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ENVIRONMENT - August 2022

Aug 2022

Aug 23, 2022

Aravind's ground gecko: New bent-toed gecko species

A group of researchers has recently discovered a new species of bent-toed gecko from the Agasthyamalai hills in the Western Ghats. The name of this new gecko has been given in the name of well-known malacologist N.A. Arvind as Aravind's ground gecko. The new species has been described based on its distinctness in the morphological and molecular DNA data.

Aug 22, 2022

Geothermal energy to be used to supply energy to Ladakh

At 14,000 feet in Ladakh, ONGC is getting ready to pump geothermal energy. State-run explorer ONGC has set out on a mission to harness the steam streaming from the earth's core at Puga, a lonely valley off the road to Chumar on the de facto boundary with China, at a height of more than 14,000 feet.

Odisha Prepares Wildlife Management Plan for New Coal Blocks

The State government directed the Wildlife wing of the Forest and Environment department to prepare a comprehensive wildlife management plan for newly allotted coal blocks. Chief Secretary Suresh Chandra Mahapatra gave this direction during a review on the status of forest clearance and wildlife management in newly allotted coal block areas of Angul district.
It was decided to prepare the comprehensive plan through national-level institutes like the Wildlife Institute of India or the Indian Institute of Science as per national guidelines in a time-bound manner. The proposed plan will be implemented for new coal blocks namely Utkal-E, Radhikapur East, Radhikapur West, and Naini. The probable impact areas included Chhendipada, Kaniha, Jarpada ranges of Angul forest division, and Reamal range of Deogarh forest division.

Aug 21, 2022

Causes of Arctic Warming

Researchers from Finnish Meteorological institute published their research regarding Arctic warming. As per the research, Arctic is heating up four times faster than other parts of the Earth. Heating is more concentrated in Eurasian part of the Arctic. In this part, Barents Sea and Norway are heating up seven times faster than Earth's average. In last 43 years, Arctic region has heated up 3.8 times faster than the planet.
These findings reveal that; people, animals and plants in polar regions are experiencing rapid climate change.
Findings focus on period between 1979-2021.
Arctic region is more sensitive to global warming and it is likely that, the region is heating up even more quickly than predicted by computer models.

Aug 20, 2022

China Declares National Drought, Heat wave Threatens Crops

China issued its first national drought alert of the year after 66 rivers dried up in the country's southwest. The drought, coupled with intense heat waves due to forest fires, pose a serious threat to China's crops. Earlier this week, Chinese officials announced 'several new measures to help alleviate the drought impact,' including financial aid, cloud seeding and shutdowns of some energy-intensive industries.
The Washington Post called the crisis China's 'worst drought on record' as soaring temperatures dry up parts of the critical Yangtze River, damaging crops and limiting drinking water supplies to some rural communities.

Aug 18, 2022

Delhi Tops List of World's most Polluted Cities

Delhi and Kolkata are the two most polluted cities in the world in terms of average annual population-weighted PM 2.5 exposure, according to a new report, Air Pollution and Health in Cities, released by the Health Effects Institute's (HEI) State of Global Air Initiative.
Mumbai was ranked 14th. No other Indian city features in the top 20. In terms of the highest disease burden from a PM 2.5-related ailment, though, Beijing, with 124 attributable deaths per 100,000 people was the worst. Delhi came in at 6th, with 106 deaths per 100,000 and Kolkata at 8th with 99. Five Chinese cities were in the top 20.

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