As per The Centre for Science and Environment's 'State of India's Environment-2022' report, #India is the fourth-worst hit when it comes to #ClimateChange induced migration, with more than three million people forced to leave their homes in 2020-2021 making them more vulnerable to trafficking. #ClimateActionNow
According to a study published One Earth, the lead author Kelton Minor finds that sleep depreciates by little over 14 minutes on really warm nights. Sleep deprivation can contribute to heart disease, high blood pressure, even stroke, and diabetes. #ActonClimate #ClimateChange
As per a UN report "Drought In Numbers", in 2022, more than 2.3 billion people will face water stress & almost 160 million children are exposed to severe droughts. A global commitment to drought prevention and preparedness in the short term #ClimateChange #ActNow
As per a research paper Nature, land use and #ClimateChange will result in zoonotic spill over diseases spreading from animals to humans. The risk will be highest in #Asia & #Africa and could see a rise in disease transmission by 4,000 times. #ActOnClimate Forestry Division of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization. #SOFO2023
A study by Centre for Biodiversity and Environment Research on insect biodiversity finds that high intensity farming & substantial climate warming are together depleting insect populations putting vital ecological functions at risk, threatening human livelihoods & food security. Urgent need to #ActOnClimate #ClimateChange
As per a study by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University Delhi, 13–16% of medicinal plant species in the Himalayas could lose their habitats from #ClimateChange by 2050 & 2070. We need reviews of current conservation strategies, including creating protected parks in the mountain ranges #SaveTheHimalayas #ActNow
Coral reefs have been severely impacted by ocean warming. As per Bloomberg Philanthropies Vibrant Oceans Initiative report, it is estimated that almost all of the Earth’s #CoralReefs will be dead in 30 years if drastic actions to mitigate #ClimateChange are not taken. #ActNow
According to a study by CEEW India, hot temperatures, low humidity & increased dry spells because of #ClimatChange has caused #ForestFires in #India to rise 10 fold between 2000 to 2019. Climate-proofing forests is the need of the hour. We need long-term mitigation and adaptation policies that will include smart technologies to curtail losses from forest fires. In the short term, we need robust disaster management plans, risk assessment, and forest-fire only alert systems. #ClimateChange #SaveOurForests
The new IPCC WGII report makes for hard reading. But it also highlights transformative ideas that address the structural drivers of climate crisis. This edition of St(o)ppwatch brings you news on capitalism, climate change and much more!
As per India Metrological Department, #India experienced its hottest March since 1901, with a maximum temperature that was 1.86°C above normal. It also recorded a rainfall of 8.9 mm, which was 71% less than its long period average (LPA) rainfall of 30.4 mm. #ClimateChange #ActNow
