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By Hera Rizwan The languages we speak and the accents we retain over time are not just means of communication; they shape our fundamental sense of self. Certainly, we acquire the nuances of language and speech from our surroundings and the cultural heritage we embrace. But how do these subtle distinctions get amplified by environmental and climate influences? A recent study published by Frontiers in Psychology, reveals the hidden influence of climate on the way we speak. The study found that our local climate has a subtle influence on the language we use, how we pronounce particular words, and...
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By Kaisar Andrabi The world’s fastest land animal cheetahs were transported from Namibia to India’s National Park, Kuno in Central India’s Madhya Pradesh in September last year. Now in the last week, three cheetah cubs of the four that were born have died. The soaring temperatures in the country (47 degrees C) which led to dehydration have been cited as the reason by forest officials. In the past two months, the death toll of cheetahs in Kuno National Park has risen to six. Among the casualties were two cubs born to Jwala, a female cheetah who was first named Siyaya. In March, Sasha, a male ch...
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By The Conversation Ellie Broadman, University of Arizona and Darrell Kaufman, Northern Arizona University Over the past century, the Earth’s average temperature has swiftly increased by about 1 degree Celsius (1.8 degrees Fahrenheit). The evidence is hard to dispute. It comes from thermometers and other sensors around the world. But what about the thousands of years before the Industrial Revolution, before thermometers, and before humans warmed the climate by releasing heat-trapping carbon dioxide from fossil fuels? Back then, was Earth’s temperature warming or cooling? Even though scientists...
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By The Conversation Luciano Rodrigues Viana, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi (UQAC); Charles Marty, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi (UQAC); Jean-François Boucher, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi (UQAC), and Pierre-Luc Dessureault, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi (UQAC) Global coffee consumption has been increasing steadily for almost 30 years. With a daily average consumption of 2.7 cups of coffee per person, coffee is now Canada's most popular drink. It is estimated that around two billion cups of coffee are consumed daily worldwide. This demand has led to considerable diversification...
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By The Conversation Jack Marley , The Conversation How much CO₂ can humanity emit before we push global temperatures 1.5°C above the pre-industrial average? That was the limit agreed in 2015 which scientists say offers us a reasonable chance of averting climate breakdown. The answer, according to a new assessment of the remaining carbon budget, is 380 billion tonnes, or less than a decade of emissions at their present rate. COP27, the ongoing UN climate change summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, is a series of negotiations over how to implement previous global agreements that aimed to halt warmi...
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By The Conversation Shailaja Fennell , University of Cambridge The UN estimates that the floods which besieged Pakistan in the summer of 2022 have affected 33 million people, with over 2 million homes destroyed and over 8 million people displaced in a region which already struggles with high rates of malnutrition. A recent report showed that the flooding followed severe heat. Parched land cannot easily absorb water from swollen rivers and the soil will need time to recover, delaying the sowing of next season's crops. Receding flood waters are also more likely to leave pastures contaminated by ...
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By Aatreyee Dhar ASSAM- For nineteen-year old Rijumoni Pegu, a woman from the indigenous Mising tribe who lives near Agoratuli range of the Kaziranga National Park, foraging wild herbs holds a legacy of a land that belonged to them. Once or twice a week, she joins the village womenfolk to gather edible finds in the woods such as Indian Chestnut vine (Noi-tenga) and Fiddlehead fern (Dhekia) for her traditional fare. The plant parts are preserved to be used in a ritual observed to pacify 'Dobur Uie' or spirits that bring upon natural calamities, she says. But her inclination to view the wild pla...
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By Pranjal Baruah Morigaon/ Assam: Thirty-six-year-old Rima Bora was both 'upset' and 'scared' at the same time. A resident of Mayong area of Morigaon district, some 50 km from the capital city of Guwahati, Rima has been used to the flood waters making their life hell over the years. But this time, it's worse than that. The floods in Assam have wreaked havoc on people's lives destroying homes and killing over 100 people. And it has left Rima doubting whether she will be able to prove that she is Indian. The flood waters have not only damaged her house but have also washed away all her valuable...
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