Physicist Stephen Hawking's predictions about Earth's future resurface as NASA warns of existential threats like climate change and overpopulation. Hawking urged action to colonize other planets to ensure humanity's survival, highlighting climate change, nuclear war, pandemics, AI, and asteroid impacts as key dangers. NASA emphasizes urgent action to mitigate irreversible climate damage.
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The National Weather Service is cutting back weather balloon launches or eliminating them entirely at eight northern locations due to staffing issues, impacting forecast accuracy as severe weather season approaches. Scientists and former NOAA officials warn these reductions will degrade weather forecasting, increasing risks of severe weather events.
The deaths of 1,300 pilgrims during the hajj in Saudi Arabia last year underscored the urgent need to mitigate dangers posed by extreme heat, with crowd management an essential first step, analysts say. - 'Extreme danger' - Authorities were pursuing heat-mitigation measures at holy sites long before last year's deaths.
Ever since his first hard-won sightings of African manatees, award-winning marine biologist Aristide Takoukam Kamla has been devoted to protecting the little known and at risk aquatic mammals. Takoukam Kamla set up the African Marine Mammal Conservation Organisation which has five laboratories including in the lakeside fishing village of Dizangue.
Untreated sewage discharge in Pune's Mula-Mutha River resulted in mass fish deaths near Naik Island, blamed on the Naidu Water Purification Project. Residents criticize the Pune Municipal Corporation and Maharashtra Pollution Control Board for failing to address the pollution. This event poses significant health risks and disrupts the river's ecological balance.
Ein Gedi, once a popular Dead Sea beach in Israel, lies abandoned due to dangerous sinkholes and the receding shoreline caused by climate change and industrial water use. Regional cooperation, particularly between Israel and Jordan, is crucial to addressing this ecological disaster and saving the unique landscape.
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More than a hundred baby tortoises, mostly dead, have been returned to Tanzania from Thailand as evidence in a wildlife smuggling case. The tortoises were found in a Ukrainian woman's luggage at Bangkok's airport. The smuggler was arrested in Bulgaria, leading to the capture of 14 other suspects.
A study by IIM-Lucknow and IMT-Ghaziabad highlights the challenges India’s small- and medium-sized steel enterprises (SMEs) face due to the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM). While large firms may adapt, SMEs struggle with financial and technological constraints, leading to unequal decarbonisation. The study urges the EU to support SMEs via technology transfers and capacity-building to ensure fair climate policies. It also warns of trade complexities and stresses global... Expand
A 5.1-magnitude earthquake, deemed 'unusual' by scientists, struck India's eastern coast. The epicenter was 91 kilometers deep beneath the Bay of Bengal, causing tremors in Odisha, West Bengal, and Bangladesh. Experts from various institutions aim to study this rare seismic activity to understand potential hidden faults and future risks.