Adapt, move or die: animals and plants react to climate change, reveals study
Birmingham, Aug 30 (IBNS): Nature is on the move as plants and animals react to the threat of extinction from climate change by changing their location or behaviour – a critical review reveals.
6.2 earthquake hit Lombok Island, no casualty so far
Jakarta, Aug 28 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter Scale hit Indonesia's Lombok Island on Tuesday, as per United States Geological Survey website.
Research identifies all the different ways the sea supports human wellbeing
London, Aug 25 (IBNS): A study led by the University of Liverpool that catalogued all of the links between marine biodiversity and the different ways we rely on the sea found more than 30 ways it supports well-being including providing a source of nutrition, supplying raw materials and supporting recreational activities.
5 magnitude earthquake hits Andaman Islands, no casualty
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 5 on the Richter Scale hit Andaman Islands on Friday, as per Indian Meteorological Department (IMD).
New York, Aug 24 (IBNS): Previous research has shown that higher temperatures fueled by climate change could have major impacts on birds in the U.S. that are already considered threatened.
Hawaii ravaged by flash floods, landslides as Hurricane Lane approaches
Honolulu, Aug 24 (IBNS): Hawaii is presently fighting a series of calamities as the category three Hurricane Lane approaches its land.
7.3 earthquake hits Venezuela, no casualty
Caracas, Aug 22 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 7. 3 on the Richter Scale hit Venezuela's northeast coast on Wednesday, US Geological Survey (USGS) said.
Cyclone Warning Centre to be set up in Thiruvananthapuram within a month
New Delhi, Aug 21 (IBNS): With several incidents of tropical cyclones and severe weather events striking over Kerala and Karnataka coasts in the recent times, the Union Ministry of Earth Sciences is proposing to set up a Cyclone Warning Centre in Thiruvananthapuram.
6.3 earthquake hits Indonesia's Lombok Island, no casualty
Lambok, Aug 19 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter Scale hit Indonesia's Lombok island on Sunday, US Geological Survey (USGS) said.
Kerala Flood: Rahul speaks to PM Modi, urges to increase Army, Navy deployment
New Delhi, Aug 16 (IBNS): Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday spoke to Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the Kerala flood situation, urging the latter to increase the deployment of Army and Navy in the southern state.
Kerala flood situation : More rain and more deaths as Centre prepares massive operations
Thiruvanthapuram/Kochi/New Delhi, Aug 16 (IBNS) : The flood situation in Kerala remained critical as rains continued to pour pour down heavily leading to flooding of dams and rivers and triggering fresh landslides causing 12 fresh deaths on Thursday and forced collapse of the public transport system and train services in many areas and suspension of Kochi metro , media reports said.
Kerala flood : Kochi airport shut till Saturday as calamity continues
Kochi, Aug 15 (IBNS) : Suspension of air services in Kerala's Kochi airport has been extended till Saturday afternoon as the runways and the parking area were flooded with a vast part of the state ravaged by incessant rain and release of excess water from the dams, reports said.
Fears for food security and the future of farming families, as Fall Armyworm spreads to Asia
New York, Aug 15 (IBNS): An “invasive pest” that devours more than 80 different plant species, including many staple crops, could threaten the food security and livelihoods of millions of small-scale farmers in Asia, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) warned on Tuesday.
NASA finds Amazon drought leaves long legacy of damage
Washington, Aug 13 (IBNS): A single season of drought in the Amazon rainforest can reduce the forest's carbon dioxide absorption for years after the rains return, according to a new study published in the journal Nature.
6.4 earthquake hits Alaska, no casualty
Washington, Aug 13 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter Scale hit a remote part of Alaska on Sunday, as per US Geological Survey.