So it goes. Niño 3.4 sea-surface temperatures have now set a record daily high for 28 consecutive days. June 26th saw an anomaly of 1.75°C above the 1991-2020 baseline, which is 0.45°C higher than the previous daily record, set at the start of the last strong El Niño in 2015.

Indian scientists have found a coral giant in Lakshadweep archipelago with ~58% of its tissue still alive. Known as the “Potato Patch”, the Pavona clavus colony spans about 4,250 sq m, could be the world’s largest living coral colonies and may be 700 to 1,800 years old. Link here: t.co/7fhRmEvAzb

A coal mine near the Bandhavgarh–Achanakmar tiger corridor could do more than fragment forests — it could disrupt the genetic exchange that keeps tiger populations healthy and resilient. Central India's tiger population now face threat from mining. Link here: www.downtoearth.org.in/mining/coal-...

As scientists warn of saving the Great Barrier Reef, new report reveals sharpest decline in live corals in almost four decades #GreatBarrierReef #ClimateChange #HeatStress #Corals #Oceanbiodiversity www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-chan...

Europes forests are losing ability to sink carbon, threatening to achieve climate goals #ClimateChange #Wildfire #Deforestation #EU www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-chan...

Bird flu indicating signs of being airborne, transmission of H5N1 virus from wastewater #Birdflu www.downtoearth.org.in/wildlife-bio...

Burned Amazon forest continue to remain hot for decades #ClimateChange #ForestFires #Amazon #Brazil #WildFire www.downtoearth.org.in/forests/scor...

A new study points alien plant species are taking over native plants, reducing rich, diverse ecosystems to homogenous regime #ClimateChange #ForestFires #Alienplantspecies #InvasiveSpecies @ninadm.bsky.social @jcsvenning.bsky.social www.downtoearth.org.in/wildlife-bio...

Asiatic lions in their only remaining habitat show they expanding their territory including coastal areas. www.downtoearth.org.in/wildlife-bio...

What is the climate probability of a summer day with a maximum temperature of more than 25ºC? You can see it throughout the year. Central Europe reaches at most 50%, while the south, Spain, Portugal, and Italy, for example, achieve 100% on many days. #climate #meteo #dataviz

Tropical tree species in biodiversity hotspot Western Ghats of India crossing critical heat thresholds #ClimateChange #Biodiversity #WesternGhats www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-chan...

Scientists in India are working to find leaf threshold values for tropical forest species, enabling them to understand resilience and how the plant species will perform in a warming world. www.downtoearth.org.in/forests/turn... #ClimateCrisis #ClimateEmergency #ClimateChange #TropicalForest

Almost 84% of global coral reefs impacted by the worst mass bleaching on the planet. Can researchers assess how many reefs have been wiped out? #Coralbleaching #NOAA #Coralreef www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-chan...

It may take a year or two to understand global scale impact of ongoing coral bleaching #ClimateChange #Coralbleaching #NOAA #GreatBarrierReef www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-chan...

Microplastics now deeply integrated with the oceans, influencing biogeochemical processes www.downtoearth.org.in/pollution/mi...

It may take a year or two to understand global scale impact of ongoing coral bleaching #ClimateChange #Coralbleaching #NOAA #GreatBarrierReef www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-chan...

Almost 84% of global coral reefs impacted by the worst mass bleaching on the planet. Can researchers assess how many reefs have been wiped out? #Coralbleaching #NOAA #Coralreef www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-chan...

Extreme heat conditions pushed elderly and middle aged persons to experience breaching of critical environment limit increasing in an Indian city, Pune www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-chan... #ClimateChange #Criticalthresholdlimits

CSE's Director General, Sunita Narain was honoured with AIMA Public Service Excellence Award at the 10th National Leadership Conclave, recognising her exceptional contribution to environmental protection, sustainable development, and climate justice.

As Asiatic lions outgrow their last refuge in Gujarat’s Gir forests, they are crossing the state borders and even venturing into unlikely coastal areas to establish new territories, writes @himanshujourno.bsky.social www.downtoearth.org.in/wildlife-bio...

Scientists in India are working to find leaf threshold values for tropical forest species, enabling them to understand resilience and how the plant species will perform in a warming world. www.downtoearth.org.in/forests/turn... #ClimateCrisis #ClimateEmergency #ClimateChange #TropicalForest

Pot is already boiling for world's amphibian's as they experience temperatures beyond their thresholds. www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-chan...

Warmer cities due to climate change become fertile ground for rats, who are known to harbour 50 zoonotic diseases, study finds. #ClimateChange #Biodiversity www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-chan...

Extreme poverty and armed conflicts impact tiger occupancy in India, study shows how tigers share spaces with nearly 60 million people #Tiger #HumanAnimalConflict www.downtoearth.org.in/wildlife-bio...

Over 40% corals including the resilient genera of the Southern #GreatBarrierReef decimated during the fourth Global Mass Bleaching. #ClimateChange #CoralBleaching #Biodiversity #Marine www.downtoearth.org.in/wildlife-bio...

Brazil's #wildfire razes land more than the size of Italy, highest since 2019. #ClimateChange #Amazon #ForestFire www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-chan...

16 virus and bacteria caused 40 outbreaks in 2024, causing public health emergencies across the globe. United Nations say the next pandemic could strike as early as 2030. #UnitedNations #Pandemic #Zoonotic #ClimateChange www.downtoearth.org.in/health/trend...

20% of marine species reported from 21 UNESCO's world heritage sites have reached or exceeded their living thermal limits www.downtoearth.org.in/wildlife-bio...

Viral genome data of the H5N1 avian influenza virus infecting Louisiana patient related to virus D1.1; was also recently found in teenager from Canada www.downtoearth.org.in/health/unite...

Worst affected California accounts for 74% of H5N1 bird flu cases in dairy herds in the USA. The total number of herds affected thus far are 865 from 16 states. www.downtoearth.org.in/health/us-ca...

Frequent wildfires transform Arctic Tundra from carbon sink to source, NOAA has revealed in its #2024 annual report. #Climatechange #Wildfires #Tundra #Arctic www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-chan...

Ocean warming and climate change may wipe out 100% of marine species in tropical and subtropical regions #UNESCO #Marinespecies #Biodiversity #Oceanwarming #ClimateChange #Coralreefs #WorldHeritageSites www.downtoearth.org.in/wildlife-bio...

Less than a quarter of tropical rainforests, home to over 16,000 species remains of good quality, finds study. www.downtoearth.org.in/forests/bare... #Climatechange #Deforestation #Biodiversity #Wildlife

One mutation away: Scientists detect mutation that may enable spread of #H5N1 avian flu among humans #Pandemic www.downtoearth.org.in/health/bird-...

One mutation away: Scientists detect mutation that may enable spread of #H5N1 avian flu among humans #Pandemic www.downtoearth.org.in/health/bird-...

New A(H5N1) exhibits ability to infect through air. UK braces for pandemic, orders 5 million H5 influenza vaccine. www.downtoearth.org.in/health/avian...

A wrap up on how a series of outbreaks of #H5N1 #Avianflu evolved to a potential pandemic threat in 2024. #Yearender www.downtoearth.org.in/health/recap...

New A(H5N1) exhibits ability to infect through air. UK braces for pandemic, orders 5 million H5 influenza vaccine. www.downtoearth.org.in/health/avian...

It isn't a matter of if, it's a matter of when. www.downtoearth.org.in/health/amid-...

India is home to about 75% of global tiger population, but degrading habitat and multiple threats make these tigers vulnerable. My analysis on uneven geographical distribution of tigers and other threats. www.downtoearth.org.in/wildlife-bio...

My recent story on lab tests finding illegal GM maize in processed and unprocessed food items in India. #GMcrops #GMO #Illegal #India www.downtoearth.org.in/food/illegal...

India is home to about 75% of global tiger population, but degrading habitat and multiple threats make these tigers vulnerable. My analysis on uneven geographical distribution of tigers and other threats. www.downtoearth.org.in/wildlife-bio...

Nice article by @heidiledford.bsky.social at Nature. “It’s not the time to panic. But this should serve as a warning: this virus has the capacity to switch very quickly into a form that can cause severe disease.” www.nature.com/articles/d41...

My recent story on lab tests finding illegal GM maize in processed and unprocessed food items in India. #GMcrops #GMO #Illegal #India www.downtoearth.org.in/food/illegal...