Our world today stands at the brink of climate change catastrophe. Thanks to indiscriminate combustion of fossil fuels over the last two centuries, we have been heating our planet more than ever, and this could have far-reaching consequences for our current and future generations. Buried deep in the pages of history is a tale ofRead More
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Rio de Janeiro — One of the Worst Affected Cities by Climate Change
Climate change has been unleashing catastrophic events all across the world. The number of extreme weather events has only gone up in recent years. Floods, drought, storms, wildfires, rising sea levels have been wreaking havoc on communities causing deaths and destruction and forcing people to migrate en masse to safer places. The climate scenario projection for futureRead More
Snow Leopards: The Vanishing Cats of the Mountains
Climate change is dramatically shifting the mountain landscape all across the world. The ongoing land degradation coupled with increased melting of glaciers, snow and permafrost has been endangering several wildlife species by destroying their habitats and thus putting many on the brink of extinction. One such species is Snow leopards, the notoriously elusive big catsRead More
The Increasingly Visible Impacts of Climate Change
Climate change is no more a thing of the future! It is happening right now and its impacts are being felt all over the world. The unabated emission of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere due to anthropogenic activities such as combustion of the fossil fuels for our energy needs has been heating up our planetRead More
Oil and Gas Industry — Its Resistance to Climate Change Actions
Climate change is here, it is no more a looming threat waiting to strike us in the distant future! The surge in the frequency of extreme weather events such as floods, tides, bushfires, storms, heatwaves and drought, in addition to rising sea levels, melting glaciers in the Arctic, shrinking water bodies around the world haveRead More
Wind Energy – A Leading Solution to Climate Change
Our rapid growth and development in the last couple of centuries have come with a cost and that is climate change. With the massive industrial boom and subsequent increase in the demands for energy led to indiscriminate burning of fossil fuels which has been adding skyrocketing emissions of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide andRead More
Managing Nitrogen Pollution — A Key for Climate Change Mitigation
Nitrogen — the main component of the atmosphere of our planet (78 per cent by volume) — is a double-edged sword! Its conversion to other chemically reactive forms could be indispensable for some life processes while for others it could wreak havoc in the form of nitrogen pollution. This growing menace has been driven byRead More
Embracing Solar Energy — Climbing Down The Carbon Ladder
Our energy needs are at an all-time high. With the burgeoning population, the demand for energy is only going to grow exponentially in the upcoming decades. The current energy sources have been leading to climate change which threatens our entire planet. The burning of fossil fuels including coal, natural gases and crude oil continue toRead More
Impact of Climate Change on Ringed Seals
The ecosystems and landscapes have been incessantly shifting around the world owing to climate change induced by human activities. This shift is rather dramatic at the poles — specifically the North Pole. Rising temperature in the Arctic region has been increasingly losing sea ice and snow; this has triggered a series of changes in itsRead More
Climate Change Threatens Tardigrades, the Poster Species of Resilience
Climate change has been devouring several species of plants and animals all across the planet. As per the United Nations, in the upcoming decades, we might have to lose 1 million species of plants and animals if we continue to heat our planet. Even the hardiest among all the creatures — Tardigrades — have beenRead More