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Humpback Whale’s Unprecedented 8,000-Mile Migration Shatters Records
A humpback whale has been tracked on an unprecedented 8,000-mile migration, breaking records for the longest documented journey between breeding grounds. Scientists suggest the movement might be due to climate change affecting food and mating behaviours. AI-driven photo tracking through HappyWhale.com played a key role in identifying the whale’s ...
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Humpback Whale Sets New Record With 13,000km Journey From South America To Africa
First spotted in the Pacific Ocean off Colombia in 2017, the whale resurfaced years later near Zanzibar in the Indian Ocean.
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IIT Researchers Make Bacteria Eat Carbon Dioxide, Methane For Cleaner Fuel
Waste to wealth and combating climate change, a win-win laboratory scale solution has been developed by scientists at the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati. They have deployed a bacteria to help them achieve this.
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Indian Ocean Study Reveals Bay of Bengal Defies Ekman’s Wind-Driven Current Theory
A study published in Science Advances has discovered that ocean currents in the Bay of Bengal deviate leftward, contrary to Ekman’s century-old theory. This anomaly, revealed through multi-year buoy data, suggests local factors influence wind-driven surface currents. Researchers highlight implications for climate models and propose a satellite sy...
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Earth’s Longest Straight Underwater Mountain Chain Might Have Been Formed by a Moving Hotspot
A new study from Curtin University has revealed that the Ninetyeast Ridge, the world's longest straight underwater mountain chain, was formed by a moving volcanic hotspot, not a stationary one as previously believed. Spanning 5,000 km along the Indian Ocean, the ridge was shaped by the Kerguelen hotspot, which shifted several hundred kilometres ove...
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Author Amitav Ghosh Wins Erasmus Prize For Writings On Climate Change
Acclaimed Indian author Amitav Ghosh has won the coveted Dutch Erasmus Prize for his writings on climate change and its impact on humanity, especially on the Indian subcontinent.
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Google AI-Powered Air View+ Announced With Real-Time Hyperlocal Air Quality Information Across India
Google announced Air View+, an ecosystem-based solution to address the gaps in air quality data across India, on Wednesday. The system uses the Mountain View-based tech giant’s artificial intelligence (AI) models to process a large volume of air quality data at the hyperlocal level and provide actionable insights to Indian government agencies.
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More Than 80% Of Indians Exposed To Climate-Related Health Risks: Ex-WHO Chief Scientist
Almost everyone in India is now vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, former chief scientist of the World Health Organisation Dr Soumya Swaminathan has said.
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Report Suggests Indian Dietary Practices Could Hold Key To Mitigating Climate Change
A recent Living Planet Report by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) showed that food consumption patterns followed by Indians are the most climate-friendly among the G20 nations.
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The Way Indians Eat Is Good For Climate, Says WWF Report, Explains How
WWF Living Planet Report 2024: Countries like Argentina, Australia, and the United States were identified as having the least sustainable pattern.
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COVID-19 Lockdown Caused Moon’s Temperature to Drop by 8-10 Kelvin, Reveals Indian Study
Indian scientists found that during the COVID-19 lockdown of 2020, lunar temperatures dropped by 8-10 Kelvin. The study, published in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters, analysed data from NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, comparing six sites on the Moon’s surface between 2017 and 2023. The temperature drop is lin...
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Over 85% Of Indian Districts Exposed To Extreme Climate Events: Study
More than 85 per cent of districts in India are exposed to extreme climate events such as floods, droughts and cyclones, according to a new study.
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Nearly 4 Out Of 5 Indians Support Criminalisation Of Environmental Damage: Survey
Nearly four out of five Indians support criminalising actions by government officials or leaders of large businesses that cause serious damage to nature and the climate, according to a new global survey.
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"Climate Change A Downside Risk To Indian Economy": Gita Gopinath To NDTV
Gita Gopinath of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has flagged a downside risk to the Indian economic outlook due to climate change.
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How Insurance Helped 46,000 Women Avoid Deadly Work In Scorching Heat
In Ahmedabad, temperatures climbed above 43C (109F) every day between May 19 and May 25, creating deadly hot working conditions for many of the labourers who keep the local economy humming.
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Humpback Whale’s Unprecedented 8,000-Mile Migration Shatters Records
A humpback whale has been tracked on an unprecedented 8,000-mile migration, breaking records for the longest documented journey between breeding grounds. Scientists suggest the movement might be due to climate change affecting food and mating behaviours. AI-driven photo tracking through HappyWhale.com played a key role in identifying the whale’s ...
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Humpback Whale Sets New Record With 13,000km Journey From South America To Africa
First spotted in the Pacific Ocean off Colombia in 2017, the whale resurfaced years later near Zanzibar in the Indian Ocean.
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IIT Researchers Make Bacteria Eat Carbon Dioxide, Methane For Cleaner Fuel
Waste to wealth and combating climate change, a win-win laboratory scale solution has been developed by scientists at the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati. They have deployed a bacteria to help them achieve this.
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Indian Ocean Study Reveals Bay of Bengal Defies Ekman’s Wind-Driven Current Theory
A study published in Science Advances has discovered that ocean currents in the Bay of Bengal deviate leftward, contrary to Ekman’s century-old theory. This anomaly, revealed through multi-year buoy data, suggests local factors influence wind-driven surface currents. Researchers highlight implications for climate models and propose a satellite sy...
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Earth’s Longest Straight Underwater Mountain Chain Might Have Been Formed by a Moving Hotspot
A new study from Curtin University has revealed that the Ninetyeast Ridge, the world's longest straight underwater mountain chain, was formed by a moving volcanic hotspot, not a stationary one as previously believed. Spanning 5,000 km along the Indian Ocean, the ridge was shaped by the Kerguelen hotspot, which shifted several hundred kilometres ove...
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Author Amitav Ghosh Wins Erasmus Prize For Writings On Climate Change
Acclaimed Indian author Amitav Ghosh has won the coveted Dutch Erasmus Prize for his writings on climate change and its impact on humanity, especially on the Indian subcontinent.
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Google AI-Powered Air View+ Announced With Real-Time Hyperlocal Air Quality Information Across India
Google announced Air View+, an ecosystem-based solution to address the gaps in air quality data across India, on Wednesday. The system uses the Mountain View-based tech giant’s artificial intelligence (AI) models to process a large volume of air quality data at the hyperlocal level and provide actionable insights to Indian government agencies.
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More Than 80% Of Indians Exposed To Climate-Related Health Risks: Ex-WHO Chief Scientist
Almost everyone in India is now vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, former chief scientist of the World Health Organisation Dr Soumya Swaminathan has said.
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Report Suggests Indian Dietary Practices Could Hold Key To Mitigating Climate Change
A recent Living Planet Report by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) showed that food consumption patterns followed by Indians are the most climate-friendly among the G20 nations.
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The Way Indians Eat Is Good For Climate, Says WWF Report, Explains How
WWF Living Planet Report 2024: Countries like Argentina, Australia, and the United States were identified as having the least sustainable pattern.
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COVID-19 Lockdown Caused Moon’s Temperature to Drop by 8-10 Kelvin, Reveals Indian Study
Indian scientists found that during the COVID-19 lockdown of 2020, lunar temperatures dropped by 8-10 Kelvin. The study, published in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters, analysed data from NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, comparing six sites on the Moon’s surface between 2017 and 2023. The temperature drop is lin...
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Over 85% Of Indian Districts Exposed To Extreme Climate Events: Study
More than 85 per cent of districts in India are exposed to extreme climate events such as floods, droughts and cyclones, according to a new study.
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Nearly 4 Out Of 5 Indians Support Criminalisation Of Environmental Damage: Survey
Nearly four out of five Indians support criminalising actions by government officials or leaders of large businesses that cause serious damage to nature and the climate, according to a new global survey.
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"Climate Change A Downside Risk To Indian Economy": Gita Gopinath To NDTV
Gita Gopinath of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has flagged a downside risk to the Indian economic outlook due to climate change.
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How Insurance Helped 46,000 Women Avoid Deadly Work In Scorching Heat
In Ahmedabad, temperatures climbed above 43C (109F) every day between May 19 and May 25, creating deadly hot working conditions for many of the labourers who keep the local economy humming.
