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The Caspian Sea's Future: A Looming Threat to a Vital Ecosystem
2 months ago

The Caspian Sea's Future: A Looming Threat to a Vital Ecosystem

CNN  

The Caspian Sea is facing a severe decline due to human activities and climate change. The sea's water levels have been falling since the mid-1990s, and have sped up since 2005, dropping by about 5 feet. The sea is also experiencing more erratic rainfall, which is fueling more extreme weather events. These changes are having a devastating impact on the …

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Now, drones to keep watch on birds, poachers in Odisha's Chilika lake
2 months, 1 week ago

Now, drones to keep watch on birds, poachers in Odisha's Chilika lake

New Indian Express  

BERHAMPUR: The Forest department will use drones to keep a watch on migratory birds arriving in Chilika and check their poaching. Buoyed by its success, the division decided to use drones to protect the migratory birds which start arriving in the lake from October, said Chilika DFO Amlan Nayak. Protection of migratory birds visiting Asia’s largest brackish water lake is …

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What could be lurking in Florida floodwaters? Health officials warn of flesh-destroying bacteria, mosquitoes after Hurricane Milton
2 months, 1 week ago

What could be lurking in Florida floodwaters? Health officials warn of flesh-destroying bacteria, mosquitoes after Hurricane Milton

The Independent  

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Brackish water creeping up the Mississippi River may threaten Louisiana’s drinking supply
3 months, 1 week ago

Brackish water creeping up the Mississippi River may threaten Louisiana’s drinking supply

Associated Press  

— An influx of salt water in the Mississippi River, which feeds southeastern Louisiana’s drinking water supplies, is once again creeping up the waterway. Salt water in southeast Louisiana has become a regular occurrence in recent years, as the mighty flow of the Mississippi River has ebbed under dry conditions. The sill is meant to slow or halt salt water, …

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Water trucks keep olive trees alive in drought-hit Greece
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Water trucks keep olive trees alive in drought-hit Greece

The Hindu  

Six weeks before harvest, there is no water left in the ground for farmer Dimitris Papadakis’s olive grove in northern Greece, so he has started a new morning routine. We now depend on tankers to irrigate our fields,” says Mr. Papadakis, who heads an agricultural cooperative in a village in Halkidiki, a three-fingered peninsula in northern Greece which is popular …

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A PG course from government college that assures self-employment
4 months, 3 weeks ago

A PG course from government college that assures self-employment

The Hindu  

The Government Nandanam Arts College is reviving its M.Sc in Aquaculture. The college was the only one to offer the course under its Department of Zoology, apart from fisheries institutes and was much in demand until the early 2000s. At one time 350 candidates applied for 16 seats, said College Principal C. Jothi Venkateswaran. At that time the veterinary university …

College Aquaculture Department Course
Clashes arise over the economic effects of Louisiana’s $3 billion-dollar coastal restoration project
5 months ago

Clashes arise over the economic effects of Louisiana’s $3 billion-dollar coastal restoration project

Associated Press  

NEW ORLEANS — Proponents of a nearly $3 billion project to restore part of southeast Louisiana’s rapidly vanishing coastline released a study Tuesday touting the expected economic benefits of its construction, even as the project faces pushback and litigation from communities who fear the environment and their livelihoods will be severely affected. The project is expected to spend around $1.6 …

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4 districts in Rajasthan set to become hubs of fennel production
6 months, 3 weeks ago

4 districts in Rajasthan set to become hubs of fennel production

The Hindu  

Four desert districts in Rajasthan, where farmers depend on saline water for irrigation, are set to emerge as hubs of fennel production following a three-year-long study that examined the yield of different varieties of the crop through drip irrigation with brackish water. ‘Remunerative option’ Drip irrigation with saline water could expand the area under fennel production and increase productivity to …

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Ecological disaster brewing inside Pulicat bird sanctuary
8 months ago

Ecological disaster brewing inside Pulicat bird sanctuary

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: Jaya, a traditional fisherwoman who earns her living picking prawns from the Pulicat lake, says the quality and quantum of shrimp availability is drastically declining. “Earlier, if I spent two hours in the water, I used to catch prawns worth Rs 200 to Rs 300, but now I am spending four hours to earn Rs 150 per day,” Jaya …

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New Mexico governor proposes $500M to treat fracking wastewater
11 months ago

New Mexico governor proposes $500M to treat fracking wastewater

Associated Press  

SANTA FE, N.M. — Environmental activists pushed back Monday against an initiative from the governor of New Mexico that would finance the treatment and recycling of oil-industry wastewater, warning that the plan relies on unproven technologies and might propel more water-intensive fracking for oil and natural gas. Michelle Lujan Grisham is seeking legislation and regulatory changes that would allow the …

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Water runs out at UN shelters in Gaza. Medics fear for patients as Israeli ground offensive looms
1 year, 2 months ago

Water runs out at UN shelters in Gaza. Medics fear for patients as Israeli ground offensive looms

The Independent  

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Water runs out at UN shelters in Gaza. Medics fear for patients as Israeli ground offensive looms
1 year, 2 months ago

Water runs out at UN shelters in Gaza. Medics fear for patients as Israeli ground offensive looms

Associated Press  

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip — Water has run out at U.N. shelters across Gaza as thousands packed into the courtyard of the besieged territory’s largest hospital as a refuge of last resort from a looming Israeli ground offensive and overwhelmed doctors struggled to care for patients they fear will die once generators run out of fuel. “The difference with this …

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A crabby affair: How a dish laden with butter and garlic gave birth to modern Indian seafood
1 year, 2 months ago

A crabby affair: How a dish laden with butter and garlic gave birth to modern Indian seafood

New Indian Express  

But crabs are not necessarily an affluent person’s meal not just in India but across the world. The tastiest Indian crabs are in fact the 'mud crabs' found in paddy fields, mangrove and brackish water basins. Chilika Lake in Odisha -- the second largest coastal lagoon in the world -- has some of the best crabs. The blue swimming, coral …

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Caught between the stars and the sea
1 year, 2 months ago

Caught between the stars and the sea

The Hindu  

Carrying a big bag on his shoulders and armed with a battery-operated torch, K. Sadasivam, 63, boards a State-run bus on the less travelled route between Sullurpeta and Rayadoruvu in Tirupati district of Andhra Pradesh. This is not an isolated experience but a recurring ordeal for nearly 20,000 residents of seven villages in Vakadu mandal surrounded by the Pulicat Lake …

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ICAR finds solution to control cattle produced greenhouse gas emissions
1 year, 3 months ago

ICAR finds solution to control cattle produced greenhouse gas emissions

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Methane gas emissions from livestock is one among the main contributors to the greenhouse effect that contributes to climate change, and India is taking steps to reduce livestock produced methane with the introduction of a feed supplement that cuts emissions of this gas by 30 to 50 per cent, deputy director general of Indian Council of Agricultural Research, Dr …

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Extinction Threat to Rare Irrawaddy dolphin at Chilika Lake
1 year, 3 months ago

Extinction Threat to Rare Irrawaddy dolphin at Chilika Lake

Deccan Chronicle  

BHUBANESWAR: The Irrawaddy dolphin, one of the major attractions of the Chilika Lake in Odisha, appears to be facing a serious threat to its existence, thanks to alleged apathetic attitude of the authorities check unregulated and illegal movement of mechanised boats in the water body. According to wildlife experts, the operators of merchandised boats often chase dolphins moving in flocks …

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Three dead in Connecticut and New York, post contacting rare-flesh-eating bacteria
1 year, 4 months ago

Three dead in Connecticut and New York, post contacting rare-flesh-eating bacteria

Hindustan Times  

At least three people have died in Connecticut and New York after contacting a rare-flesh eating bacteria, found in warm, brackish waters or in raw shellfish, confirmed officials on Wednesday. Officials from Connecticut and New York are advising people to be cautious before consuming raw oysters or being exposed to salty or brackish waters. New York Governor Kathy Hochul, echoed …

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A billion-dollar coastal project begins in Louisiana. Will it work as sea levels rise?
1 year, 4 months ago

A billion-dollar coastal project begins in Louisiana. Will it work as sea levels rise?

Associated Press  

NEW ORLEANS — Nearly $3 billion in settlement money from the BP Deepwater Horizon disaster that devastated the Gulf Coast and killed hundreds of thousands of marine animals is now funding a massive ecosystem restoration in southeastern Louisiana’s Plaquemines Parish. State coastal officials call it a first-of-its-kind project they are certain will work, even as climate change-induced rising sea levels …

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Odisha\'s Chilika Lake hosts 10.93 lakh migratory birds this winter
1 year, 11 months ago

Odisha\'s Chilika Lake hosts 10.93 lakh migratory birds this winter

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhubaneswar/Berhampur : Asia's largest brackish water lagoon, Chilika Lake in Odisha, has welcomed 10.93 lakh migratory birds this winter, 5.4 per cent more than last year, according to a survey. A total of 11,31,929 birds were recorded in the lake this year, of which 10.93 lakh are migratory birds. Apart from migratory birds, the survey spotted 38,880 local birds that …

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Stage set for rejuvenating Pulicat lake
2 years, 1 month ago

Stage set for rejuvenating Pulicat lake

Deccan Chronicle  

Nellore: Two decades after the idea arose to open sea mouths into the Pulicat lake to rejuvenate the nation’s second largest brackish water lake – the first being the Chilka Lake – the stage is set for the project’s implementation. Now, the Chennai-based Indomer Coastal Hydraulics Ltd is also conducting a survey for dredging operations to open the sea mouth …

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They used to call California ocean desalination a disaster. But water crisis brings new look
2 years, 1 month ago

They used to call California ocean desalination a disaster. But water crisis brings new look

LA Times  

For decades, environmentalists have decried ocean desalination as an ecological disaster, while cost-savvy water managers have thumbed their noses at desal’s lofty price tag. David Feldman, director of Water UCI at UC Irvine, said desalination could eventually provide “somewhere between 10% and half” of California’s potable water — with one caveat. “Before we can even estimate what percentage of California’s …

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Deadly Bacteria Cases Hit 12-Year High In Florida Following Hurricane Ian
2 years, 2 months ago

Deadly Bacteria Cases Hit 12-Year High In Florida Following Hurricane Ian

Huff Post  

Vibrio vulnificus is naturally occurring and lives in warm, brackish water. BSIP via Getty Images Hurricane Ian’s deluge of floodwater in Florida has fueled a 12-year high in infections from a deadly bacteria that spreads in warm, brackish water, according to state data. Vibrio vulnificus, a bacteria sometimes called “flesh-eating” for its life-threatening wound infections, caused 11 deaths among this …

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All eyes on Pulicat restoration project
2 years, 2 months ago

All eyes on Pulicat restoration project

The Hindu  

The continued neglect of Pulicat lake over several decades has cast a shadow not only on the livelihood of fishers depending on it for livelihood, but also on the arrival of migrant birds to this sanctuary. Inter-State conflict As water flow from the sea at the northern end dwindled, the fishermen started moving south during the March–June period, leading to …

State Tirupati Pulicat Water Lake
Illegal overfishing adds to concerns of fish stock depletion in Vembanad Lake
2 years, 2 months ago

Illegal overfishing adds to concerns of fish stock depletion in Vembanad Lake

The Hindu  

Scenes of fishermen pushing their country boats through Vembanad Lake and casting their nets wider on the water can be a perfect representation of countryside Kerala. An inquiry with the Fisheries department, however, suggests that the fish wealth in the brackish water system has been under severe stress due to predatory fishing. “Illegal fishing gears including nets of small mesh …

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