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Extreme Weather: A Global Crisis Affecting Millions

"The climate crisis is both the easiest and the hardest issue we have ever faced. The easiest because we know what we must do. We must stop burning fossil fuels and leave them in the ground. The hardest because our current civilization is addicted to fossil fuels." - David Attenborough Climate change EXTreme Weather A Global Crisis Affecting Millions Devastation Across Continents In the past month, extreme weather events have wreaked havoc on millions of lives across the globe. From…

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Coelacanths – 420 Million years old Ghostfish found alive

Coelacanths, A fossil fish that predates dinosaurs and was thought to have gone extinct has been found alive in the West Indian Ocean off the coast of Madagascar. It was accidentally rediscovered by a group of South African shark hunters. Demand for shark fins and oil has led fishers in southwestern Madagascar to set gill-nets in deeper waters. They are finding and possibly harming previously-unknown populations of these West Indian Ocean Coelacanths.

Oceans

Sea Cucumbers – The Illigal trade of ‘Aphrodisiac’ of the ocean

Sea cucumbers are echinoderms—like starfish and sea urchins. There are some 1,250 known species, and many of these animals are indeed shaped like soft-bodied cucumbers. All sea cucumbers are ocean dwellers, though some inhabit the shallows and others live in the deep ocean. They live on or near the ocean floor—sometimes partially buried beneath it.

Oceans

Haunted by the "Ghost Net"

Climate Change

Importance of Waste Management

After all the recent buzz on climate change, I really hope people have become more aware of what’s happening across our planet. Every day there are hundreds of activists who protest for a cause. Cause to save the planet, they see a ray of hope to mend things destroyed by the humans. While many of us are actively protesting some of us still have this question of how we can contribute towards the same.