Arunkumar H G

#earthquake in Gurgaon!

What’s happening inside Sanjay Gandhi National Park needs to be on record. Adivasi padas are being demolished without surveys, without Forest Rights Act verification, and with basic services cut. Families who’ve lived here for generations are being labelled encroachers. Children are out of school. Electricity and transport have been stopped. This is not conservation. It’s displacement without due process. If the demolitions continue without following the law, people will have no option but to intensify democratic protest and seek legal remedies.

@JohnCleese did you see this John, all in the last week. Two train crashes in Spain after unusually extreme rainfall, a landslide in New Zealand buried people alive + killed two after record-breaking rain, Record rainfall in Victoria, Australia washed cars into the sea, cars washed away in Turkey, the coast of Sicily smashed to pieces by a cyclone, record-breaking temperatures in Australia and a record-breaking winter storm in the USA hitting now. And this is just a fraction of what’s been happening.

No, this isn't the Sumatra flood and landslide disaster. This is New Zealand. What is it going to take for people to wake up to climate change????

The ocean floor is slowly turning into a landfill For decades, most concern about ocean pollution has focused on floating plastic and waste washing up on beaches. However, scientists now warn that the largest buildup of debris is happening out of sight, deep beneath the ocean’s surface. A global review led by researchers at the University of Barcelona found that the seafloor is accumulating vast amounts of human-made waste, in some places at levels comparable to landfills. In the Strait of Messina, between Italy and Sicily, researchers documented over one million pieces of debris per square mile (around 400,000 per square kilometer), making it one of the most polluted seafloor regions ever recorded. Debris such as plastic bags, fishing nets, metal, glass, and discarded equipment does not simply sink straight down. Ocean currents, storms, and underwater canyons transport waste from coastlines into deep-sea basins thousands of feet below the surface. Plastics account for about 62% of seafloor litter and can travel long distances before settling. This is a global issue. Plastic has been discovered nearly 36,000 feet deep (about 10,900 meters) in the Mariana Trench, the deepest known point in the ocean. If current trends continue, scientists estimate the ocean could contain over 3 billion metric tons of waste within the next 30 years. The impact on marine life is severe. Nearly 700 marine species are affected by seafloor debris through entanglement, ingestion, or exposure to toxic chemicals. Abandoned fishing gear can continue trapping animals for decades, a process known as ghost fishing. Because this pollution occurs far from human view, it is often overlooked. But what sinks into the ocean does not vanish — it accumulates, persists, and alters ecosystems long after it disappears from sight. Read the study: “The quest for seafloor macrolitter: a critical review of background knowledge, current methods and future prospects.” Environmental Research Letters, 2021

Every day a new insanity. A mine cleared in virgin #Karnataka forest, opposed by the forest department, 99,000 trees will be cut

India lost 18 times more forest than it gained between 2015–2019 & Global Forest Watch proves India's rapidly depleting forest cover (essential to soak poisonous carbon), YET Govt to allow profiteering plantations within forests to finish the rest - thehindu.com/news/national/…

#BREAKING 🚨 Victorian premier Jacinta Allan has announced that a State of Disaster has been declared in 18 local government areas and one alpine resort. Australian Media still refuses to acknowledge climate change - That globally 2024 was the hottest year ever recorded on Earth. 2025 likely to be certified as one of the top three hottest years ever recorded. Local temperature and rainfall records continue to drop all over the world. Scientists warn of the collapse of human civilisation without urgent action.

And I thought I could no longer be shocked. We’re fucked.

A single mature tree can be 50, 80, even 100 years old—quietly building a world for birds, insects, fungi, and mammals. In minutes, modern machines erase decades of growth. What took nature a lifetime to create, we destroy in a heartbeat. 🌳💔

Since 1900, humans have cleared 1.1 billion hectares of forest. Forests clean our air, purify our water, and are vital in the fight to address the growing climate crisis. Keep forests standing. #ActOnClimate #climate #deforestation #climateaction #Nature Credit: Elena Doms via Linkedin and shared by @sophiakianni⁣⁣ ⁣⁣

Indonesia is razing its ancient forests In West Papua now - over 5 million acres to be destroyed Sumatra lost 4.4 million hectares of forest since 2001. Borneo Jungle over 33,000 hectares of rainforest, an area nearly half size of Singapore, obliterated in last 3 years alone

This man will destroy all of India in his pursuit of profit. No government has been so callous about our environment, whether it's Delhi toxic air or slaughtering forests, the Aravali or Great Nicobar.

80% chance one or all years between 2025 and 2029 will reach extreme global warming of 1.6-1.75 or even 1.75-2°C

If you do not speak up today .. This will be the result of #aravallihills tomorrow . #SaveAravalli

LastWeekend@SGB: 📚 A book launch, Resilience Decoded: What Every Parent Should Know About Teen Mental Health, by Dr Sujata Kelkar Shetty @DrSujWell 🌱 An artist talk, Seeds of Expression, by Arunkumar H G @arunkumarhg and Dayananda Nagaraju 🌿A workshop, Tales of Ragi, by artist Surekha @surekhasharada Join us next week for more programmes! For details and free registration, please visit the Programmes link in our bio or the URL calorie.scigalleryblr.org/programmes @JahnaviPhalkey

Artist Talk | Seeds of Expression Join two exhibiting artists of CALORIE, Dayananda Nagaraju and Arunkumar H G, as they dive deeper into their exhibits and explore how knowledge can be passed down through a seed, an integral aspect of both exhibits. 📆 25 October 2025, Saturday ⏰ 4pm–6pm 📍 Science Gallery Bengaluru For details and free registration, please visit the Programmes link in our bio or the URL calorie.scigalleryblr.org/programmes?p=s… @JahnaviPhalkey

@DKShivakumar ನಾಳೆಯ ನೀರಿಗೆ ಪಶ್ಚಿಮ ಘಟ್ಟಗಳನ್ನು ಉಳಿಸುವುದಕ್ಕೂ ಕೂಡ ನಾವೆಲ್ಲರೂ ಕೈ ಜೋಡಿಸಬೇಕು ಸರ್! #savewesternghats

'ನೀರಿದ್ದರೆ ನಾಳೆ' ನಮ್ಮ ಮುಂದಿನ ಪೀಳಿಗೆಯವರ ಭವಿಷ್ಯಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ನೀರನ್ನು ಸಂರಕ್ಷಿಸಲು ನಾವೆಲ್ಲರು ಕೈಜೋಡಿಸೋಣ!

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