To save the planet, first save elephants
Wiping out all of Africa’s elephants could accelerate Earth’s climate crisis by allowing 7% more damaging greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, scientists say. But conserving forest elephants may reverse
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River scientist urges Gadkari to ensure adequate water flow in Ganga
VARANASI: A noted river scientist has requested Union transport & highways and shipping minister Nitin Gadkari to ensure adequate water flow in Ganga before beginning any programme of waterways in the
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Canada bans government meteorologists from talking about climate change
Meteorologists working for the Canadian government's weather and meteorological body Environment Canada have been forbidden from publicly discussing climate change. A government spokesperson said this
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Sivasagar district administration to test water of Dikhow
After blue, its now black. The colour of the water of river Dikhow has turned blackish these days. The incident of change of water colour of the river has created a curiosity among the conscious section.
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East coast suffers first earthquake
The 5.8-magnitude quake with epicentre in the Bay of Bengal, around 275 km southeast of Paradip grabbed the attention of scientists and made them take up a fresh investigation into the reactivation of
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Bay quake shakes Visakhapatnam, many cities across India
Hyderabad: A moderate earthquake measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale jolted Delhi, Ranchi, Vizag, Chennai and parts of eastern and northern India. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage
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El Nino, monsoon delinked to rainfall deficit
A strong El Nino has been predicted for this year, which governments are warning could result in reduced rainfall and drought. But new research studies claim there is no “one-to-one relationship” between
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Wildfires worse due to global warming, studies say
The devastating wildfires scorching Southern California offer a glimpse of a warmer and more fiery future, according to scientists and federal and international reports. In the past three months, at
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Sea level rise forces US space agency to retreat
Sea level rise is threatening the majority of Nasa's launch pads and multi-billion dollar complexes famous for training astronauts and launching historic missions to space, scientists said on Tuesday.
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Hidden threat: Tiny plastic beads in cosmetics
Millions of people are unwittingly pouring hundreds of tonnes of tiny plastic beads down the drain. These can persist in the environment for more than 100 years, and have been found to contaminate a wide
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Study suggests local community participation to mitigate man-animal conflict
The existing measure to mitigate man-animal conflict in the forest-fringed district of Wayanad have failed miserably, said a report by greens and wildlife scientists. The report submitted to the state