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Some Countries May See Another Wave Of COVID-19 Infection Due To XBB Subvariant, Says WHO Chief Scientist

Dr Soumya Swaminathan said that there was no data from any country to suggest that these new variants are clinically more severe

Global Roll-Out Of 12 Billion COVID-19 Vaccine Doses Largest-Ever But Access An Issue: WHO

Coronavirus Outbreak2 years ago

Global Roll-Out Of 12 Billion COVID-19 Vaccine Doses Largest-Ever But Access An Issue: WHO

Covishield was produced at the SII's Pune facility with a master seed from Oxford University and AstraZeneca

Solar-Powered Village In Gujarat Is An Example Of Reconciliation Between Humankind And Planet: UN Chief

Gujarat2 years ago

Solar-Powered Village In Gujarat Is An Example Of Reconciliation Between Humankind And Planet: UN Chief

Solar energy is transforming the lives of the local people, making them more healthy, giving them more prosperity and at the same time contributing to the...

Delhi PM2.5 Pollution In Winters Has Dipped 20 Per Cent Compared To Pre-Pandemic Period: Report

Air Pollution2 years ago

Delhi PM2.5 Pollution In Winters Has Dipped 20 Per Cent Compared To Pre-Pandemic Period: Report

The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) assessment captured seven successive winters and pre-winter trends, starting from January 1, 2015 in Delhi and NCR

PM Modi Gives 'Reduce, Reuse, Recycle' Mantra; Says Climate Change Goes Beyond Policy-Making

Climate Change2 years ago

PM Modi Gives ‘Reduce, Reuse, Recycle’ Mantra; Says Climate Change Goes Beyond Policy-Making

PM Modi asked people to adopt the concept of 'reduce, reuse and recycle' and circular economy and said India is committed to tackling the menace of...

Washington: A study suggested that Upper ocean heating in the equatorial Pacific - a key oceanographic region in Earth's climate system - is likely to make the East Asian monsoon season wetter. The study was published in the journal, 'Nature'. Recent increases in ocean heat content - where energy is absorbed by the waters - have been implicated in the intensification of tropical storms that draw their energy from the surface of the ocean. The link between ocean heating and rainfall on land is, however, less clear. "Our study suggests variations in ocean thermal structure affect the delivery of moisture, latent heat, and what happens when they arrive on land," said Yair Rosenthal, a professor of marine and coastal sciences in the Rutgers' School of Art and Sciences and School of Environmental and Biological Sciences. Rosenthal said the changes in the latitudinal temperature gradient - the difference in sea-surface temperature between low and high latitudes - not only control how energy is absorbed by the equatorial upper ocean but how winds carry the moisture from the ocean onto land. The study, led by Zhimin Jian of Tongji University in China, found that over the past 360,000 years, increases in monsoonal rain in eastern China correlated with increases in the heat content of the Indo-Pacific Warm Pool-a region where sea surface temperatures remain above ~82°F year-round-likely due to enhanced transport of moisture and latent heat absorbed in the water vapor from the ocean to the continent. According to the study, the changes in upper ocean heat content follow shifts in the Earth's orbit that occur about every 23,000 years and change the distribution of incoming solar radiation at each latitude. By using two foraminifera species, calcareous marine organisms, one a surface dweller and the other that lives approximately 200 meters below the sea surface, the scientists reconstructed how the upper ocean thermal structure gets its heat and energy. They compared their results with climate model simulations and reconstructions of the monsoonal precipitation in eastern China for the same period. The coupling of ocean heat content and monsoon variations, both coordinated by insolation changes at astronomical timescales, is critical for regulating the global hydroclimate, the researchers said.

Climate Change2 years ago

Ocean Heating Can Increase Rainfall In East Asia: Study

According to the study, the changes in upper ocean heat content follow shifts in the Earth's orbit that occur about every 23,000 years and change the...

Concern About Climate Change Shrinks Globally As Threat Grows: Study

Climate Change2 years ago

Concern About Climate Change Shrinks Globally As Threat Grows: Study

Annually, air pollution has cost the world $8.1 trillion, or 6.1 per cent of global gross domestic product, causing between 6 to 9 million death, the...

'Massive Gaps' Seen In Countries' Plans To Tackle Climate Change: Study

Climate Change2 years ago

‘Massive Gaps’ Seen In Countries’ Plans To Tackle Climate Change: Study

Paris Agreement launched at a U.N. global climate summit in 2015 requires 194 countries to detail their plans to fight climate change in what are known...

COVID-19 Lockdown Negatively Impacted Women’s Nutrition In India: Study

Coronavirus Outbreak2 years ago

Women, Children And Adolescent Health Has Suffered Globally Due To COVID-19, Climate Change: United Nations

COVID-19, conflict, climate crises exacerbate setbacks for childhood and adolescent prospects, women’s rights, states the new report by United Nations

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya Reviews Covid situation; Mask Mandate Should Continue

Coronavirus Outbreak2 years ago

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya Reviews Covid situation; Mask Mandate Should Continue

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya reviewed the COVID-19 pandemic situation, the status of covid vaccination drive and the global scenario of new variants of Covid

ग्लोबल हंगर इंडेक्स 2022 में भारत 107वें स्थान पर

News2 years ago

Global Hunger Index Doesn’t Really Measure Hunger: ICMR

The expert committee of the ICMR said that the indicators of undernourishment, stunting, wasting and child mortality do not measure hunger per se as these are...

Festival Season A 'Critical Period', Says BMC; Asks Citizens To Follow COVID-19 Protocols

Coronavirus Outbreak2 years ago

Festival Season A ‘Critical Period’, Says BMC; Asks Citizens To Follow COVID-19 Protocols

The Maharashtra health department has cautioned that COVID-19 cases could rise, especially during winters and the festive season, citing new variants like BA.2.3.20 and BQ.1 reported...

Some Countries May See Another Wave Of COVID-19 Infection Due To XBB Subvariant, Says WHO Chief Scientist

Global Roll-Out Of 12 Billion COVID-19 Vaccine Doses Largest-Ever But Access An Issue: WHO

Solar-Powered Village In Gujarat Is An Example Of Reconciliation Between Humankind And Planet: UN Chief

Delhi PM2.5 Pollution In Winters Has Dipped 20 Per Cent Compared To Pre-Pandemic Period: Report

PM Modi Gives ‘Reduce, Reuse, Recycle’ Mantra; Says Climate Change Goes Beyond Policy-Making

Ocean Heating Can Increase Rainfall In East Asia: Study

Concern About Climate Change Shrinks Globally As Threat Grows: Study

‘Massive Gaps’ Seen In Countries’ Plans To Tackle Climate Change: Study

Women, Children And Adolescent Health Has Suffered Globally Due To COVID-19, Climate Change: United Nations

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya Reviews Covid situation; Mask Mandate Should Continue

Global Hunger Index Doesn’t Really Measure Hunger: ICMR

Festival Season A ‘Critical Period’, Says BMC; Asks Citizens To Follow COVID-19 Protocols

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India’s Unsung Heroes

This 34-Year-Old Doctor Is Delivering Healthcare At The Doorstep Of Senior Citizens With ‘Doctor On Wheels’

This Padma Awardee Is Ensuring ‘Health For All’ With Free Healthcare Services In Rural Parts Of Sundarbans

How Can India Improve Neonatal And Maternal Health? Padma Bhushan, Dr Neelam Kler Explains

“Hygiene Is The First Step Of Preventive Healthcare,” Says Padma Shri Prof. (Dr) Indira Chakravarty

Decoding Gut Health With Padma Awardee Dr Nageshwar Reddy