Marine heatwaves cause intense coral bleaching in Lakshadweep: Researchers

LS Polls Phase 1 Polling: West Bengal records highest turnout as polling ends | Oneindia News

Polling in 102 parliamentary seats across 21 states and Union Territories in the first phase of Lok Sabha Elections commenced at 7 am on April 19 and ended at 6 pm. Over 102 parliamentary constituencies in 21 states and union territories headed to the polling booth on Friday, including Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Jammu and Kashmir, Puducherry, Lakshadweep, and Andaman and Nicobar Islands. West Bengal recorded the highest turnout till 5 PM at 77.57 per cent, followed by Tripura at 76.10 per cent. Voter turnout in Assam stood at 70.77 per cent, while Manipur recorded a voter turnout of 68.58 per cent till 5 PM. #Phase1Voting #Phase1VotingEnds #ManipurPollViolence #ChhattisgarhPollViolence #LokSabhaElections2024 #Elections2024 ##loksabha2024electionkabhai #loksabha2024electionnews #loksabhaelection2024 #loksabhaelectionsexplained #loksabhaelection2024dateindiahindi #Oneindia #Oneindianews ~PR.152~ED.101~GR.125~HT.96~

Massive Solar Storm To Disrupt World Communication? 5 Key Things To Know About Today's Solar Flares

A magnificent display of auroras illuminated the skies over Russia, Ukraine, Germany, Slovenia, Britain, and various parts of Europe as the most powerful solar storm in over two decades struck Earth on Friday. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)'s Space Weather Prediction Center reported that the first of several coronal mass ejections (CMEs), characterised by expulsions of plasma and magnetic fields from the Sun, occurred just after 1600 GMT. #SolarStorm #NorthernLights #Europe #SpaceWeather #SolarActivity #AuroraBorealis #SolarFlares #GeomagneticStorm #SpaceExploration #SolarPhysics #SunActivity #Astronomy #SolarEvents #SolarParticles #AuroraWatching ~HT.97~PR.152~ED.194~

NOAA Issues Rare Warning Following Powerful Solar Event

NOAA Issues Rare , Warning Following Powerful , Solar Event. CBS reports that a severe G4 geomagnetic storm headed towards Earth has triggered a rare warning from NOAA officials for the first time in two decades. The warning comes following days of solar activity that sent several waves of plasma in Earth's direction along with powerful magnetic fields. G4 storms are the second-strongest type of geomagnetic storms and can cause widespread voltage problems. . NOAA warns that they can also cause some protective assets to "trip out key assets from the grid," as well as cause orientation problems for spacecraft. . If geomagnetic storms were hurricanes, 'severe' would be category 4. , Spaceweather.com, via CBS. The powerful G4 storm could also cause northern lights, or aurora borealis, to be seen in northern California and as far south as Alabama. In a May 9 press release, NOAA said that the solar event began on May 8, when a group of sunspots generated "several moderate to strong solar flares.". According to NASA, solar flares are explosions of radiation which are considered the strongest explosive events in the solar system. NOAA noted that the area, which produced the recent flares, is roughly 16 times the diameter of the Earth. The sunspots known as AR3664 measures about 124,000 miles across, and Space.com notes that it is one of the, "largest and most active sunspots seen this solar cycle." . According to NOAA, the geomagnetic storm is expected to hit Earth as early as midday on May 10 and continue through May 12

Coral Reefs Are Heading Toward the Worst Global Mass Bleaching on Record

Coral Reefs Are Heading Toward , the Worst Global Mass Bleaching on Record. According to U.S. government scientists, coral reefs are approaching a fourth global mass bleaching event caused by global heating. According to U.S. government scientists, coral reefs are approaching a fourth global mass bleaching event caused by global heating. The occurrence is expected "to be the most extensive on record," 'The Guardian' reports. . According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Coral Reef Watch. about 54% of ocean waters that contain coral reefs have endured enough heat stress to cause bleaching. The Great Barrier Reef, the largest coral reef system on the plant, also experienced "its most widespread heat stress event" ever this year, 'The Guardian' reports. . Currently, the record for the most widespread bleaching event took place between 2014 to 2017 with 56% of the ocean's coral reefs subjected to heat stress levels severe enough to cause bleaching. Dr. Derek Manzello, the Coral Reef Watch director, said that the current bleaching event is set to surpass that record soon... ... “because the percentage of reef areas experiencing bleaching-level heat stress has been increasing by roughly 1% per week.”. The bottom line is that as coral reefs experience more frequent and severe bleaching events, the time they have to recover is becoming shorter and shorter. , Dr. Derek Manzello, the Coral Reef Watch director, via 'The Guardian'. Current climate models suggest that every reef on planet Earth will experience severe, annual bleaching sometime between 2040 and 2050, Dr. Derek Manzello, the Coral Reef Watch director, via 'The Guardian'. Coral reefs "provide habitat to a quarter of all marine species" but are regarded as one of the most susceptible ecosystems to global warming, 'The Guardian' reports. . Coral reefs "provide habitat to a quarter of all marine species" but are regarded as one of the most susceptible ecosystems to global warming, 'The Guardian' reports.