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The Blue Fig – mangroves and conservation stories winner

The Sundarbans is one of the wildest places left on Earth: a biodiversity hotspot and a complex tidal network of waterways and islands. Scientists forecast that the whole coastal belt of Bangladesh around the Sundarbans will be submerged by 2050.Helena Begium, 55, pictured, says: ‘Six months ago, during Cyclone Amphan, I lost my cattle, all domestic animals. Since then, I live in our wrecked house all alone. My children have left for the city to find a job. There is no work … we hardly get to catch fish. I have little left to eat. How am I going to survive with so much struggle, I do not know.’

Photograph: Mohammad Rakibul Hasan/Mangroves Photography Awards 2023 #sundarbans #tidal #waterways #islands #mangroves

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Mangrove Plantation in Indian Sundarbans: Development of Coastal Livelihood and Averting Climate Change

 Opinion 

Over the last few decades, Sundarbans ecoregions of India became devastating and reduced almost 25% due to soil erosion caused by rising sea level and natural calamities such as cyclone Aila (2009), Amphan (2020) and Yaas (2021). The rising sea level causes the sinking of several islands under water. To save the coastal vegetation, agricultural lands and associated inhabitants, Nature Environment and Wildlife Society (NEWS) involves local villagers for replantation of mangroves. As we know, mangroves are the most efficient natural barriers to prevent flooding due to their morphological adaptations. Surprisingly they form an association with other living groups including algae, fungi and bacteria [1-2] (Figure 1D). Hence newly planted mangrove vegetation can be the best place for safeguarding crustaceans, fishes and molluscs (Figure 1A-C). Most of the marine food chain or food web depends on fully grown mangrove vegetation. The International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) has already declared Sundarbans in “The Red List of Ecosystems”. The Red list highlighted the conservation from species to ecosystem level [3].

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Extreme Weather in India: Visualizing Life Loss Statistics

India, with its diverse climate and vast geographical expanse, is increasingly bearing the brunt of extreme weather conditions. In recent years, the frequency and intensity of these extreme events have surged, driven in part by climate change. This escalating pattern has had a dire impact on human life, with thousands losing their lives annually due to natural disasters like floods, droughts, and storms.

According to the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), over 1304 people lost their lives in 2022 alone due to natural calamities, marking a sharp rise from previous years. Cyclones, such as Cyclone Fani and Cyclone Amphan, have wreaked havoc along the eastern coast, displacing millions and causing numerous fatalities.

Floods remain a perennial threat, with states like Assam, Bihar, and Kerala witnessing devastating inundations. In 2022, floods claimed over 605 lives, as per the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD). We created this infographic that explores the stark increase in weather-related fatalities in India focusing on the most vulnerable regions.

Agriculture and the danger of lightning

Agriculture is one of the most vulnerable occupations when it comes to extreme weather, particularly lightning. Farmers and agricultural workers often spend long hours outdoors, increasing their risk of lightning strikes. According to the National Weather Service Lightning Fatalities of India, lightning accounted for over 53.2% of all deaths caused by natural disasters in 2022, with a significant proportion of victims being farmers.

In 2022, Bihar experienced notably high death rates due to thunderstorms and lightning, with 236 fatalities. Madhya Pradesh and UP are among other states with high amounts of deaths due to lightning. Several factors contribute to this alarming trend. These states are geographically prone to severe thunderstorms and lightning, especially during the pre-monsoon and monsoon seasons. Bihar particularly experiences intense storms that bring heavy rainfall, strong winds, and frequent lightning strikes. As a significant portion of the population relies on agriculture, requiring them to work outdoors, this increases their exposure to lightning strikes, as they often lack safe shelters during sudden storms.

Additionally, there is a lack of widespread awareness and education about lightning safety in rural areas. Many people are unaware of the necessary precautions to take during thunderstorms, such as avoiding open fields, seeking proper shelter, and staying away from trees and tall objects. Moreover, infrastructure in rural regions is often inadequate. The absence of lightning rods and other protective measures in homes and public buildings leaves people vulnerable.

Combining geographical vulnerability, occupational exposure, lack of awareness, inadequate infrastructure, and insufficient emergency response contribute to the high death rates from thunderstorms and lightning in Bihar and Madhya Pradesh.

Preparedness and reducing deaths from Cyclones

The Super Cyclone of 1999 was a catastrophic event that devastated Odisha, India. With wind speeds exceeding 260 km/h and a storm surge up to 7 meters high, it caused unprecedented destruction. Over 10,000 people lost their lives, and millions were left homeless. The cyclone destroyed infrastructure, agriculture, and livestock, leading to severe economic losses and long-term hardship for the affected communities.

In recent years, Odisha has made significant strides in cyclone preparedness and disaster management. By 2022, the state had implemented several measures to mitigate the impact of cyclones. These included the construction of robust cyclone shelters and embankments, improving early warning systems, and conducting regular community awareness and preparedness programs. The Odisha State Disaster Management Authority (OSDMA) has played a crucial role in coordinating these efforts.

The state has also invested in modern technology for real-time weather monitoring and forecasting, ensuring timely and accurate warnings. During cyclones, efficient evacuation plans and pre-positioning of relief materials have significantly reduced casualties and damage. The state’s proactive approach and community involvement have transformed Odisha into a model for disaster resilience, showcasing how effective planning and preparedness can mitigate the impact of natural disasters. The initiatives have become a case study for the other states and improved preparedness which reduced the deaths from extreme cyclones.

Climate Change and Extreme Weather

Climate change significantly contributes to extreme weather events, leading to increased floods, heavy rains, high winds, thunderstorms, and lightning. In 2022, these phenomena had a profound impact on Indian states.

Rising global temperatures cause more evaporation, leading to increased moisture in the atmosphere. This results in heavier and more unpredictable rainfall, often causing flash floods. Indian states like Assam and Bihar experienced severe floods due to excessive monsoon rains exacerbated by climate change.

Additionally, warming oceans contribute to the intensity of cyclones and storms. Higher sea surface temperatures provide more energy for storms, leading to stronger winds and increased rainfall. Coastal states like Odisha and West Bengal faced more intense cyclones, with destructive high winds and storm surges.

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Saving The Tigers

There are only fifty tigers left in the Panna reserve in Madhya Pradesh. No one knows how many tigers were killed in the cyclone Amphan that struck the Sunderbans two years before.

The tiger, living fire of the Indian forest, might soon be snuffed out forever. According to the latest National Tiger Conservation Authority’s report there are only 2937 tigers in the wild in the country. Indeed, the National Tiger Conservation Authority has added that its study has an error margin, which could bring the estimated tiger population down to less than 2,500. With human encroachments and poaching on the rise, the magnificent lord of the wilderness, rippling like liquid flame through the jungle, could face extinction unless drastic steps are taken.

How do we save the tiger? A number of practical measures have been suggested. Areas where the tigers remains the best protected, for example in Corbett National Park, Kanha National Park and Bandhavgarh National Park must have primary focus on forestation and anti-encroachment issue. Strict anti-encroachment laws must be enforced. Involving local communities in tiger preservation projects and provision of more sophiscated firearms to forest guards helps to curb poaching. Poaching of tigers must be made a crime equivalent to murder, carrying a life sentence and enforcing some lump fines such as 5 to 10 lakhs may help. Rewarding of informants who help in the apprehension and conviction of poachers while also ensuring them safety may also help in prevention of poaching. Synchronising an international clampdown on the clandestine, but booming trade in tiger skins and organs, the latter prized — particularly in China — for their supposedly aphrodisiacal qualities. Public arrest of influential people possessing the tiger skin can help in creating fear among the poachers.

All these measures could, and should, be adopted. But if the Indian tigers are to be preserved outside of zoos, perhaps the best hope of its survival would be is to get exported to a more economically advanced and environmentally conscious country where it can breed in the wild with minimal fear of poaching or diminution of its habitat through human encroachment.

The truth is that we have only too tragically proved that we don’t deserve the striped splendour of the tiger, any more than we do our man-made heritage of monuments and ancient artworks, many if not most of which are in a disgraceful state of malign neglect or have been spirited out of the country by smugglers, often aided and abetted by officials whose function it is precisely to prevent such theft.

It’s not just the tigers that are dying out. The Gir Lion, once the pride of Gujarat, has become a cruel travesty of its former glory. The population of lion has shrunk to a little more than 350, but there is a considerable rise in their population which alone seems hopeful.But the few pitiful survivors, overexposed to unchecked hordes of tourists and sightseers, have virtually been reduced to the status of domestic pets, gratefully accepting vegetarian snacks from "shudh shakahari" visitors.

Lions, tigers and leopards are not cuddly toys, to be figuratively hugged out of an access of dewy-eyed sentimentalism. Left unmolested in their natural habitat they are marvellously efficient predators, at the pinnacle of the food chain which in its totality ensures the overall health of the environment. This is the ecological and scientific rationale behind preservation: the pug mark as a medical certificate for the habitat as a whole.

Already we have laid waste to much of the big cats’ natural domain: far short of the government target of bringing 33 per cent of the total land area under tree cover, currently only 21.71 per cent of the country is forested, of which some 9.33 per cent is ‘open’ (degraded) forest. In the past two years, a 15,183-sq-km aggregate area of forest has been chopped down. We seem to be unable, or unwilling, or both, to save our forests. How do we then dare to presume that we can, or even want to, save the tiger? It’s like saying we want to save the child even as we busy ourselves destroying the physical and emotional landscape of childhood. That is, there is no use in trying to save the tigers unless we don't save their natural habitat.

Do we really want to save the tiger, other than as a zoological curio, a museum exhibit? Then export it en masse to less savagely exploitative climes. Else a future Blake could well write of us in scornful bewilderment:

Tiger! Tiger! dying light

In the forest of our blight,

What immoral land of lies

Could unframe thy wondrous symmetries?

By,

Bharath

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Flyover Closed For Amphan In Kolkata

Flyover Closed For Amphan In Kolkata

বৃহস্পতিবার সকাল ৫ টা পর্যন্ত কোনো পণ্যবাহী বিমান চলাচল করবে না। রেলের কর্তৃপক্ষের তরফে জানানো হয়েছে, উমপুনের কারণে আগাম সর্তকতাবশত বুধবার হাওড়া নিউ দিল্লি এসি স্পেশাল এক্সপ্রেস বাতিল করা হয়েছে।

By : ওয়েব ডেস্ক, এবিপি আনন্দ | 20 May 2020 02:53 PM (IST)

কলকাতা: দুপুর আড়াইটে নাগাদ স্থলভূমিতে ঢোকার প্রক্রিয়া শুরু করবে উম্পুন, পূর্বাভাস আইএমডি-র।…

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Amphan: एक दशक में पांचवां बड़ा साइक्लोन, पहले भी तूफानों से लड़कर खड़ा हो चुका है ओडिशा Edited By Shreyansh Tripathi | नवभारतटाइम्स.कॉम | Updated: 18 May 2020, 06:45:00 PM IST सांकेतिक तस्वीर

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Super cyclone Amphan live updates – Cyclone Amphan in the Bay of Bengal will raise into an extremely severe cyclonic storm at 2:30 am today. It is expected to worsen into a super cyclonic storm in the next 12 hours. As per IMD, the Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm ‘AMPHAN’ (pronounced as UM-PUN) intensified into Super Cyclonic Storm at 1130 IST of today.

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everything that has happened in 2020, in case you forgot

because it’s been a long year. counts up to december 20. i tried to get in as much as i could, but there will still be some things missing, because it's been a long year.

january (timeframes will be rough)

australian bush fires

persian gulf crisis

taal volcano eruption

impeachment trial of donald trump

covid-19 pandemic what else is there to say?

the united kingdom’s withdrawal from the european union

february

delhi riots

collapse of malaysia’s coalition government

stock market crash

luxembourg made public transport free

conditional peace agreement between the united states and the taliban

march

afghanistan war crimes inquiry authorised to proceed

tokyo summer olympics postponed to 2021

north macedonia joins nato

russia-saudi arabia oil price war

april

united states designates a white supremacist group as a terrorist group for the first time

opec and allies agree to cut oil production by 9.7 million barrels a day

united states suspends funding to the world health organisation

nova scotia attacks

israeli politicians agree to form a unity government

iran deploys first military satellite

king salman declares people will not be executed for crimes committed as minors

the pentagon officially releases three ufo videos

colombia formalises its membership of the oecd

may

venezuelan dissidents and american private military attempt to infiltrate venezuela and remove president maduro from office

scientists discover parasitic microbe blocking mosquitos from carrying malaria

first black hole discovered in a star system visible to the naked eye

styrene gas leak in india

cross-border clash at the nantha lu crossing between chinese and indian soldiers

konarak vessel incident

fossil analysis indicates modern humans may have arrived in europe thousands of years earlier than thought

maternity hospital stormed by gunmen in afghanistan

discovery of millipede fossil as the world's oldest-known land animal dating c.425 million years

east africa floods

palestine terminates all agreements with israel and the united states after israel plans to annex the jordan valley

cyclone amphan

united states announces withdrawal from open skies treaty

mining company rio tinto destroys sacred aboriginal caves at juukan gorge in australia

george floyd is killed, beginning mass global protests against police racism and brutality

costa rica becomes first central american country to legalise same-sex marriage

chinese government votes for legislation granting powers to suppress democracy movement in hong kong

rwandan court sentences former mayor to life imprisonment for role in rwandan genocide

first crewed spacex flight is launched

june

state of emergency declared by russia after 20 thousand tons of oil leaks into ambarnaya river

libya’s government claims control of tripoli

turkish and iranian forces begin air and artillery strikes against kurdish forces in iraqi kurdistan

north korea demolishes kaesong’s inter-korean liaison office

solar eclipse

7.5 magnitude earthquake in oaxaca, mexico

historic three-party coalition government formed in ireland

china passes hong kong national security law

july

russian voters support constitutional amendment allowing vladimir putin to seek two further six-year terms

landslide at jade mine in myanmar

bulgarian protests against boyko borisov’s government

mass graves uncovered in burkina faso believed to be the result of extrajudicial executions by government forces

turkish president orders the hagia sophia in istanbul to be reverted from a museum to a mosque

china floods

twitter accounts of prominent politicians, ceos and celebrities hacked in bitcoin scam

flooding of the brahmaputra river

nasa launches mars 2020 rover mission

august

barakah nuclear power plant in the uae becomes first commercial nuclear power station in the arab states

beirut explosions

belarusian protests sparked by controversial presidential election

vladimir putin announces russia’s approval of world’s first covid-19 vaccine

israel and uae agree to normalise relations

stranded japanese ship breaks in mauritius and spills one thousand tonnes of oil into the ocean

coup d'état takes place in mali

africa is declared free of wild polio

amazon ceo jeff bezos becomes first person ever with a net worth exceeding us$200 billion

hurricane laura

japanese prime minister shinzo abe resigns after seven years

september

an agreement is signed to transition sudan into a secular state

largest find of mammoth skeletons at construction site for airport in mexico city

pope benedict xvi becomes longest-living pope

kosovo and serbia announce normalisation of economic relations

bahrain and israel agree to normalise relations

typhoon haishen

announcement of detection of phosphine in venus’ atmosphere

first discovery of perfectly preserved cave bear remains in siberia, believed to be 22 thousand - 39 thousand years old

venezuelan government is accused of crimes against humanity by human rights council

france, germany, and the united kingdom reject china’s claims to the south china sea

oldest known copy of any work by william shakespeare, a 1634 edition of the two noble kinsman, is found in spain

documents of the financial crimes enforcement network are released, detailing suspicious transations valued at over us$2 trillion

microsoft buys zenimax media in the biggest and most expensive takover in the video game industry

deadly clashes erupt between armenian and azerbaijani forces in nagorno-karabakh

october

the european union launches legal action against the united kingdom for overriding sections of the brexit withdrawal agreement

new caledonia votes against independence from france

mass protests break out in kyrgyzstan against controversial parliamentary election

thai protests

new zealand prime minister jacinda ardern's labour party wins second term in office by a landslide, gaining the first parliamentary majority since introduction of new voting system in the early 90s

nasa's osiris-rex spacecraft becomes their first probe to retrieve samples from an asteroid

geneva consensus declaration on women's health and strengthening families is signed by 34 countries

falkland islands declared free of land mines

israel and sudan agree to normalise relations

nasa confirms existence of molecular water on the moon

7.0 aegean sea earthquake

typhoon goni

november

amhara women, children and elderly killed in ethiopia

tumblr melts down over supernatural ship “destiel” (dean winchester and castiel), causing this site to crash several times

united states election concludes joe biden as president of the united states, STATES FLIP DATA

hurricane eta

united states exits the paris climate change accord

armenia and azerbaijan sign ceasefire agreement

hong kong pro-democracy lawmakers resign en masse

nasa and spacex launch to the international space station

hurricane iota

brereton report into australian war crimes during the war in afghanistan released

indian farmers’ protest

iranian nuclear scientist mohsen fakhrizadeh is assassinated

koshobe massacre

lunar eclipse

protein folding is solved

december

arecibo telescope collapses

the united kingdom approves covid-19 vaccine

three activists jailed in hong kong for part in democracy protests

united nations commission on narcotic drugs votes to remove cannabis from dangerous drugs list

united states announces withdrawal from somali civil war

russia begins mass vaccination against covid-19

venezuelan parliamentary election

the united kingdom begins mass vaccination against covid-19

report into the christchurch mosque shootings released

nepal and china officially agree on height of mount everest

israel and morocco normalise relations

end of nicolas sarkozy corruption trial in france

the european union agrees to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 55% over the next decade

bhutan and israel normalise relations

the international criminal court accuses the philippines of crimes against humanity in its war on drugs

the united states accuses switzerland and vietnam of currency manipulation

a new, highly-infectious strain of covid-19 begins to spread through the united kingdom and europe

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Ayushi resumes training after cyclone Amphan

Ayushi resumes training after cyclone Amphan

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After protecting her guns and other equipment from Cyclone Amphan, promising shooter Ayushi Podder has shifted her focus back to training at home.

Anticipating that the cyclone would be a severe one, Ayushi’s father and coach Pankaj wrapped her kit bag and other equipment in polythene sheets and stored them in the shower cubicle of his flat’s bathroom.

As the cyclone hit on May 20, water…

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पश्चिम बंगाल में बिजली-पानी को तरसे लोग, सरकार ने सेना से मांगी मदद, बांग्लादेश में 5 लाख लोग बेघर हुए

पश्चिम बंगाल में बिजली-पानी को तरसे लोग, सरकार ने सेना से मांगी मदद, बांग्लादेश में 5 लाख लोग बेघर हुए

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पश्चिम बंगाल में लाखों लोग बिजली, पानी को तरसे, हालात खराब होने पर राज्य ने केंद्र सरकार से लगाई गुहार

रेलवे, पोर्ट और प्राइवेट सेक्टर से भी मांगी मदद, गृह मंत्रालय ने एनडीआरएफ की दस और टीमें भेजीं

दैनिक भास्कर

May 23, 2020, 06:33 PM IST

कोलकाता/भुवनेश्वर/ढाका. पश्चिम बंगाल में ‘अम्फान’ तूफान की तबाही से मरने वालों की संख्या शनिवार को बढ़कर 86 हो गई। राज्य में बिजली-पानी की सप्लाई को…

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Nepal grieves deaths, destruction by Cyclone Amphan in India Bangladesh

Nepal grieves deaths, destruction by Cyclone Amphan in India Bangladesh

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KATHMU, May 22: The government of Nepal has expressed grief over the loss of life property in India Bangladesh by the recent Cyclone Amphan.

Issuing a press statement on Friday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs extended its heartfelt condolences sympathies to the bereaved family members of the deceased to the governments of India Bangladesh.

 The ministry also wished for speedy…

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Mamat Press Conference On Amphan From Nabanna

Mamat Press Conference On Amphan From Nabanna

উমপুনে ক্ষয়ক্ষতি লক্ষ-কোটি ছাড়াবে কিনা জানি না। কেন্দ্রীয় সরকারের কাছে আবেদন রাজনীতি করবেন না। বললেন মমতা বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায়।

By : ওয়েব ডেস্ক, এবিপি আনন্দ | 20 May 2020 09:26 PM (IST)

কলকাতা: মাস ছয়েক আগে বাংলায় তছনছ করে দিয়েছে ঘূর্ণিঝড় বুলবুল। এরপর আঘাত হানল ঘূর্ণিঝড় উমপুন। কোভিড আতঙ্ক তো ছিলই। এই পরিস্থিতিতে কত বড় ক্ষতি হয়ে গেল বলার নয়!দক্ষিণ ও…

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चक्रवाती तूफान का असर! मुंबई में तेज बारिश समेत कई राज्यों में मौसम का बदला मिजाज

चक्रवाती तूफान का असर! मुंबई में तेज बारिश समेत कई राज्यों में मौसम का बदला मिजाज

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इन राज्यों में बदला मौसम, शुरू हुई तेज बारिश ‘निसर्ग’ तूफ़ान (Cyclone Nisarga) के कारण देश के कई राज्यों के मौसम में बदलाव हुआ. मुंबई (Mumbai) के कुछ क्षेत्रों में तेज बारिश शुरू हो गई.

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Cyclone Amphan leaves Kolkata Airport runway flooded, aircraft submerged. Watch Video Image Source : PTI Cyclone Amphan leaves Kolkata Airport runway flooded Cyclone Amphan has left a trail of destruction in Odisha and West Bengal.

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अम्फान तूफान से पश्चिम बंगाल और ओडिशा में जबरदस्त नुकसान, 12 लोगों की मौत

अम्फान तूफान से पश्चिम बंगाल और ओडिशा में जबरदस्त नुकसान, 12 लोगों की मौत

Image Source : PTI Cyclone Amphan batters West Bengal-Odisha, claims many lives

नई दिल्ली: चक्रवाती तूफान अम्फान ने ओडिशा और पश्चिम बंगाल में जबरदस्त तबाही मचाई है। इस तूफान से पश्चिम बंगाल में कम से कम 12 लोगों की मौत हो चुकी है जबकि पांच हज़ार से ज्यादा घरों को नुकसान हुआ है। पश्चिम बंगाल की मुख्यमंत्री ममता बनर्जी ने बताया है कि इस तूफान से…