'Can you believe there are over 26,500 deaths linked to heatwave-driven ozone in 2024?'
A new study by IIT-Kharagpur warns that ozone pollution could significantly reduce agricultural yields in India, particularly impacting wheat, rice, and maize production. The study, published in the journal 'Environmental Research', highlights the vulnerability of major food crops to rising surface ozone levels, especially in the Indo-Gangetic Plain and Central India. The researchers call for effective emission reduction strategies to mitigate these risks and ensure global food security.
'If we want a better life, we have to treat nature better, and behave properly.' 'That's nature's message to us.'
'When there is a change in the wind speed or the stress exerted on the surface, it will change the ocean currents.'
