Tunisia is losing seagrass due to pollution and excessive fishing in ocean water. Named Posidonia oceanica after the Greek god of the sea Poseidon, seagrass fills the Mediterranean sea from Cyprus to Spain, absorbing carbon and reducing the acidity of water. It provides shelter to marine animals and protects sea beaches that are central to Tunisia’s tourism from getting eroded.
A new study published in Nature Journal revealed that the world could witness more virus outbreaks like COVID by 2070 due to the impacts of climate change. The researchers mentioned that the rise in global temperature is changing the wildlife ecosystem and could lead to the migration of several species in the coming 70 years.
India is witnessing record-breaking heat waves this year which was never seen before. The temperature has skyrocketed as the states such as Delhi, UP, Haryana, Punjab and Rajasthan have reported 45 degrees celsius in the month of April.
A massive fire broke out at the garbage landfill at Delhi’s Bhalswa on Tuesday. This is one of the largest landfills and Delhi and covers around 500 acres of land. Garbage dumping at the Bhalswa landfill was started in 1994 and the estimated current weight of the waste is about 80 lakh tonnes.
An unprecedented heat wave is sweeping the Indian subcontinent, large portions of Indian northern plains, and some areas of Pakistan are experiencing temperatures as high as 45 degrees Celsius since mid-April. It is affecting over a billion people.
Putting a price on carbon is seen to be an effective measure against reckless burning of fossil fuel. Pennsylvania became the first state in the United States to adopt a carbon pricing mechanism to address climate change.
The Global Assessment Report (GAR2022) released by the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) revealed an alerting possibility that the world could face about 560 disaster events annually which is 1.5 per day by 2030.
A new study conducted by the researchers of the National Institute of Standards and Technology revealed that the disposable cups coated with low-density polyethylene shed trillions of microplastics after coming in contact with water at 100°C. LDPE is a soft flexible plastic film which helps it to retain its shape when contacted with liquid.
The whole earth celebrates Earth Day on the 22nd of April, we appreciate the environment and show our gratitude towards nature and the resources it provides us with. It is observed worldwide, but the Earth Day Organization started in 1970 in California, USA. The Cuyahoga River in Cleveland caught fire in 1969 due to an oil spill, it got people very worried over the nature of environmental degradation human activities were causing.
Scientists collected atmospheric data in India during COVID-19 lockdowns in 2020 and found that black carbon- which is a kind of aerosol- contributes greatly to Indian air pollution.
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