by Spectrum | Sep 4, 2019 | Ecology and Environment
The growing scarcity of sand in parts of the world is a serious issue that has been linked with everything from organised crime to natural disasters. China and India top the list of critical hotspots for sand extraction resulting in major environmental degradation....
by Spectrum | Sep 4, 2019 | Ecology and Environment
The warming of the Indian Ocean due to global climate change is leading to decline in India’s wind power potential, as noted by a study that appeared in Science Advances. This is because of the weakening of the monsoon as a result of warming of Waters. As reported in...
by Spectrum | Sep 4, 2019 | Ecology and Environment
‘Plogging’ can be defined as jogging combined with picking up litter. Started as an organised activity in Sweden around 2016, the phenomenon of plogging is going global as both environment and fitness fanatics benefit from the new trend. It spread to other parts of...
by Spectrum | Sep 4, 2019 | Ecology and Environment
Viewing climate-related losses that have risen up to 160 billion dollars from 2018 alone, insurers, including 30 central banks, have called for measures to enhance green finance and better assessments of risks from increasing global temperature. For this purpose, a...
by Spectrum | Sep 4, 2019 | Ecology and Environment
In recent times, the natural homes of birds have been depleted due to environmental changes, as natural forests are replaced by plantations and other such modified terrain. In this context, the birds’ adaption to their severely-affected habitats is important. A bird...
by Spectrum | Sep 4, 2019 | Ecology and Environment
Researchers in Philippines have announced that they have discovered a species of ancient human previously unknown to science. It has been named as Homo luzonensis. The discovery, reported in Nature on April 10, 2019, is likely to reignite debates over when ancient...
