The decaying fish carcasses that lived in water bodies – contaminated with toxic mercury pollutants – have found their way into the remote oceanic regions, polluting the deepest sea trenches as well! The rotting fish bodies from near-surface waters deliver this mercury pollution to the
Owing to the increasing global temperatures, icebergs are breaking off and drifting away into the seas. The world’s largest iceberg is en route to the South Atlantic island oasis, posing a potential threat to the rich ecosystem of wildlife including penguins, seals and krill. The “A68a”
Ancient deposits of frozen methane in the Arctic Ocean seem to be leaking after unprecedented heatwave and ice melting around the North Pole. Researchers indicate that these methane deposits in the Arctic have started to release into the atmosphere over a 1,500 sq. km. area
Climate change is affecting every nook and cranny of the planet, and the first national park of the world, America’s Yellowstone National Park is not an exception. Yellowstone National Park is the first national park in the United States of America and is widely held
No corner of the planet has escaped from the damage inflicted by the rapidly changing climatic patterns. But, some regions have to bear the brunt of climate change more severely than the rest of the world. A United Nations Environment Program Mediterranean Action Plan (UNEP/MAP) report produced by
While some of the global leaders continue to deny the existence of rapidly changing climate and its effects on the health of the planet, the World heritage sites are losing their identity as the climate change carry on to damage them. Over the years, various
Marine species are facing a severe threat of extinction under the circumstances created by human actions, through overexploitation of seas and climatic changes that are the repercussions of anthropogenic activities. While many scientists and environmentalists have voiced their concerns over the past years, the world
The average global temperature has been rising at a frightening pace for the past couple of years, and it has affected all ecosystems severely, including the oceans. The oceans have undergone many obnoxious changes owing to global warming and changing climatic patterns. Recently, a study
A team of conservationists has released 26 Tasmanian devils into a national park in eastern New South Wales (NSW), marking the first time the endangered species have returned to mainland Australia in 3,000 years. The world’s largest surviving marsupial carnivore, the Tasmanian devil, has been
There used to be a time when outdoor activities were adored and practiced much. But, like many other things, outdoor activities have become rare in times of global warming. The planet has been heating up and the global average temperature has increased over 1 degree