A World Bank report warns that by 2070, about 520 million people in South Asia could endure at least a month of dangerous heat annually, with 1.1 billion facing at least one day of theoretically unlivable temperatures.
Cities will bear the brunt, while the Himalayas warm fastest, threatening health, jobs, and economic growth without urgent adaptation.
The World Meteorological Organization warns a rapidly intensifying Super El Niño, already hotter than the 1997-98 event, will combine with a positive Indian Ocean Dipole between August and October.
Record sea-surface anomalies above 2.9°C could drive extreme heat, droughts, floods and wildfire risks worldwide, while India’s monsoon may see mixed impacts as IOD partly offsets El Niño’s rainfall suppression.
The World Meteorological Organization warns a rapidly intensifying Super El Niño, already hotter than the 1997-98 event, will combine with a positive Indian Ocean Dipole between August and October.
Record sea-surface anomalies above 2.9°C could drive extreme heat, droughts, floods and wildfire risks worldwide, while India’s monsoon may see mixed impacts as IOD partly offsets El Niño’s rainfall suppression.
A wetland shaped by 45 villages. A fisherman's livelihood. A bird's winter home. A name passed down through generations.
Today, it is also India's 100th Ramsar Site. And it sits right here, in the Ganga Basin.
That designation does not just honour one wetland. It lifts an entire network. The Ganga Basin now holds 35 Ramsar-recognised wetlands, spanning Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, Uttarakhand, Jharkhand and beyond, making it one of the most significant wetland ecosystems on the planet.
Every monsoon, Surha Taal expands to nearly 25,000 hectares. Migratory birds arrive from across Central Asia. Fish multiply. Floodwaters find a home that is not a human settlement. This is what a living river basin looks like.
Namami Gange has always understood that you cannot clean a river without protecting what breathes around it - the wetlands, the sanctuaries, the village lakes that have held water and life for centuries.
This incredible hunk under the night sky. Full moon night patrolling. These 4-5 nights are 24X7 intensive anti poaching patrolling. When visibility under the moon is more and so as danger of poaching
PSLV-C37's upper stage, from the historic launch of 104 satellites, re-entered Earth's atmosphere 🌍 on 6th Oct 2024 within 8 years of launch! Impact in the Atlantic Ocean 🌊. ISRO leads space debris management 🌠 #SpaceDebris and the way to cleaner space! 🚀 For more information visit ISRO website at isro.gov.in/Upper_stage_PS…
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A World Bank report warns that by 2070, about 520 million people in South Asia could endure at least a month of dangerous heat annually, with 1.1 billion facing at least one day of theoretically unlivable temperatures.
Cities will bear the brunt, while the Himalayas warm fastest, threatening health, jobs, and economic growth without urgent adaptation.
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The World Meteorological Organization warns a rapidly intensifying Super El Niño, already hotter than the 1997-98 event, will combine with a positive Indian Ocean Dipole between August and October.
Record sea-surface anomalies above 2.9°C could drive extreme heat, droughts, floods and wildfire risks worldwide, while India’s monsoon may see mixed impacts as IOD partly offsets El Niño’s rainfall suppression.
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The World Meteorological Organization warns a rapidly intensifying Super El Niño, already hotter than the 1997-98 event, will combine with a positive Indian Ocean Dipole between August and October.
Record sea-surface anomalies above 2.9°C could drive extreme heat, droughts, floods and wildfire risks worldwide, while India’s monsoon may see mixed impacts as IOD partly offsets El Niño’s rainfall suppression.
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Surha Taal, Ballia.
A wetland shaped by 45 villages. A fisherman's livelihood. A bird's winter home. A name passed down through generations.
Today, it is also India's 100th Ramsar Site. And it sits right here, in the Ganga Basin.
That designation does not just honour one wetland. It lifts an entire network. The Ganga Basin now holds 35 Ramsar-recognised wetlands, spanning Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, Uttarakhand, Jharkhand and beyond, making it one of the most significant wetland ecosystems on the planet.
Every monsoon, Surha Taal expands to nearly 25,000 hectares. Migratory birds arrive from across Central Asia. Fish multiply. Floodwaters find a home that is not a human settlement. This is what a living river basin looks like.
Namami Gange has always understood that you cannot clean a river without protecting what breathes around it - the wetlands, the sanctuaries, the village lakes that have held water and life for centuries.
35 wetlands. One basin. One river at the heart of it all.
#NamamiGange #RamsarSite100 #SurhaTaal #GangaWetlands #Ballia
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A Red Panda from North Bengal. They travel in small groups. Feed on the ground at night. During the day they sleep on trees. Old click of mine.
But do you know what they call a group of Pandas.
An embarrassment.
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Snakebite – Key Facts (India) 🐍
India: ~50,000 deaths/year (50% of global cases).
High-risk states: UP, AP, Bihar, Jharkhand, MP, Odisha.
Peak: Monsoon & harvest season.
Big Four snakes:
1. Common Krait – neurotoxic
2. Russell’s Viper – hemotoxic
3. Indian Cobra – neurotoxic
4. Saw-scaled Viper – hemotoxic
Prevention: Boots, torch, avoid floor sleeping.
First Aid: Keep calm, immobilize, hospital quickly; no cutting, sucking, ice, or tight tourniquet.
Treatment: Polyvalent Antivenom only.
WHO goal: Halve deaths by 2030
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This incredible hunk under the night sky. Full moon night patrolling. These 4-5 nights are 24X7 intensive anti poaching patrolling. When visibility under the moon is more and so as danger of poaching
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We hardly remember forests when we breathe, drink water, take medicine or write on a paper.
We hardly appreciate that forests are directly linked to our health and well being and saving them is nothing but saving ourselves.
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PSLV-C37's upper stage, from the historic launch of 104 satellites, re-entered Earth's atmosphere 🌍 on 6th Oct 2024 within 8 years of launch! Impact in the Atlantic Ocean 🌊. ISRO leads space debris management 🌠 #SpaceDebris and the way to cleaner space! 🚀
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