Climate anxiety, ecological anxiety, eco-anxiety, or environmental anxiety are umbrella terms used to describe a spectrum of mental and emotional responses to the effects of climate change. Story by A.
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By 2050, the Indian Ocean could even reach a permanent heatwave situation, show models by Roxy Koll ⛈ IITM Pune. The number of heatwave days could go up from 20 days / year, to 220-250 days per year.
#heatwave #mitigation #extremeweather Gopi Warrier expands further:

केरल में कुछ किसान पारंपरिक किस्मों के संरक्षण में मदद करते हुए अलग-अलग किस्म के केले उगा रहे हैं। अध्ययनों के मुताबिक फसल विविधता खाद्य सुरक्षा सुनिश्चित करती है। A
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“Fungi are known to grow on frogs’ skins, often parasitically and sometimes lethally. However, the phenomenon of a complete mushroom growing on a live frog’s body is unprecedented,” says Sandeep Das, a scientist and amphibian expert. 🖋️ @arathimenonM: india.mongabay.com/2024/05/the-cu…

What did five friends with a passion for herpetology discover on a monsoon night in the Western Ghats?
A frog with a mushroom growing on its skin! 🐸 🍄
Read this story by A for more details. WWF-India
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1/6 - A study conducted by the IISc Bangalore in 2020 revealed significant transformations in the forests of the Western Ghats over the past three decades, marked by the fragmentation of contiguous native forests into smaller parcels of land.

Zoonotic diseases, associated with forest ecosystems, often maintain a silent cycle but are increasingly affecting human populations due to forest habitat disruption. Experts advocate for One Health approach to mitigate these diseases. ✒️ A.
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Primatologists are finding increased evidence of mixed species associations and hybridisation between Nilgiri and Hanuman langurs in the Western Ghats. A reports.
University of Mysore SACON_Sálim Ali Centre
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A recent Supreme Court order stated individuals had the right to be free against the adverse effects of climate change, which legal experts say could open the door to more climate litigation in India. Story by Simrin Sirur. india.mongabay.com/2024/04/climat…

Scientists are finding evidence of mixed species associations and hybridisation between Nilgiri and Hanuman langurs in the Anamalai region of the Western Ghats. This may be due to similarities in size and overlapping habitats, reports A. india.mongabay.com/2024/04/specie…

Improving shed design, and incorporating decentralised renewable energy are some of the innovative techniques farmers are espousing to reduce heat stress in livestock, poultry. Simrin Sirur reports. india.mongabay.com/2024/04/experi…

Nestlé adds sugar to infant milk sold in poorer countries, report finds theguardian.com/global-develop…

As India gears up for its six-week general election, scheduled to begin later in April, voters must brace for a hot summer says the IMD Weather.
Simrin Sirur reports.
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David Cameroon was passionately condemning Iran for its “reckless” action.

The journalist asked him what Britain would do if someone bombs their consulate.

A beautiful moment of television journalism 🤌🏽

The sudden withdrawal of the KFD vaccine, the only defence against the disease, citing potency issues, has left the residents of hotspots and health workers in a lurch. A reports.
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Deforestation and significant alterations in land use and ecological dynamics have brought Kyasanur Forest Disease into closer proximity to human populations.
A reports: india.mongabay.com/2024/04/kyasan…

Kyasanur Forest Disease: A ticking health bomb in the Western Ghats @mongabayindia
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Kyasanur Forest Disease, a tick-borne viral illness, continues to wreak havoc in the Malenadu region of Karnataka, spreading to neighbouring states along the Western Ghats at an alarming rate. A reports.
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With over 250 positive cases and 12 deaths reported since January this year, Karnataka's Malenadu region finds itself once again on high alert due to the resurgence of Kyasanur Forest Disease.

The recent demise of a seven-year-old child in Uttara Kannada district due to KFD has…