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ENVIRONMENT - January 2022

Jan 2022

Feb 21, 2022

New report by UNEP Offers Solutions for Planetary Crisis like Wildfires

Deadly wildfires, noise pollution, and other looming environmental threats could cause widespread ecological damage, and need to be urgently addressed, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) said in a new report.
"The Frontiers Report identifies and offers solutions to three environmental issues that merit attention and action from governments and the public at large," said UNEP Executive Director Inger Andersen.

Army Tag for New Gecko from Meghalaya

A team of herpetologists have recorded a new species of bent-toed gecko from a wooded part of the Umroi Military Station in Meghalaya. Its scientific name is Crytodactylus exercitus and English name is Indian Army's bent-toed gecko. Exercitus in Latin means army.
"The name was given to honour the Army for its services to the country. The military station where the bent-toed gecko was discovered was also a factor behind its name," Jayaditya Purkayastha of green NGO Help Earth and one of the authors of a study on the gecko.
The finding of the study was published in the latest issue of the European Journal of Taxonomy. The paper recorded another new bent-toed gecko, the Cyrtodactylus siahaensis named after Mizoram's Siaha district where it was found. The other authors of the twin study are Sanath Chandra Bohra of Help Earth, Yashpal Singh Rathee of Umroi Military Station, Hmar Tlawmte Lalremsanga, Vabeiryureilai Mathipi, Lal Biakzuala and Lal Muansanga of Mizoram University's Department of Zoology and Beirathie Litho of a school in the Siaha district.

Feb 20, 2022

Record-breaking Winds blast Europe in the Worst Storm in Decades

Record-breaking gusts of up to 122 mph (196 km/h) were recorded in England as the United Kingdom, Ireland, Belgium and parts of the Netherlands and France faced their worst storm in over three decades.
Trees have collapsed, trucks and cars have toppled on their sides, and thousands of homes have been left without power as the storm Eunice pummeled coastal regions around the Atlantic Archipelago and Europe's western coasts with wind, snow and heavy rain.
The record squall, the fastest wind speed ever recorded in England, was reported at the Needles Lighthouse on England's Isle of Wight, beating the previous record of 118 mph (190 km/h) at Gwennap Head, Cornwall, in 1979.

Study on Greater Maldive Ridge (GMR)

Researchers traced the tectonic evolution of "Greater Maldive Ridge (GMR)" which is a geodynamic feature in western Indian Ocean.
The tectonic evolution can help in reconstruct the original Gondwanaland fracture.
This feature led to present-day configuration of continents, continental fragments, as well as formation of ocean basins in the Indian Ocean.
The Maldive Ridge is located in the western Indian Ocean, southwest of India. It is aseismic that is not associated with earthquake activities. The ridge largely remains uninvestigated. It is of most importance to gain knowledge on structure and geodynamics of such structures. It is a submarine ridge, extends from western shore of Hindustan Peninsula to Arabian-Indian Ridge. It is about 3000 km in length, 200-450 km in width and have the elevation of 2-5 km. Peaks of this ridge rise above the water, to form coral islands (atolls) namely, the Laccadive Islands, Chagos Archipelago and Maldive Islands.

Feb 19, 2022

Asia's Largest Bio-CNG Plant

Asia's largest Bio-CNG plant was virtually inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Indore.
Indore is considered as one of the cleanest cities India.
With the inauguration of bio-CNG plant, it will set another high standard in cleanliness.
The Bio-CNG plant operates using 100 per cent wet waste. It is estimated to produce 18,000 kg gas per day. As per estimates of Indore Municipal Corporation, amount of Bio-CNG would help in running around 400 buses in the city daily.
The bio-CNG plant has a total capacity of 550 MT. It will produce CNG with 96 per cent pure methane gas.
This 'lighthouse plant' has been set up under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model, by Indore Municipal Corporation (IMC) and Indo Enviro Integrated Solutions Limited (IEISL). From this, Indore Municipal Corporation will earn a revenue of Rs. 2.5 crore per year.

Feb 18, 2022

Historic Sea-level Rise Predicted by NASA and Government Task Force

In a new collaborative report, NASA and other U.S. government agencies have found that sea levels will rise up to a foot by 2050.
The report, which comes from a sea level rise task force that includes a number of government agencies including NASA as well as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), has concluded that sea levels along U.S. coastlines will, on average, rise between 10 and 12 inches (25 to 30 centimeters) above today's levels by 2050. This means that, in just 30 years, ocean height could rise as much as it has risen in the past 100 years.

Feb 17, 2022

Ravi in Pakistan is the Most Polluted River in the World

River Ravi in Pakistan is the most polluted river in the world, followed by water bodies in Bolivia and Ethiopia, a US-based research academy has said, warning that local populations in these areas are exposed to serious risks.
In its study, the University of York monitored 1,052 sampling sites along 258 rivers in 104 countries across all continents to quantify the presence of pharmaceutical ingredients - paracetamol, nicotine, caffeine and epilepsy and diabetes drugs - in these ecological environments.
The study concluded that contaminants in surface water posed a threat to environmental and/or human health in more than a quarter of the studied locations globally - mainly in sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, and South America.

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