High-tide flooding is a phenomenon quite often experienced by the inhabitants of many cities on the US Atlantic and Gulf coasts. Also known as nuisance floods or sunny day floods, high-tide floods are likely to increase in the US by mid-2030s, partially due to a
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) recently approved India’s 52nd tiger sanctuary. After getting the Centre’s affirmation for the establishment of the Ramgarh Vishdhari Tiger Reserve (RVTR), the Rajasthan government is planning to connect three of its tiger reserves via a wildlife
With the arrival of the monsoon, the ecologically unstable Himalayan region witnesses many natural calamities. More recently, a cloudburst in Bhagsu Nag area of Himachal Pradesh’s Dharamshala instigated a flash flood, causing massive destruction. Several videos have been making rounds on social media, where vehicles
China shared a good news recently stating that it will re-classify giant panda as vulnerable after a rise in wild population. Officials said that after years of conservation efforts, the iconic animal is no longer endangered in the wild, but they are still vulnerable with
Bra clasps have a lot of use more than just keeping the bra in place – they can help save injured turtles too. Apparently, many wildlife rehabilitation facilities are using bra clasps to help fix the broken shells of turtles. Reportedly, lowa-based Wildthunder Wildlife and
In a mass die-off, many marine animals that live on the beaches of Western Canada, including mussels and clams, were found dead. The devastating heatwave that ravaged British Columbia a few days ago has possibly baked over a billion marine animals to death along the
Making a shocking revelation, a study has stated that the ice shelf supporting Pine Island Glacier could collapse within a decade. Unlike other Antarctic glaciers, it is quite susceptible to ocean warming. The Pine Island Glacier is known as “the weak underbelly” of West Antarctica,
The Caspian Sea exploded into a towering inferno after a mud volcano erupted near Azerbaijan’s oil and gas fields. Initially, the incident was suspected to be an accident at one of the oil and gas rigs in the area but later, the researchers inspected and
One of the major issues surrounding the environment is the problem of plastic pollution. Researchers have reportedly worked on different methods for better handling and disposing of plastics. One of the helpful discoveries was of how naturally occurring microbes were useful in disintegrating plastics. Recently,
It is known that household chemicals in drugs, cleaners, and soaps can enter the main water streams and rivers via wastewater treatment facilities, further contaminating these sources. Now, new research discovered that large amounts of meth in waterways are getting fish addicted to this drug