All posts tagged "Vulnerable"
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194पर्यावरणIUCN changes Iberian lynx’s status to ‘vulnerable’ from ‘endangered’ in conservation success story
From 94 individuals, the lynx now numbers over 2,000 in Spain and Portugal in “the greatest recovery of a cat species ever...
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Extreme heat makes women extremely vulnerable
Our response and mitigation approaches to heat and other such extremes should be gender-sensitive Malati did not want to be photographed. Like...
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‘Indispensable’ polymer’s health impacts all-pervasive; petrochemical workers are especially vulnerable
Down To Earth visited Panipat’s petrochemical cluster to find how the area is in throes of a health crisis The Panipat industrial...
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136पर्यावरणRural poor lose 5% of income to heat stress every year, more vulnerable to future climate risks
Every day of extreme precipitation causes poor households to lose 0.8 per cent of their incomes relative to non-poor households With every...
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Deforestation driving malaria risk among vulnerable children in sub-Saharan Africa, finds study
Children living in deforested areas, particularly in poorer households, are at a higher risk of malaria Poorer communities have limited access to...
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103पर्यावरणMarine heatwaves in Arctic shows worrying trend since 2007, marginal seas more vulnerable: Study
A worrying trend has emerged in the Arctic Ocean, with marine heatwaves occurring for six consecutive years from 2015 through 2021, according...
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Mountain goats in Alps are turning nocturnal due to climate impact, making them more vulnerable to predators
Species’ need to escape excess heat outweighing drive to avoid predators, finds study Alpine ibexes (Capra ibex) are a mountain goat species...
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64% of West African coast highly or very highly vulnerable, shows study
Socio-economic factors, especially human development activity, major contributor to vulnerability Shores of Cotonou, Benin, West Africa. Photo: iStock As much as...
