Winter inversion, wildfires, pollution from vehicles and cross border industrial pollution is choking Kathmandu valley with the worst air quality in the world, triggering respiratory complications for COVID-19 patients. Last month, the Air Quality Index (AQI) in Kathmandu crossed 500 – recorded to measurements at
Changing climatic conditions are disrupting ocean currents faster than expected, raising concerns over its role as a global thermostat and the marine life it supports. A recent study has discovered that climate change disrupts ocean stability, which helps store away most of the world’s extra
Vestre has become the first brand to list the carbon footprint of all of its products to help consumers make a well-educated choice. The Norwegian brand announced that it will start listing CO2 emissions that are generated by each of its products with the price,
Methane is one of the powerful greenhouse gases. Despite being short-lived, it is the second-largest contributor to climate change after carbon dioxide. A large part of human-induced methane is released from livestock with nearly 70% of the agricultural methane emitting from enteric fermentation, a chemical
Our magnificent planet is struggling with so many foes at once, most of them are man-caused – the rising temperatures, changing climate, gigantic levels of pollution, and disappearing species. While the global communities talk about combating the climate crisis, they have overall failed in protecting
Rapidly changing climatic patterns have profoundly affected the rainfall shifts and global average temperatures. With global warming, the glaciers and ice sheets are melting, and now this ice loss has been related to a direct impact on the global carbon cycle. According to a research
In the United States, the cannabis industry is flourishing as various states legalize its use for many purposes. The psychoactive drug has been promoted as the upcoming ‘business boom’ that has both medicinal and recreational uses. Even with the industry becoming extremely popular, its environmental
The climate crisis has been leading the planet toward a time where life will be miserable and ultimately difficult to bloom amid the scorching heat. According to new research, tropical regions are moving toward extreme limits of human livability amid the rising global temperatures. With
While the world leaders are pulling on stupid stunts like withdrawing their support from the Paris Agreement instead of working hard to reduce emissions, the natural world is collapsing all around us. The assault on nature has been exacerbated by the changing climatic conditions. A
When in December last year, one of the largest icebergs, known as A68a, approached the South Atlantic Island as a single block of over 4,000 square kilometers, the experts feared it might destroy the local ecosystems. But then it began breaking into enormous pieces that