https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/cyclone-murasu-threatens-andhra-pradesh-days-after-arnab-leaves-seven-dead https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-11-02/22ocywvk/WhatsApp-Image-2026-11-02-at-11.03.12.jpeg Cyclone Murasu is likely to cross the south Andhra Pradesh coast between Nellore and Narsapur around midnight on November 2, with gusts up to 120 kmph. This map shows the observed track of the storm in black, the forecast path in red, along with wind distribution in the quadrant. downtoearth en 2026-11-02T06:48:46.315Z Cyclone Murasu threatens Andhra Pradesh days after Arnab leaves seven dead Climate Change, Natural Disasters, Disaster Management, coastal flooding, Bay Of Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, extreme rainfall, Extreme weather, India Meteorological Department (IMD), Cyclone landfall, cyclone arnab, Cyclone Murasu https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/lowland-insects-under-stress https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-10-30/pwwzxomx/32.jpg Kim Lea Holzmann, postdoctoral researcher at Department of Animal Ecology and Tropical Biology Biocenter, University of Würzburg, Germany downtoearth en 2026-11-02T06:01:21.920Z ‘Lowland insects under stress’ Climate Change https://www.downtoearth.org.in/natural-disasters/cyclone-arnab-aftermath-flood-hit-villages-in-odisha-face-drinking-water-crisis https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-11-01/p34edzeu/water-tanker.jpg Residents of Lingapur village in Odisha’s Gajapati district gather around a water tanker. Safedrinkingwater has become scarce in the aftermath of the floods. https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-11-01/pbqt7i6a/a-tube-well-is-being-disinfected-in-Gajapati-district.jpg A tube well is disinfected in Gajapati district as authorities work to restore safe drinking-water supplies. downtoearth en 2026-11-01T06:40:24.948Z Cyclone Arnab aftermath: Flood-hit villages in Odisha face drinking water crisis Natural Disasters, Natural Disasters, Climate disasters, Rural Water Supply, Ganjam, water contamination, Gajapati, Kandhamal, Odisha floods, cyclone arnab, Drinking Water Crisis, Special Relief Commissioner https://www.downtoearth.org.in/wildlife-biodiversity/odisha-begins-seven-month-fishing-ban-to-protect-olive-ridley-turtles https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-11-01/31io9lqz/Olive-Ridley-turtles.jpg Forest officials patrol the waters of Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary from an offshore turtle protection camp https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-11-01/vbu4mhem/a-Turtle-Excluder-Devise-fitted-fishing-net-in-a-trawler-PHOTO-BY-FOREST-DEPARTMENT.jpg A turtle excluder device (TED) is fitted into a fishing net to allow turtles caught in the net to escape.The Odisha forest department has made it compulsory for fishing trawlers to install the devices https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-11-01/73jdy86i/FILE-PHOTO-ARRIBADA-OF-TURTLES-PHOTO-FOREST-DEPT.jpg Gahirmatha beach, in Odisha’s Kendrapara district, is recognised as the world’s largest naturalnestingground for Olive Ridley sea turtles downtoearth en 2026-11-01T06:35:35.860Z Odisha begins seven-month fishing ban to protect Olive Ridley turtles Wildlife & Biodiversity, Gahirmatha marine sanctuary, Olive Ridley turtles, Odisha fishing ban 2026, seven-month fishing ban, Gahirmatha turtle nesting, Rushikulya beach, Olive Ridley mass nesting, arribada 2026, turtle conservationin Odisha, turtle excluder devices (TEDs) https://www.downtoearth.org.in/wildlife-biodiversity/yerevan-pathway-cop17-ends-with-decisions-on-50-agenda-items https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-11-01/jiylfdh1/Hambardzum-Matevosyan.jpg Celebrating the adoption of decisions on resource mobilization and the Global Review; (From left to right) COP17 President Hambardzum Matevosyan, Minister of Environment, Armenia; CBD Executive Secretary Astrid Schomaker; and Inger Andersen, Executive Director, UN Environment Programme https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-11-01/uf8kxxoe/CBDCOP17-5146.jpg Activists called for the conclusion of several outstanding decisions, including those on cooperation with other conventions and the global multilateral benefit-sharing mechanism under the Nagoya Protocol, which COP17 deferred to COP18 because of a lack of time downtoearth en 2026-11-01T06:27:36.608Z Yerevan Pathway: COP17 ends with decisions on 50 agenda items Wildlife & Biodiversity, Convention On Biological Diversity (CBD), biodiversity crisis, COP17, Yerevan Pathway, Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KMGBF),, Global biodiversity targets 2030 https://www.downtoearth.org.in/natural-disasters/bhutans-sintaphu-tsho-glof-why-scientific-assessment-must-translate-into-disaster-preparedness https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-10-31/g44h0t9l/The-Majestic-Lakes-of-Bhutan.jpg These lakes lie in the northernmost part of Bhutan and are formed by glacial meltwater accumulating behind moraines. Though visually striking, they pose a significant risk to downstream settlements: a glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF) could occur with little warning https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-10-31/pqz7c3sn/map.jpg downtoearth en 2026-10-31T16:04:08.464Z Bhutan’s Sintaphu Tsho GLOF: why scientific assessment must translate into disaster preparedness Natural Disasters, Climate Change, World, Bhutan, Lake, glacial lake, Bhutan’s Sintaphu Tsho GLOF, glacial meltwater