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Researchers reveal smoke particles from wildfires can erode ozone layer
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Smoke from a wildfire may travel to great heights and linger there for up to a year. The protective ozone layer that shields the Earth from the sun's harmful UV rays while suspended there may be eroded by these particles, revealed a recent MIT study.
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Smoke particles from wildfires can erode ozone layer: Research
Updated : 3 years ago IST
A wildfire can send smoke into the stratosphere, where it can linger for up to a year. According to a new MIT study, these particles can cause chemical reactions that erode the protective ozone layer that protects the Earth from the sun's harmful ultraviolet radiation while suspended there.
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Poor air quality can affect pregnant women: Study
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
According to a study, poor air quality can affect pregnant women as it can lead to a number of adverse outcomes, including preterm birth.
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Study finds how blaze affected bacteria, fungi over time
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Researchers at UC Riverside have discovered small organisms that not only survive but flourish in the first year following a wildfire
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22 killed in Chile wildfires, say officials
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Interior Minister Carolina Toha confirmed during a news conference on Saturday that 22 people are dead.
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13 killed as wildfires rip through south-central Chile
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Partly due to climate change, wildfires have grown in scope, intensity and frequency as rising temperatures and drought heighten fire conditions around the world, resulting in explosive blazes in places like Chile, Algeria, France, Spain and the western United States.
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Throwback Tuesday: Remember when Himanshi Khurana, Shehnaaz Gill couldn't
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The entertainment industry is incomplete without some dramatic tussle between famous celebrities. Some of the fights go unnoticed while some create controversies that spread like a wildfire.
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COP27: Getting back to Net Zero; IMF lists 3 key priorities for climate mi
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
This year's COp27 summit will be even more crucial in the backdrop of several extreme weather events -- typhoons in Bangladesh, unprecedented floods in Pakistan, heatwaves in Europe, wildfires in North America, dry rivers in China, and droughts in Africa.
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Weather events have significant negative impact on skins: Study
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 20 (ANI): A new study has found that wildfires, and extreme heat events increase in frequency and severity which results in skin diseases.
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Land becomes more vulnerable to forest fires after cyclone: Research
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 14 (ANI): The strong winds and torrential rains that accompany a cyclone do tremendous damage to ecosystems, and this damage can make them more prone to future wildfires. As intense cyclones are projected to become more frequent worldwide, a team of researchers exami
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#Alifazalendssnowfall to 'Ali Fazal ends dandruff', the truth is revealed,
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 16 (ANI/Mediawire): When Bollywood star Ali Fazal announced, 'I desperately want to get rid of 'snowfall'' on social media, everyone got curious. What has happened? Why has Ali Fazal suddenly taken a dislike to the oh-so-romantic snowfall? Not only us, but eve
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Huge wildfire scorches tens of thousands of acres in Kazakhstan
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Nur-Sultan [Kazakhstan], September 4 (ANI/Sputnik): A huge forest fire has burned tens of thousands of acres in northern Kazakhstan, displacing almost 2,000 people, the head of the crisis management office said Saturday.
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