World Environment Day: A planet to live for
Declarations of climate emergency had reached a crescendo, when the pandemic brought us all to a standstill. In the abrupt quiet, we heard the birdsong, and signs that a lesser human footprint could help the environment regenerate itself. But it can't be at the improbable cost of shutting down an intricate machinery of economies and human endeavour. On occasion of the World Environment Day, what then do we hope for this living planet to be?
Curated By: Madhu Kapparath
Major bleaching on the coral reefs of the Society Islands, French Polynesia. May 09, 2019
The world’s oceans have absorbed 90% of the excess heat generated by greenhouse gas emissions, leading to increased acidification, and loss of oxygen at great depths. The rate of ocean warming has doubled since 1993, triggering devastating storm surges, cyclone landfalls and depletion of fish stocks. It is also leading to large-scale coral bleaching, with massive ramifications as they support 25% of the marine ecosystem.
