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Down To Earthby DTE Staff28d ago
The 2026 Antarctic ozone hole has surpassed 15 million km2 earlier than average and expanded to about 25 million km2 by mid-September, roughly 5 million km2 above the seasonal norm, Copernicus...
Down To Earthby DTE Staff28d ago
There is a reason the Montreal Protocol is considered a rarity. Not only did the 1987 multilateral agreement get universal ratification, measures implemented under it have massively aided recovery...
Down To Earthby DTE Staff28d ago
August 26, 8:40 am. Langtang Lirung Himal—the highest peak in sub-region of Nepalese Himalayas. It is a humdrum morning in the primordial landscape. There is no significant trace of rainfall.
Down To Earthby DTE Staff28d ago
Drought has emerged as a planetary environmental crisis. Long experienced as episodic and locally occurring, recent trends show that in a changed climate and warming planet, drought is not limited...
Down To Earthby Joy Kehinde Adebisi28d ago
Focusing on tree planting as a universal climate fix can backfire, the article explains. Global restoration targets often mislabel drylands as degraded, encouraging forestation that disrupts native...
Down To Earthby Himanshu Nitnaware28d ago
Scientists have described a new legless amphibian, Gegeneophis chandgadi, from backyard leaf litter in Buzawade village in Maharashtra’s Western Ghats.
Down To Earthby DTE Staff28d ago
Women and girls in the occupied West Bank face rising fear of violence, arrest and displacement, according to UN Women.
Down To Earthby Shagun28d ago
As a strengthening El Niño threatens to bring more extreme conditions across parts of the world well into 2027, governments globally are confronting a drought risk that has outgrown the way it has...
Down To Earthby Pratibha Singh28d ago
Europe’s 2026 heatwaves expose how a continent built for cold is dangerously unprepared for sustained extreme temperatures.
Down To Earthby Kavitha Yarlagadda28d ago
Fishers at Uppada harbour in Andhra Pradesh say catches have declined sharply, leaving many mechanised boats idle and pushing up prices of popular sea fish.
Down To Earthby Susan Chacko28d ago
A leather unit (Hapuriya Leather Society) in Doongar village, Meerut district, Uttar Pradesh, categorised as 'Red', was operating without receiving any Consent to Operate (CTO) from the Uttar...
Down To Earthby Manish Ranjan29d ago
The article highlights four critical statistics shaping humanity’s future: billions lack basic healthcare, a looming shortage of 44 million teachers, 40% of jobs exposed to AI, and a loneliness...
Down To Earthby Richard Mahapatra29d ago
A new Earth4All–Ipsos survey across the G20 finds a deep collapse of trust in governments, driven by lived experiences of inequality and a belief that systems are rigged for the rich and powerful.
Down To Earthby Simon Blanchette29d ago
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei warns that rapidly advancing AI could be misused for cyberattacks and bioterrorism, citing incidents where autonomous agents breached systems and coordinated online.
Down To Earthby Dayanidhi29d ago
Summary Monsoon retreat begins from northwest India, but heavy rain and thunderstorms continue across several states, keeping weather conditions unsettled.
Down To Earthby Krystelle Dsouza29d ago
In Tulyachapada village in Maharashtra’s Palghar district, solar-powered drip irrigation has helped farmers access water that was earlier close by but difficult to bring to their fields.
Down To Earthby Dilkhush Meena29d ago
MCD’s Karol Bagh Zone implemented the Dust Free Delhi campaign across major Public Works Department roads more than 60 feet wide.
Down To Earthby Narasimha Reddy Donthi29d ago
India’s Eco-Sensitive Zones, meant as protective buffers around national parks, largely exist only on paper.
Down To Earthby Vanhishikha Vyas29d ago
Australia threw away about 3.2 million tonnes of plastic in 2023-24, close to 115 kilogrammes a person. Of that, 446,000 tonnes were recovered.
Down To Earthby Latha Jishnu29d ago
Lawsuits against the biggest artificial intelligence (AI) companies have been piling up in the US since 2020, covering a range of alleged misdemeanours from copyright infringement to deaths of...
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