks, says 1.5°C breach likely within years
UN outlines pathways to restore global temperatures to 1.5°C after the climate target is breached. Global…
60 years after Dutch elm disease devastated America’s 100 million iconic trees, now scientists have infected 6,000 young elms in a radical bid to bring them back
Six decades ago, Dutch elm disease swept across the United States, killing an estimated 100 million…
Himachal identifies 67 vulnerable glacial lakes, early warning systems planned for 4 | Shimla News
The lakes include Parchu Lake and vulnerable locations in the Sangla-Kinnaur region, besides sites in Lahaul-Spiti.…
Nepal Floods: Nepal floods: How two reports warned of this disaster months ago
An area covered in mud and silt washed away by the devastating flash floods in Nepal.…
From Tokyo to London, heatwaves send men to work in shorts
Major retailers said linen shorts and suits were flying off the shelves in Britain WARSAW/LONDON: Scorching…
In 1974, a German fisherman released thousands of baby catfish into a Spanish river; 50 years later they are threatening native wildlife as an ‘ecological time bomb’
German biologist and recreational fisherman Roland Lorkowsky released thousands of juvenile Wels catfish into Spain’s Ebro…
Italy, France, Germany battle extreme heat as Europe faces record temperatures
Mist fans at Rome’s Colosseum as Italy issues highest heat alert Italy placed all its major…
If asked whom to believe, I’ll say Gen Z: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat | Mumbai News
Protest is a way of dialogue, says RSS chief on Gen Z stir MUMBAI: RSS chief…