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IIT Kharagpur reveals Alarming Impact of Surface Ozone Pollution on India’s Major Food Crops

A ground-breaking study by Prof. Jayanarayanan Kuttippurath and his research group at the Centre for Ocean, River, Atmosphere and Land Sciences (CORAL), IIT Kharagpur, has revealed severe risks of surface ozone pollution on India’s major food crops

kgpchronicle.iitkgp.ac.in/iit-

kgpchronicle.iitkgp.ac.inIIT Kharagpur reveals Alarming Impact of Surface Ozone Pollution on India’s Major Food Crops – The KGP Chronicle

Uttarakhand faces mounting losses as extreme weather intensifies

In Uttarakhand, extreme weather events like droughts, erratic rainfall and hailstorms have severely affected farming, leading to lower crop yields, increased pests and financial distress for farmers

eco-business.com/news/uttarakh

Eco-Business · Uttarakhand faces mounting losses as extreme weather intensifiesBy Swati Thapa

Research shows rising sea levels pose major threat to Queensland aquaculture

More than 43 percent of Queensland’s productive aquaculture sites could be underwater by 2100, according to new research led by Griffith University – a sobering forecast for Australia’s largest land-based aquaculture state.

globalseafood.org/advocate/res

In this op-ed, Sir David King—former Chief Scientific Adviser to the UK Government and founder of the Climate Crisis Advisory Group—delivers a clear message: our climate reality has changed, and our response must evolve with it. .

He argues that traditional emissions reduction alone may not be enough, and that the world must also explore more extreme solutions, including carbon removal and climate repair techniques.

theguardian.com/commentisfree/

The Guardian · We passed the 1.5C climate threshold. We must now explore extreme optionsBy David King

Losing the Forest, Losing Themselves: How Climate Change is Erasing the Sahariya Tribe's Legacy in Madhya Pradesh

Rising temperatures, erratic rainfall, & deforestation have pushed these species to the brink of extinction, leaving the Sahariyas without their primary source of income & cultural identity

en.themooknayak.com/environmen

Losing the Forest, Losing Themselves: How Climate Change is Erasing the Sahariya Tribe's Legacy in Madhya Pradesh
The Mooknayak English - Voice Of The Voiceless · Losing the Forest, Losing Themselves: How Climate Change is Erasing the Sahariya Tribe's Legacy in Madhya PradeshBy Pragya Sharma

#ClimateChange #EnergyTransition - Ember Global Electricity Review 2025 - "Conclusion: Clean power poised to begin the era of fossil fuel decline. In a world of higher electricity demand growth, clean electricity is stepping up to the challenge. Spearheaded by exponential solar expansion, clean power is set to grow faster than demand, marking the start of a permanent decline in fossil generation." - Ember is an energy think tank that aims to accelerate the clean energy transition with data and policy ember-energy.org/latest-insigh

EmberGlobal Electricity Review 2025 | EmberRecord renewables growth led by solar helped push clean power past 40% of global electricity in 2024, but heatwave-related demand spikes led to a small increase in fossil generation.