Microplastic burden in Indian Ocean clearly measurable, says new study
The study revealed that, on average, 50 microplastic particles and fibers in one cubic meter of water were found in the near-surface water of the Indian Ocean
Denmark offers official apology for racist social experiment on Greenlanders
As part of a social experiment program in 1951, the Danish government sent 22 Inuit children from Greenland to Denmark. Many of them remained separated from their families, lost their mother tongue and struggled with identity issues, facing severe trauma throughout their lives
The Arctic is warming much faster than thought earlier
The new finding comes at a time when we have already witnessed permafrost declining which has impacted Indigenous villages, caused vanishing of summer sea ice, and resulted in water washing down Greenland’s ice sheets at a record amount
Trump’s whim of ‘buying’ Greenland draws widespread criticism
Real estate interests, instigated by the possibilities of mining, along with the strategic intent of averting Chinese domination in the Arctic region, has prompted the US to pay greater attention to Greenland
Winter rain in Greenland is melting its ice, raising fears about sea level rise
Recent satellite pictures revealed that almost 70 per cent of the contribution made by Greenland to sea level rise has come from melted water, and not ice
- Google employees lead sit-ins protesting company’s complicity in genocide
- Israeli tourists attack vigil in Cusco in support of Palestine
- During Red April, Brazil’s MST restates the importance of agrarian reform
- German authorities’ crackdown on Palestine Conference sparks widespread outrage
- As elections approach, India’s farmers count government’s broken promises
