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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World on course for unchecked temperature rise, IEA warns
Global warming is set to continue unabated with temperatures rising by 20% by 2035, putting the world on track for a temperature increase of 3.6 degrees, far above the UN target of 2.0 degrees. This is
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Antarctic ice may hold 1.5 mn years of climate history
Scientists have identified regions in Antarctica that could store information about Earth’s climate and greenhouse gases dating back to 1.5 million years, twice as old as ice core drilled to date. By
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Unchecked Climate Change to Lower Food Production
Inaction on climate change would create serious problems for India: Report Unchecked climate change, scientists warn, will slow down economic growth, impact poverty reduction, lower food production and drive up food prices. A leaked copy of the draft report of the Working Group II of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), reviewed by ET, sounds the most urgent warning till date on the adverse impacts of unchecked climate change.
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Russian envoy vouches for safety of KKNPP reactor
Vouching for the safety of the Russian technology running the reactor at the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant, an envoy on Tuesday said the first reactor would begin commercial production in December. The
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Forest department wants National Tiger Conservation Authority to decide Satkosia tiger's fate
The forest department on Monday said it would not make any suggestions regarding relocation of the stray wild male tiger (now at Nandankanan zoo) to the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA).
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Carbon emissions must be cut ‘significantly’ by 2020, says UN report
Failure will mean greater costs and risks and pathway to limiting temperature rise to under 2C will close fast The chances of keeping the global temperature increase below 2C will “swiftly diminish”
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Oceans warming up 15 times faster than in past 10,000 years: Study
New research has found that the middle depths of the Pacific Ocean have warmed 15 times faster in the last 60 years than they did during apparent natural warming cycles in the previous 10,000 years. Published
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Study shows PM1 air pollution is most harmful
A recent study led by Chinese scientists shows a strong link between smaller air pollution particles and a range of serious health conditions. Scientists said the smaller the airborne particles, the more
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Gadgil panel report is a development plan: expert
Report seeks protection of biodiversity of Western Ghats The Gadgil committee report is a development plan than a mere report on the conservation of nature, V.S. Vijayan, ecologist and Gadgil committee
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Type 2 dengue virus predominant in city
The dengue virus type 2 (DENV-2) is currently predominant among the three serotypes of the virus co-circulating in Pune, scientists at the city-based National Institute of Virology (NIV) have found.