Climate studies reveal vanishing of Arctic lakes
The Arctic is no stranger to loss. As the region warms nearly four times faster than the rest of the world, glaciers collapse, wildlife suffers and habitats continue to disappear …
Read MoreEnvironment
Earthquake of magnitude 6.8 hits China’s Sichuan province, kills thirteen
Sichuan/IBNS: A magnitude 6.8 earthquake hit Sichuan province of China on Monday which left 13 people dead, media reports said. The epicenter was monitored at 29.59 degrees north latitude and …
Read More
Women lead marine restoration efforts in the UNESCO Seaflower Biosphere Reserve
Did you know that women represent just 38 percent of all ocean scientists? A women-led community organization in the Seaflower UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in the Caribbean, is working to restore some …
Read More
Exposure to Urban Heat and Stress
IBNS/Researchers explore the relationship between heat stress and carbon emissions, and why heat waves are felt strongly in urban areas, be it the USA or India. SPAN writer Jason Chiang reports Large …
Read More
‘Dangerous’ and ‘extremely dangerous’ heat stress to become more common by 2100: study
Record-breaking heat waves have occurred recently from Delhi to the Pacific Northwest, and the number of these deadly events is expected to increase. New research from the University of Washington …
Read More
Which animals can best withstand climate change?
Extreme weather such as prolonged drought and heavy rainfall is becoming more and more common as the global average temperature rises—and it will only get worse in the coming decades. …
Read More
60 million years of climate change drove the evolution and diversity of reptiles
Just over 250 million years ago during the end of the Permian period and start of the Triassic, reptiles had one heck of a coming out party. Their rates of …
Read More
Conference opens to draft first-ever treaty on ocean’s biological diversity
#BioDiversity, #IndiaBioDiversity New York: The intergovernmental conference to draft the first-ever treaty on the ocean’s biological diversity opened its fifth and likely final session on Monday. Amidst calls for flexibility, openness …
Read More
Barbados: New UN disaster preparedness hub built on ‘frontlines of climate change’
New York: A new UN-backed humanitarian logistics hub and training centre in Barbados aims to strengthen emergency preparedness and response across the Caribbean, the World Food Programme (WFP) said in …
Read More
After the storm, environmental tragedy can teach about climate resilience, ecosystem restoration
A tiny Caribbean Island known as ‘the flower of the ocean’ was decimated by Hurricane Iota in 2020. Although the loss of human life was minimal, the impact on precious …
Read More