Thunderstorms and lightning are the deadliest natural disasters in the Indian subcontinent. A better understanding of the regional and seasonal features of thunderstorm occurrences can provide valuable information on mitigating hazards in the region. The study demonstrated an improved method of understanding thunderstorm occurrences and thunder day (TD), an essential climate variable over the Indian region, using the total lig...

The recently extirpated Zanzibar leopard was the only known African leopard ( Panthera pardus spp.) population restricted exclusively to a major island habitat. Although its demise was driven through habitat change and conflict with humans, given its role as a keystone species for the Zanzibar Archipelago, its successful potential reintroduction might offer a means for helping preserve the natural biodiversity of its former ha...