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World Water Day puts the spotlight on water conservation

Water, water everywhere and not a drop to drink. This classic poem is slowly turning into a dark reality. And we are heading towards a future where even the abundance of water is not guaranteed anymore. Every year, since 1993 on March 22, we have been observing ‘World Water Day’ to highlight the depleting sources […]

By Bhadra Mahapatra

22 Mar 2023

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Positive climate news that rides on innovation

When it comes to saving our planet and making it better for the future generation, researchers and scientists have been trying to come up with innovative solutions everyday. In this episode, we have compiled some really fun and interesting news from around the world, that is helping people understand the complex issues of climate change, […]

By Bhadra Mahapatra

20 Mar 2023

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Plastic pollution cause of new disease in birds

Plastic has become more of a bane than boon over the decades. It has been one of the major contributors when it comes to choking the planet. Now it has also become a major concern for the avian species as according to a new research it was found wild birds have been consuming an inordinate […]

By Bhadra Mahapatra

16 Mar 2023

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39 of world’s 50 most polluted cities in India

India’s air quality may have improved a bit but a large number of cities continue to be in the top list of polluted cities across the world. On Tuesday, IQAir, a Swiss company, released its ‘World Air Quality Report’ which ranked India as the eighth most polluted country in 2022, indicating a drop from its […]

By Bhadra Mahapatra

14 Mar 2023

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Two lakh hospitalised in Thailand due to air pollution

Pollution has gripped Thailand and crippled the lives of people. Chiang Mai, a popular tourist city in the north, was declared the world’s second most polluted city according to reports. As per Thailand’s public health official, the PM2.5 level has been over 51 micrograms per cubic metre of air for more than three consecutive days […]

By Bhadra Mahapatra

13 Mar 2023

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UN report set to highlight how slow response to climate crisis risks catastrophic consequences

All action on the ‘Climate Change 2023: Synthesis Report’ to be released on March 20, will start this Monday, when the approval session begins for the new climate science report from the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). The panel will be headed by scientists and government representatives that will highlight the devastating reality and […]

By Bhadra Mahapatra

10 Mar 2023

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Meat, dairy and rice production threaten to push 1.5C target

Food is the most essential to our survival, and over the years it has become one of largest contributors to the greenhouse effect, a new study has found. According to the data, global food consumption alone could add nearly 1 °C to warming by 2100. The study, which was published in the journal Nature Climate Change, […]

By Bhadra Mahapatra

07 Mar 2023

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Climate change aggravating human-wildlife conflict, says study

The human-wildlife relationship has become strenuous over the decades. With growing human population, rapid development and shrinkage of natural habitat, the encounter between wild animals in man dominated areas has become inevitable. Now adding to the woes, scientists at the University of Washington have published research in the journal Nature Climate Change that states warming […]

By Bhadra Mahapatra

02 Mar 2023

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Climate positive news from around the world

A monthly wrap-up of the positive news on climate and environment that has made headlines around the world. From the ozone layer on the path of recovery to countries coming up with innovative solutions to fight climate change. We at LetMeBreathe have curated some of the most powerful stories about change, resilience, and hope.

By Bhadra Mahapatra

09 Feb 2023

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A library dedicated to climate literacy

Vijay Sehrawat, an environment documentary filmmaker, married his love for books and environment when he built Climate Justice Library in March 2022 in Delhi. It’s a first-of-its-kind library that is dedicated to creating awareness about climate change. “The idea of the library is to give people access to books on enhancing climate literacy regardless of […]

By Bhadra Mahapatra

31 Jan 2023

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EXPLAINER: What is El Nino and how does it affect us

What is EL Nino? El Niño is a climate pattern that describes the unusual warming of surface waters in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean. In the Pacific Ocean, during normal conditions, trade winds blow west along the equator. It takes warm water from South America towards Asia and replaces it. Then cold water rises from […]

By Bhadra Mahapatra

30 Jan 2023

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Elephants are key in restoring carbon balance, finds study

In a recent study done by researchers from Saint Louis University, elephants play a key role in creating forests that store more atmospheric carbon and maintain the biodiversity of forests in Africa. As per the study, if the already critically endangered elephants become extinct, the rainforest of central and west Africa, the second largest rainforest […]

By Bhadra Mahapatra

24 Jan 2023

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