India is facing a growing risk from expanding glacial lakes in the Himalayas, which have increased by 11% since 2011. Glacial melting due to climate change is raising the danger of Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs), threatening lives and infrastructure. An early warning system for high-risk lakes is being set up after recent GLOF disasters, such as the one in Sikkim in 2023.
India is winning the sustainable food game, topping the charts among G20 countries, according to the Living Planet Report. Shifting back to traditional eating habits could seriously cut down on environmental harm and help tackle climate change. Meanwhile, places like the U.S. and Australia aren’t doing so hot on the sustainability scale, showing that we all need to rethink our diets.
Key Points The Pantanal, the biggest tropical wetland out there, is burning up with wildfires. These fires are killing off tons of rare animals, including jaguars and giant anteaters. So far, more than 7,000 square miles of the wetland have been scorched, causing huge environmental damage. The Pantanal's rich biodiversity is in big trouble, with many species at risk of disappearing. This is the worst wildfire season Brazil has seen since they started keeping track in 1998. Conservationists and scientists are super…