Himanshu N
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Environment journalist | Wildlife | Forest | Climate Change
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@himanshujourno.bsky.social
· Apr 29
It’s official, nearly 84% of coral reefs are affected in the most widespread mass global bleaching event
Scientists have confirmed that the world’s worst ongoing global coral bleaching event has now affected nearly 84 per cent of the world's coral reefs.The US Nati
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Himanshu N
@himanshujourno.bsky.social
· Apr 29
It’s official, nearly 84% of coral reefs are affected in the most widespread mass global bleaching event
Scientists have confirmed that the world’s worst ongoing global coral bleaching event has now affected nearly 84 per cent of the world's coral reefs.The US Nati
www.downtoearth.org.in
Himanshu N
@himanshujourno.bsky.social
· Apr 29
Temperatures in Pune breached ‘critical environmental limits’ for the elderly multiple times in April: Scientists
During April, Pune city experienced multiple days when peak day temperatures hovered between 40 and 43 degrees Celsius. Even higher temperatures were experience
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Himanshu N
@himanshujourno.bsky.social
· Mar 14
Two per cent of world’s amphibians already experiencing temperatures higher than tolerance levels
Researchers have found that 104 of the 5,203 amphibian species they studied are already exposed to overheating in shaded terrestrial conditions, concluding that
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Himanshu N
@himanshujourno.bsky.social
· Jan 24
Catastrophic coral bleaching strikes southern Great Barrier Reef, 44% of corals lost
The southern Great Barrier Reef (GBR) saw catastrophic coral bleaching in May 2024, with a staggering 44 per cent mortality rate in protected areas, triggered b
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Himanshu N
@himanshujourno.bsky.social
· Jan 24
Brazil’s wildfires devastate over 30 million hectares, highest since 2019
Brazil closed out 2024 with another grim milestone, following its worst drought on record. Between January and December, over 30.87 million hectares of wilderne
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Himanshu N
@himanshujourno.bsky.social
· Dec 24
Nearly 20% of species residing in UNESCO’s world heritage marine sites live in unsuitably warm waters
Nearly 20 per cent of species found in 21 of 51 UNESCO World Heritage marine sites have reached or exceeded their living thermal limits, according to an analysi
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