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Ecological Degradation in Veli-Akkulam Lake

A recent study presented by researchers from the University of Kerala at the ECSA 60 conference in Hangzhou has uncovered a significant ecological decline in Veli-Akkulam Lake. Over...

September 13, 2024

Ozone Pollution Hurts Tropical Forest Growth, Study Finds

A recent study published in Nature Geoscience has revealed that ozone pollution is harming the growth of tropical forests, causing them to lose nearly 300 million tonnes of...

September 13, 2024

Researchers Discover Endangered Myristica Swamp Forest in Maharashtra

Researchers near the Goa-Maharashtra border have recently discovered a sacred Myristica swamp forest in Kumbral, Maharashtra. This finding highlights the importance of local communities in preserving rare ecosystems....

September 11, 2024

World Experiences Hottest Northern Hemisphere Summer

The Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) has announced that the summer of 2024 was the hottest ever recorded in the northern hemisphere, from June to August. This surpassed...

September 6, 2024

Study Reveals Water Security Risks in Major River Basins

A new study published in Nature Water raises serious concerns about water security in four major river basins: the Ganges, Indus, Brahmaputra, and Congo. The research highlights that...

September 3, 2024

Ancient Ice Core Reveals Genomes of 1,700 Viruses

Scientists from the United States have made a remarkable discovery of over 1,700 ancient viruses in ice core samples taken from the Guliya Glacier on the Tibetan Plateau....

September 3, 2024

Activists Urge Review of EU’s 2030 Emission Goals

Environmental activists, including groups like Climate Action Network and the Global Legal Action Network, are taking legal action against the European Commission. They believe that the European Union’s...

September 2, 2024

Iran Village May Record World’s Highest Heat Index

On August 28, 2024, a village on Iran’s southern coast may have experienced an extremely high heat index of 82.2°C, the highest ever recorded on Earth. Dayrestan Airport...

August 31, 2024

Baffling Temperature Drop Discovered in Atlantic Ocean

Scientists are studying a recent and unusual drop in temperatures in part of the Atlantic Ocean, particularly near the equator. Although temperatures have started to rise again, the...

August 31, 2024

Oropouche Virus

The Oropouche virus is insect-borne, meaning it spreads through insect bites, much like the dengue virus that is spread by mosquitoes. Since August 1, over 8,000 cases have...

August 30, 2024

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