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Manjori Borkotoky

Joined: June 22, 2022
Articles: 115

Indian Monsoon, News

Indian Monsoon 2024 breaks 5-Year Record for Very-Heavy and Extremely-Heavy Rainfall Events

India witnessed a significant increase in the number of very-heavy and extremely-heavy rainfall events, the highest in the last five years, during the 2024 monsoon season. In a clear indication of a sharp increase in extreme rain-related events in India,…

Manjori Borkotoky
October 7, 2024

Climate Change Impact, News

Climate Change: Satellite Data Reveals Tenfold Increase in Antarctic Plant Cover

A recent study published in the journal Nature Geoscience has found that Antarctica is ‘greening’ at a rapid pace in response to an increasingly warming world. While we know a lot about how the ice is changing, not much is…

Manjori Borkotoky
October 5, 2024

Climate Change, News

How a 3775-year-old buried wood can help fight climate change

A new study published in the journal Science suggests that old logs buried in low-permeability clay soil can retain almost all their carbon dioxide over millennia. Researchers, led by University of Maryland’s Ning Zeng, analyzed a 3,775-year-old log, finding it…

Manjori Borkotoky
October 1, 2024

Natural Disasters, News

Record Rainfall Kills 170 in Nepal: Haphazard Development Increases Climate Risks, Experts Warn

At least 170 people have died and 42 still missing in widespread floods and landslides in Nepal after multiple districts received record-breaking rain in the 24 hours to Saturday morning. Kathmandu recorded the most intense rainfall in more than half…

Manjori Borkotoky
September 30, 2024
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Air Pollution, News

SC raps Delhi air quality panel as stubble burning already starts breaking records

In what seems to be a timely warning about the dangerous times ahead for the Delhi-NCR region in terms of the winter air pollution, the Supreme Court of India rapped the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) questioning the effectiveness…

Manjori Borkotoky
September 28, 2024

Feature, Heat Wave

An expert analysis | Understanding the September 2024 heatwave in Assam

Assam recorded its hottest ever September day last Monday (September 23, 2024) which was preceded by heat-wave like conditions in the region over the weekend. The record-breaking maximum temperatures in Guwahati stood at 39.3 degrees Celsius, Dibrugarh at 39.5, North…

Manjori Borkotoky
September 27, 2024

News, Technology

Technologies to produce blue hydrogen and capture CO2 still unproven: Scientists

In what seems to be a reality check not only for the U.K. but also for the world, leading climate scientists from the U.K and U.S. have urged the U.K. government to pause plans for a huge investment in ‘blue…

Manjori Borkotoky
September 26, 2024
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Climate Change, News

India has no role in causing destruction to the world: PM Modi on climate change

In an apparent criticism of the west while talking about the climate crisis, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared on Sunday, while addressing thousands of Indian-Americans at a community event in New York, that India has no role in causing…

Manjori Borkotoky
September 23, 2024

Climate Change Impact, Feature

Climate Change and Rising Snake Bite Cases in India: An Alarming Trend

Climate change, with its cascading effects on ecosystems and human societies, is increasingly influencing public health in India in unexpected ways. One alarming trend is the rise in snake bite cases across the country. Multiple reports in 2024 from different…

Manjori Borkotoky
September 21, 2024

Conservation, Feature

What is Ecocide? Could criminalizing it be a lifeline against Climate Change?

Island nations heavily affected by climate change, like Vanuatu, Fiji, and Samoa have called on the International Criminal Court (ICC) to make ecocide a global crime, similar to genocide and war crimes. This move could enable prosecutions against corporate and…

Manjori Borkotoky
September 12, 2024
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