Terrifying photographs show an Australian hillside almost entirely in flames. The eerie glow taken at twilight ‘looked like lava’, as the fires dotted the landscape close to a town in rural Victoria. Melissa Ericksen posted the picture on Facebook, saying: ‘Balmattum Hill is really glowing tonight, however not as much as all of our incredible […]
Australia is facing an unprecedented national crisis, as bushfires tear through rural communities across the nation. Since September, at least 20 people have died and over 1,500 homes have been destroyed. Another 28 people have been confirmed missing after bushfires tore through busy tourist hubs in eastern Victoria at the turn of the new year. […]
আন্তর্জাতিক ডেস্কঃ দাবানলের আগুনে দাউদাউ করে জ্বলছে অস্ট্রেলিয়ার বিস্তীর্ণ বনাঞ্চল। সেপ্টেম্বর থেকে শুরু হওয়া এই বিধ্বংসী দাবানলের জেরে পুড়ে গেছে প্রায় কয়েক লক্ষ একর জমি। ভস্মীভূত হয়েছে প্রায় দু’শরও বেশি বাড়ি। দাবানলে মৃতের সংখ্যা বেড়ে ২৩ জনে দাঁড়িয়েছে। এই পরিস্থিতির জেরে নিউ সাউথ ওয়েলসে সপ্তাহব্যাপী জরুরি অবস্থা জারি করেছে প্রশাসন। এর মাঝেই জানা গেল এই […]
A proposal by African countries to stop using mercury in dental fillings globally was not approved by other countries, at a UN meeting last week. Mercury comprises up to 50% of dental amalgam that fills cavities, and has been used widely since the mid-1800s. Civil society groups have long protested against this, because mercury has […]
The year 2019 saw both good and bad developments for our rivers. On the good side, the first thing to be mentioned is the High Court’s judgement of February 3, declaring rivers as a “legal entity,” having rights similar to a living person. The High Court appointed the National River Protection Commission as the guardian […]
t was a bit chilly Monday morning but an otherwise beautiful day. So take a deep breath while you can, because that’s expected to change. A meteorologist with the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality predicts air pollution levels will spike New Year’s Eve and will likely exceed federal air quality standards the following day. Usually […]
Update dental curricula The Minamata Convention lists “encouraging representative professional organizations and dental schools to educate and train dental professionals and students on the use of mercury-free dental restoration alternatives” as a measure to phase down amalgam use. To reach the next generation of dentists, dental curricula must be updated – from classroom lecture…to dental school […]
Reacting to the outrage over a proposal to cut more than 64,000 trees for a Defence Expo in Lucknow, the Uttar Pradesh government has issued new norms to protect trees in the northern state. The amendment to the state’s tree protection act however, has experts and authorities coming out with opposing claims on the sustainability […]
DURHAM, N.H. (AP) — Peering over the side of his skiff anchored in the middle of New Hampshire’s Great Bay, Fred Short liked what he saw. Just below the surface, the 69-year-old marine ecologist noticed beds of bright green seagrass swaying in the waist-deep water. It was the latest sign that these plants with ribbon-like […]
LONDON, Dec 20 2019 (IPS) – Plastic pollution is currently the largest global threat to marine life. Each year, 10-20 million tonnes of plastic ends up in our oceans, killing approximately 100,000 marine mammals and over a million seabirds. Whilst the media has certainly helped raise awareness and inspire a change of attitude towards plastics, the amount of plastic in […]
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