Tag: Climate

Washington:Volcanoes hidden under the oceans may have a greater influence on our planet’s long-term climate than previously thought, a US study said. The study found that submarine volcanoes flare up on strikingly regular cycles, ranging from two weeks to 100,000 years and that they erupt almost exclusively during the first six months of each year, […]

Nairobi: UN Environment Acting Executive Director Joyce Msuya has issued a forceful call to nations for action ahead of the fourth UN Environment Assembly slated to take place here from March 11 to 15. “Time is running short,” Msuya wrote in a letter to UN member states. “We are past pledging and politicking. We are […]

Ganjam: In contrast to previous years, there has been a sharp decline in mass nesting of the endangered Olive Ridley turtles along the beachline between Podampeto and Gokharkuda of Ganjam district this year. Every year, lakhs of these turtles lay eggs near the beach in the month of February and later in April and May […]

New Delhi: The health and future of every child and adolescent worldwide is under immediate threat from ecological degradation, climate change and exploitative marketing practices that push fast food, sugary drinks, alcohol and tobacco at children, said a new report on Wednesday. No single country is adequately protecting children’s health, their environment and their futures, […]