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Neurological conditions primary cause of ill health, disability globally: Lancet study

India, March 15 -- Number of people affected byor dying from neurological conditions increased over past 3 decades; People in LMICsdisproportionately affected In 2021, 3.40 billion individuals or 43.... Read More


Climate change threatens African great apes habitats, may witness frequent extreme climate events in future

India, March 1 -- Majority of ape sites would be subject to a high frequency of heatwaves, finds new research The warming planet is threatening the habitats of the great apes of Africa, a new study f... Read More


Investors denounce ExxonMobil suit against climate activist-shareholders as an attack on their rights

India, Feb. 27 -- Shareholder-activists at the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility urged Exxon's board to convince the company's management to end the lawsuit Shareholders are putting up a ... Read More


Threat to African tropical grasslands by misguided tree planting, study warns

India, Feb. 22 -- An area size of France threatened by forest restoration initiatives; tree planting widespread across non-forest systems Scientists have issued a warning that ill-conceived tree-plan... Read More


East Africa is losing its glaciers at astonishing speed, all on Kilimanjaro retreating

India, Feb. 22 -- Compared to previous estimations, the overall area has declined by more than a half of its early 21st-century extent Analysis of high-resolution satellite images for the years 2021-... Read More


Clean water crisis: Nitrogen pollution to triple scarcity in river sub-basins worldwide

India, Feb. 8 -- In India, Africa, sewage to be biggest contributor of nitrogen pollution in water in worst climate scenario Water scarcity is exacerbated by declining water quality in numerous regio... Read More


More droughts brought on by climate change could worsen wildfires in US'ssouthern Appalachian forests

India, Jan. 17 -- Drought years will contribute most to future burned areas More droughts brought on by climate change could worsen the impact of wildfires in United States' southern Appalachians, ac... Read More


Over half of global mines and their impacts are undocumented: Paper

India, Jan. 17 -- Authors advocate for comprehensive inventory of mine sites and exploration zones to assess social & green impacts There is a lack of publicly available data on mine production, wast... Read More


Study finds high GHG emissions could turn continental shelves in Antarctic Marine Protected Areas severely acidic by 2100

India, Jan. 16 -- Under high, very high emissions scenarios, there will be widespread aragonite undersaturation, implying unstable conditions A new study has raised concerns about the rising acidity ... Read More


Changes in precipitation in moderate or very high emissions scenario to impact 3-5 billion people: Study

India, Jan. 15 -- Regions experiencing robust wetting and drying trends cover a substantial portion of the Earth's landmass, shows analysis The potential impact of climate change on global precipitat... Read More