Mosquito collection
Mosquitoes were trapped at an open air camp at lake Sanningasoq, approximately 11.5 km northeast from Kangerlussuaq (67°01’N 50°41’W) in central-western Greenland (Fig. 1a), from 05.07. to 25.07.2022 (14 sampling days)…
Category: 9. Environment
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Monsoon rainfall trends and change point detection affecting kharif paddy ecosystems and gross primary productivity in Odisha
Homogeneity of rainfall
Initially, homogeneity testing was made for monthly time series data from June to September of the Southwest monsoon season from 1901 to 2023 for 15 districts falling under different agro-climatic zones. Eighty percent of…
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Novel insight into the spatiotemporal distribution of Greenland ice sheet surface densities from eleven years of satellite radar altimetry
Derivation of near-surface densities from radar altimetry
For CryoSat-2, relevant surface echo powers are extracted from Baseline-E Level 1B (L1B) Low-Resolution Mode (LRM) data products in the GrIS interior and Full Bit Rate (FBR) (i.e., pre-SAR…
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Optimizing the synthesis of nanoporous activated carbon from date-palm waste for enhanced CO2 capture
Process optimization
The primary objective was to enhance the carbon capture efficacy of the adsorbent by maximizing the CO2 uptake per unit mass through optimization of critical process variables: temperature (X1), residence time (X2), and KOH/C…
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Cambodian environmental journalist Ouk Mao arrested
- Cambodian journalist Ouk Mao was arrested May 16 by plainclothes military officers, according to his wife and colleagues.
- Mao had previously faced legal charges and physical attacks as a result of his environmental…
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Bolivia expels members of fake nation Kailasa over Indigenous land lease scandal
- A Hindu religious sect tried to enter Ecuador, Paraguay and Bolivia by lying to authorities and Indigenous leaders.
- The self-proclaimed nation, the United States of Kailasa, operates from different parts of the…
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In Nepal, centuries-old Buddhist incense tradition faces overharvesting, climate threats
- Lighting sang, a traditional incense made from juniper and other local plants, is a sacred daily ritual among Buddhist communities in Nepal’s Trans-Himalayan regions like Manang, symbolizing purification and…
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Scientists underestimate frequency of South Atlantic heating events: Study
A new study finds that scientists have likely underestimated heat stress on coral reefs in the South Atlantic Ocean, further raising concerns for coral bleaching amid climate…
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Countries failing to stop illegal bird killings despite 2030 commitment: Report
Most countries that pledged to reduce the number of birds being illegally killed along an important migratory route in Europe and the Mediterranean region are failing to do so, a…
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Study unveils mystery of monkey yodeling — and why humans can’t compete
- Researchers found that New World monkeys can produce extreme yodeling-like sounds by rapidly switching between their vocal folds (for low tones) and specialized vocal membranes (for high tones), achieving frequency…
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