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World experienced warmest January ever

editor — Thu, 08 Feb 2024 10:27:31 +0000

Recently the world has just experienced its warmest January on record, the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) said on Thursday (February 8). January 2024 surpassed the record of January 2020, which was the warmest on record till now. Notably, 2023 was actually the Earth’s hottest year in global records, due to climate change and the El Nino weather phenomenon. This news is actually very concerning news as climate of the world is changing and giving threat to human being.

Right now human being is developing in very high speed and it is actually affecting the nature very much. Actually the earth is not only for human being but also for every creature living in it. We human should not be very selfish and think about everyone so that we make the earth a better place to live. In reality rising temperature is very serious concern and we need to solve it as it is happening due to human activity which causes all type of pollution.

Rain is coming now, it will be winter in Konkane

editor — Tue, 16 Jan 2024 11:06:01 +0000

Due to thick fog, the temperature dropped in the afternoon and cold day conditions were created in 7 districts of the state. Purulia recorded a minimum temperature of 6.1 degrees Celsius on Monday. is cold current. Konkan winter mood prevailed throughout the state. According to the Meteorological Department,

there will be light to moderate rain for three days in the districts of Gangetic South Bengal from today Tuesday. Adjacent areas including Kolkata may experience rain on Wednesday,

and Thursday. A few districts of North Bengal are likely to receive rain till Wednesday. Rain or snow may occur in Darjeeling, Kalimpong. Due to the rains, the minimum temperature will increase slightly in South Bengal, but the maximum temperature will remain low.

In India which cities have the cleanest air today?

editor — Tue, 16 Jan 2024 10:35:49 +0000

Mizoram‘s Aizawl recorded the cleanest air in India on Monday with the air quality settling at 24, as per CPCB data. This was followed by Maihar (36), Silchar (43), Vijayapura (46), Kalaburagi (49), Shillong (49) and Chamarajanagar and Damoh (50). The other cities with clean air are Bagalkot (53), Bilaspur and Gangtok (55), Kadapa (60),Eloor (63) and Brajrajnagar (64). Actually this is very good news as India is becoming a very clean country and making people life better.

Today India is developing in very high speed and with these development lots of pollution is happening. For this reason it becomes very important to solve this problem and make India a healthy country. Actually clean air is very important for our health and it gives us benefit in many ways. In fact people should give priority to health as health is most important thing in our life. In reality this places gives us motivation to make our country clean were we breathe good air.

2011-2020 was the warmest decade on record

editor — Thu, 07 Dec 2023 05:50:49 +0000

According to the World Meteorological Organization 2011-2020 was the warmest decade on record by a clear margin for both land and ocean. The World Meteorological Organization also said that the warmest six years on record globally were between 2015 and 2020 and each successive decade since the 1990s has been warmer than all previous decades. This is actually bad news and it is a very big concern as climate of the earth is changing.

We need to care the earth as we live here and it is our duty. Actually this is happening because of different human activity which is increasing different types of pollution. Human being should not be very selfish as the earth is not only for us and we should change our habits to make the earth a better place to live. We need to stop all activity which is changing the climate and creating pollution so that in future we don’t get trouble like making the earth warmer.

On record the year 2023 is set to be the hottest

editor — Fri, 01 Dec 2023 09:08:49 +0000

Recently it is found that the year 2023 is set to be the hottest on record. Actually several climate records were broken this year including rising greenhouse gas emission, record low Antarctic sea ice extent ,record sea level rise and record high sea surface temperatures as per a report by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). Extreme weather events due to climate change caused death and devastation. Today climate change is very critical and big issue as by it the earth is in danger.

People should not be very selfish as this world is for everyone. It is our duty to care the mother earth and fight against climate change. We need to take step against climate change so that everyone lives here happily. First thing we should do is to reduce pollution and make our earth green. There are many human activities which are making our earth hotter and we need to stop it. In this fast world we forget how important it is to take care our mother earth from where our existence came and it is our duty.

Bhutan emerged as Net zero carbon emission country: World Economic Forum

anshu ray — Tue, 15 Aug 2023 17:36:52 +0000

The neighbouring country Bhutan has successfully managed to achieve net zero emission and not only it put a limit on the carbon footprints but it also emerged as a carbon sink.

As per the reports of World Economic Forum 8 countries including Bhutan have gained net zero emission.

The country levies $200 on tourists per day for sustainable development charges to strengthen eco-tourism and environmental protection.

IMD predicts heavy rainfall and hailstorms across India

editor — Wed, 03 May 2023 10:40:13 +0000

North India is experiencing a cooler summer with rains and cloudy conditions. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) predicts light to moderate rainfall, snowfall, thunderstorms, lightning, and gusty winds over parts of northwest India in the next 24 hours.
Heavy rainfall and dust storms are expected in Jammu, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, and west Rajasthan on May 2. East Madhya Pradesh will see a hailstorm on May 2, while the rest of central India will initially witness scattered rainfall, thunderstorms, lightning, and gusty winds in the next 2 days.

Hailstorms will prevail in West Bengal on May 2 and 3, followed by heavy rainfall in Sikkim as well on May 2. Heavy rainfall is expected in southern states on May 2 and 3. Telangana is expected to see hailstorms on May 2, while scattered rainfall, thunderstorms, lightning, and gusty winds will prevail in southern India over the next 5 days.

Bihar hit by an earthquake

editor — Wed, 12 Apr 2023 10:19:17 +0000

Bihar was hit by an earthquake on Wednesday morning, April 12. The earthquake hit the state at around 5:35 PM on Wednesday, April 12, the epic center of the earthquake was about 320 km east of the capital Patna and over 1300 km east of Delhi. The focus (hypocenter) was at a shallow depth of 10 km and was marked 4.3 on the Richter scale. The National Centre for Seismology informed this in a tweet.

The tremors of the Bihar earthquake were also felt in neighboring countries like Nepal and Bangladesh today. People also took to social media and said that they felt tremors in the morning.

Earlier on 9th April an earthquake of magnitude 5.3 occurred in Nicobar Island at a depth of 10 km, on Sunday around 4:01 pm, according to the NCS.

Govt vs Skymet over Monsoon

editor — Wed, 12 Apr 2023 09:05:14 +0000

On Monday the private weather forecaster Skymet predicted “below normal” monsoon rainfall this year by citing the threat of El Nino. the private forecaster further added that in the upcoming month of June – September India may get only 94% of the rainfall that India usually gets in these months.

Contradictory to this IMD on Monday said that monsoon is likely to be Normal and there is a 67% probability for “normal to above normal” rainfall during June – September. M Ravichandran, secretary of, ministry of earth sciences, while releasing IMD’s monsoon forecast said- “The forecast based on dynamical and statistical models suggests that quantitatively, the seasonal monsoon rainfall is likely to be 96% of the LPA with a model error of ± 5%.”

Mohapatra without taking the name of any said – “Please believe in the IMD whose forecast is reasonable, but has also accountability.” In India, agriculture is rain dependent, which employs the biggest workforce, 40% of food output and 52% of cropping. The wrong prediction will impact the GDP of the country and economic well-being.

Three Himalayan medicinal plants enter IUCN Red List

editor — Wed, 14 Dec 2022 05:58:47 +0000

Three medicative plant species found within the range of mountains have created it to International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of vulnerable Species following a recent assessment. Meizotropis pellita has been assessed as ‘critically endangered’, Fritilloria cirrhosa as ‘vulnerable’, and liliopsid genus hatagirea as ‘endangered’. These species area unit found within the chain of mountains region unfold across Asian nation, India, China, Sikkim, Afghanistan, and Asian country. IUCN is a world organisation (NGO) operating within the field of nature conservation and property use of natural resources.

Meizotropis pellita, ordinarily referred to as Patwa, may be a perennial woody plant with restricted distribution that’s endemic to Uttarakhand. The species is vulnerable by deforestation, environment fragmentation and forest fires. The oil extracted from its leaves contains robust antioxidants and may be a natural different to artificial antioxidants within the pharmaceutical industries.