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ENVIRONMENT - June 2019

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May 19, 2020

Rare Dinosaur Identified in Australia

A fossil unearthed in Australia by a volunteer digger has been identified as a rare, toothless dinosaur that roamed the country 110 million years ago.
The elaphrosaur, whose name means "light-footed lizard", was related to the Tyrannosaurus Rex and Velociraptor.
The five-centimetre (two-inch) vertebrae fossil was discovered during a dig near Cape Otway in Victoria in 2015.
It is the first elaphrosaur bone ever to be found in Australia.
The fossil was discovered by volunteer Jessica Parker, who was taking part in an annual dig led by Melbourne Museum.
At the time, it was thought to be from a flying reptile called a pterosaur. But when palaeontologists at Swinburne University in Melbourne studied the fossil further, they realised it was a delicately-built dinosaur.

Amphan Develops Into a Super Cyclonic Storm

Cyclone Amphan has intensified into a super cyclonic storm over the Bay of Bengal. West Bengal and Odisha are expected to witness intense winds.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a review meeting on the preparedness and evacuation plans that have been drawn up by disaster management authorities ahead of Amphan cyclone's landfall.
Coastal areas of Odisha and West Bengal are expected to witness wind speeds of up to 230-240 kmph gusting to 265 kmph.
Heavy rainfall is also expected in the region.

May 15, 2020

Deforestation Rate Globally Declined Between 2015 and 2020: FAO Report

While forest area has declined all across the world in the past three decades, the rate of forest loss has decline due to the growth of sustainable management.
The rate of forest loss in 2015-2020 declined to an estimated 10 million hectares (mha), down from 12 million hectares (mha) in 2010-2015, according to the Global Forest Resources Assessment 2020 (FRA 2020).
The FRA 2020 was released by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on May 13, 2020.
The FRA 2020 has examined the status of, and trends in, more than 60 forest-related variables in 236 countries and territories in the period 1990–2020.

May 12, 2020

Indian Scientists Discover 3 New Species of Fishes Under Genus 'Dawkinsia'

Scientists from the Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) based in Mumbai (Maharashtra), the Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies (KUFOS) and the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune (Maharashtra), have jointly discovered a three new fish species under the genus 'Dawkinsia' namely Dawkinsia apsara, Dawkinsia austellus, Dawkinsia crassa.
The 1st species 'Dawkinsia apsara', found in Karnataka's Sita and Sowparnika rivers, has been christened after the beautiful celestial nymphs in Hindu mythology.
The 2nd species 'Dawkinsia austellus', found from the Muvattupuzha river in Kerala, has been named referring to the Latin word for 'South' and refers to the distribution range of the species in Southern Kerala.
The 3rd species 'Dawkinsia crassa', found in the Netravati river of Coastal Karnataka, has been named after the Latin word for 'round/thick' referring to the rounded appearance of the fish.

May 11, 2020

Number of Tigers in the Indian Sunderbans in 2019-20 Rose to 96

According to the latest estimation of tiger numbers in the Indian Sunderbans by the West Bengal Forest Department, the tiger count for the year 2019-20 rose to 96, from 88 in 2018-19.
The Sunderbans delta, spread over India and Bangladesh, is the only mangrove forest in the world inhabited by tigers.
The increase in the number by eight was significant as it was the biggest annual jump reported from the Sunderbans.

May 10, 2020

IMD includes Gilgit-Baltistan, Muzaffarabad in its Weather Forecasts

The India Meteorological Department has started releasing the weather forecasts of Gilgit-Baltistan and Muzaffarabad. IMD included the regions as part of its Jammu & Kashmir meteorological sub-division.
Gilgit-Baltistan has been in the northwest subdivision of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK). While India has always claimed the entire Jammu & Kashmir as a part of India.
IMD stated that since Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh were announced as two separate Union Territories of India, it started mentioning the regions in its national weather bulletin.

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