As per World Migratory Bird Day, increasing temperatures, changing vegetation & extreme weather conditions due to #ClimateChange cause significant changes in birds’ essential habitats leading to the decline of bird populations & changes in migration patterns. #ActOnClimate
A study by Wildlife Institute of India, Assam University, Aaranyak & Arya Vidyapeeth College published in Nature Conservation on the impacts of #ClimateChange on #Assam’s white-winged wood duck distribution found that 436.61 sq km of highly potential habitat would be lost by 2070. #ActOnClimate
Bursting crackers increase carbon dioxide & other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere causing #ClimateChange & #AcidRain. This #InternationalDayForClimateAction, let's focus on creating climate awareness & integrating climate action measures into policies. #SayNoToCrackers #HappyDiwali
As per WHO data, 26 countries have reported a worrying upsurge in #ClimateChange induced #cholera outbreaks in the first nine months of 2022 alone and the average case fatality rate has almost tripled compared to the previous 5 years. #EndCholera #ActOnClimate
A recent study by World WX Attribution attributes increases in #heatwaves & #droughts to #ClimateChange leading to extreme summer dryness that ravages crops, cripples river commerce & strains hydropower generation, especially in the northern hemisphere.
A 2020 The Lancet study found that 62% of deaths attributed to #ClimateChange were from cardiovascular disease. Hence there is a close link between climate change and cardiac health which is further substantiated by a paper published in European Society of Cardiology #ActOnClimate #HeartHealthMatters
As per a recent report, #Dragonflies are developing shorter wings compared to the body size due to a deficit in monsoons and higher water temperatures because of #ClimateChange. This affects the fly's dispersal & the ability to predate harmful pests causing an ecological imbalance.
A recent study by Daniel Osberghaus and Oli Schenker of ZEW–Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research in cooperation with Frankfurt School found that #ClimateChange induced #HeatWaves can cause exports to plummet worldwide. This could cost the #GlobalEconomy at least ₹5,800 crores from 2020-39. #ClimateActionNow
As per a report by UN and WMO, #WildFires & associated #AirPollution are expected to increase due to #ClimateChange impacting hundreds of millions of people over the coming century due to worsening #AirQuality causing a widespread increase in health hazards. #ActOnClimate #NOW
We need to embrace ourselves for what our world is turning out to be. Of all the challenges faced by mankind, climate change remains the most threatening issue of all time with the survival of our very planet at stake. The world around us is reeling from the ill effects of a warming globe.