Tag: environmental ethics
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Reflecting Sunlight Away from Earth: A Climate Safer or Riskier Path
Introduction: A controversial tool in the climate toolkit As global temperatures rise and climate impacts intensify, scientists and policymakers are revisiting a set of ideas that have long lived on the fringes of climate strategy: solar geoengineering. The core concept is to reflect a portion of sunlight away from Earth to cool the planet. While…
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Missing Galaxy Frogs: Photographers’ Footprint on Tiny Microhabitats
Overview: A Tiny Species in Peril The planet’s most enigmatic little amphibians, the endangered galaxy frogs (Melanobatrachus indicus), have vanished from several known microhabitats in a region famed for its delicate biodiversity. These fingertip-sized frogs, the sole members of their family, rely on microhabitats that form a thin, fragile veil between life and extinction. When…