Good morning Pune. The river-front work is on full swing. 75 meter of tree cover on the river-bank is gone. 🌳🪓 Migratory birds nesting sites are gone. Soon it will be concrete and asphalt. Next summer, we shall cross 45°C temperatures 👏👏
Hundreds of years ago, the volcanic processes that created Hawaii also formed a network of underground caves 🌋
They're inhospitable to most life but, scientists have found colonies of microbes that possess many secrets🦠
Let's unlock the mystery 👇
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Could agricultural production be causing arsenic contamination in India? @NatashaJha_42 discussed her research in our newest blog post. https://t.co/vsW4mCUTjE
Artcile by @JamwalNidhi in 2017 about #fluorosis in #Dhanbad & the above article of 2022 reflect that in 4 yrs a lot remains. Sharing fluoride test results of the block in past has been futile. How else to draw the attention?
@JharkhandCMO@MithileshJMM
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As we move on to the monsoon season, here is a map of where extreme rainfall events causing floods have increased over India since the 1950s. Yellow-red colors show the rise in widespread extreme rains.
Read more: https://t.co/Z4AJcuOHJL
Study @Nature: https://t.co/9XMnhMYbYE
The heat returns.
India–Pakistan records maximum temperatures of 48–50°C (118–122°F).
Co-occurrence with the rainfall deficit raises the risk.
Source: IMD
NEW: Starlink has recently offered its Internet services to war-torn Ukraine and post-disaster Tonga. Some have applauded these efforts as altruistic, while others suspect this is a cynical way to enter new markets.
So—which is it?
Me, for @sciam https://t.co/aHvbdYFn4c