Source: nkoroten / Getty ImagesNo other issue other than climate change is a truly global concern. Global temperatures are projected to rise between 2.5-10 degrees Fahrenheit over the next century, according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, a group of over 1,300 scientists from the U.S. and around the world. The impacts of climate […]
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We are a nation inhabiting diverse amount of flora and fauna. So, there is greater reason for us to conserve them in their natural habitat. Globally, a lot of faunal Indian species (e.g. Gray Wolf (Canis lupus pallipes), Kalij pheasant (Lophura leucomelanos) have been categorized in IUCN red list as “least concern”, but in India […]
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By Damian Carrington as published on The Guardian The huge loss is a tragedy in itself but also threatens the survival of civilization, say the world’s leading scientists Humanity has wiped out 60% of mammals, birds, fish and reptiles since 1970, leading the world’s foremost experts to warn that the annihilation of wildlife is now an […]
Youth around the world want to talk to you about climate changeWATCH NOW Today, young people around the world are delivering an urgent message to us all: climate change is a global emergency and we need to work together to solve it.Lend your support to the Youth Climate Strike by watching and sharing this video, featuring some […]
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The quaint community of Pictou, Nova Scotia contains one of the most polluted sites , not only in Canada, but in the world. The Provincial government has given the polluting pulp mill one more year to present a viable plan to deal with the tremendously polluted waters around the mill, which flow into the Northumberland Strait and then the Atlantic Ocean.
There is conflict locally between the people who want to preserve the jobs the mill provides, at any cost, vs those who want the environment restored and the valuable local fishing grounds protected. Fishing is also an important industry there…
The waterways around the community are as bad, if not worse, than any of the many dozens of plastic and garbage-plugged southeast Asian river mouths.
As the photos show, air pollution is an issue, too.
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