Environmental Impact - Page 22

Uncontacted Hongana Manyawa appear at a Weda Bay Nickel mining camp. The uncontacted Hongana Manyawa are becoming effectively forced to beg for food from the same companies destroying their rainforest home. Photo Credits: Survival International Org

June 14, 2024

Viral Video Reveals Indigenous Plea Amid Nickel Mining Crisis, Government Response Sparks Hope for Action

Last year, images went viral when green light was given for logging and mining operations in Indonesia, penetrating the rainforest of the isolated Hongana Manyawa tribe. The latest images stir more controversy

Representative Image.Photo Source: Coconino National Forest, Ariz (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Forest·News·USA

Trump’s Order Opens 280 Million Acres of National Forests to Logging

President Trump signed an executive order on Saturday to drastically increase logging and road building across 280 million acres of national forests and public lands. The directive aims to boost domestic timber production while bypassing environmental protections, including the Endangered

March 4, 2025

Sugarcrete Journey from By-Product to Sustainable Wonder: Step Towards Green Architecture

Design·Plant Based·Sustainability

A school in India is poised to become the first building constructed from Sugarcrete, an innovative low-carbon alternative to traditional bricks and concrete. Sugarcrete

Red River Flooding Halts $480M I-35 Bridge Construction After Record 8.74-Inch Oklahoma Rainfall

News·Water

Oklahoma’s record April deluge has the Red River raging and poses serious challenges for the I-35 bridge construction on the Texas-Oklahoma border. The April

Speech by an Earthjustice member urging California to #FixLCFS by including jet fuel emissions in the state’s scoping plan, in support of airport workers-Photo Source SEIU USWW

Aviation·Pollution·USA

How Airport Emissions Are Cutting Lives Short by Over a Decade in LAX and Neighboring Areas?

A new study has detailed the health effects of aviation fuel emissions on airport workers and people living near an airport or flight path. Following that, on Tuesday, SEIU United Service Workers

Govind Tekale

June 6, 2024

Colourful plastics may lead to more microplastics: new study. Photo Credits: University Of Leicester

Plastic·Pollution·Science

Study Reveals Red, Blue, and Green Plastics Degrade into Microplastics Quickly—What You Need to Know

As the world is gradually gripped by the effects of climate change and man made blunders, researchers have warned that brightly coloured plastics—red, blue, and green—are more dangerous than plain colours. This

Bilal Bhuttoand

Karmactive Staff

June 3, 2024

Climate·Disaster·India

New Delhi Hits Record 52.9°C Amid Heatwave, Impacting Elections and Wildlife

A weather station in New Delhi recorded 52.9 degrees Celsius on Wednesday, a record high for the Indian capital, amidst an extreme heatwave in the northern part of the Asian country. This

Govind Tekale

June 1, 2024

This three-panel image shows a boulder star coral in St. Croix, USVI, as it shifted from healthy (May 2023), to bleached (October 2023), to recovered (March 2024), following extreme marine heat stress throughout the Caribbean basin in 2023. (Image credit: NOAA)

Marine Life·News·Ocean

Coral Reefs in Crisis: 60% Affected by Bleaching in Record Heat – Is the 4th Global Event the Worst Yet?

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced on the 16th that over the past year, more than 60% of the world’s coral reefs have been affected by sea surface temperature increases

Govind Tekale

May 29, 2024

Pollution·Science

22% Spike in Diabetes Risk with 10% Air Pollution Rise, 1 in 5 Global Cases Linked

Air pollution is a major factor for type 2 diabetes. This is confirmed by a study published in BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care. It followed 12,064 adults residing in Delhi and

Rahul Somvanshi

May 26, 2024

A Greater Spotted Eagle flying from perch to perch. Photo Credit: Hari K Patibanda (CC BY-NC 2.0 DEED)

Nature·Science·Wildlife

Spotted Eagles Forced to Fly 85km Further Due to Ukraine Conflict: Study Unveils Impact

An international team of researchers studying the migration of the spotted eagle through 19 specimens marked with GPS since 2017 has observed how this vulnerable bird of prey has changed its migratory

Rahul Somvanshi

May 21, 2024

Climate·Latin America·Wildlife

Rising Temperatures Challenge Survival: 20x Increase in Winter Food Demand for South America’s Lone Hibernator

When the cold and dark winter arrives, a surprising phenomenon occurs in nature: some animals prepare to hibernate, entering a long and deep rest that allows them to survive without food or

Govind Tekale

May 10, 2024

Climate

Antarctica’s 2023 Ozone Hole Among the Largest: Extends Into December, Threatening Ecosystems

Every year, an Ozone Hole occurs over Antarctica during the spring. Its size has been decreasing over the last 25 years, which has relieved the tension of scientists. Each spring, the Ozone

Govind Tekale

May 7, 2024

Climate·Nature·Wildlife

Climate Change Pushes Venomous Snakes into New Territories: What to Expect by 2070

According to recent research published in The Lancet Planetary Health, climate change could lead to a massive migration of venomous snakes to new regions and countries that are not prepared for them

Govind Tekale

May 5, 2024

Artwork for Climate Change/Biodiversity Loss/Habitat Loss/ Global Warming(Source: GigaNectar Team)

Climate·Science

Climate Change to Overtake Land Use as Top Threat to Biodiversity by 2050

Climate change could become the main factor in biodiversity loss by the middle of this century. This is confirmed by a study, published on April 25 in the journal Science, led by

Rahul Somvanshi

April 27, 2024

Previous 1 … 20 21 22 23 24 25 Next