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Faster disaster: climate change fuels ‘flash droughts’, intense downpours and storms

Faster disaster: climate change fuels ‘flash droughts’, intense downpours and storms

Leave a Comment / Climate Change, Environment, Global Warming, Information, research, Save Earth / By / September 13, 2023

The run of extreme weather events around the world seems to be never-ending. After the northern summer of extreme heat and disastrous fires, we’ve seen more exceptional autumn weather over Europe with record-breaking heat in the UK. Meanwhile, record-breaking rain and intense flash floods struck Greece before the same storm devastated Libya, with thousands dead. Almost 20% of Africa is …

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HD Hyundai to showcase green ship tech at global gas fair

HD Hyundai to showcase green ship tech at global gas fair

Leave a Comment / Brand, ChangeMaker, Eco-Friendly, Efforts, Environment, ESG, Innovation, sustainability / By / September 5, 2023

South Korea’s shipbuilding-to-energy conglomerate HD Hyundai Group said Monday it will showcase eco-friendly vessels, and seek cooperation with global ship registers and shippers in an upcoming world gas exhibition. HD Hyundai said it will display models of a liquefied natural gas carrier, a liquefied petroleum gas ship, a duel fuel engine as well as other …

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Air pollution shortening life spans by 5 years in Asia, study shows

Air pollution shortening life spans by 5 years in Asia, study shows

1 Comment / Climate Change, Environment, Global Warming, Health, Information, Pollution, research / By / September 1, 2023

Air pollution has been rapidly encroaching on the health and longevity of individuals, particularly in Asia. A startling study conducted by the Energy Policy Institute (EPIC) at the University of Chicago has provided alarming data that paints a grim picture: air pollution is reducing the life expectancy of people in some Asian countries by up …

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Karnataka's tier-2 cities staring at 40% jump in pollution

Karnataka’s tier-2 cities staring at 40% jump in pollution

Leave a Comment / Climate Change, Efforts, Environment, Pollution, Save Earth / By / August 28, 2023

Pratima Singh, senior research scientist, Air Quality, CSTEP, said the cities can avoid such a scenario and also reduce the current pollution levels if they adopt priority measures. Karnataka’s tier-2 cities are staring at a nearly 40 per cent increase in air pollution by 2030 due to non-implementation of measures to reduce emissions, a study …

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Climate change could bring year-round heat waves: UN researcher

Climate change could bring year-round heat waves: UN researcher

1 Comment / Climate Change, Environment, Global Warming, research, Save Earth / By / August 24, 2023

As Europe and other regions swelter, a UN researcher cautioned that climate change was enabling increasingly intense and long-lasting heat waves, which in some areas could soon begin to hit year-round. Extreme heat has dominated the headlines in recent weeks, from the current “heat dome” cooking much of Europe, to heat-fueled wildfires raging in Greece, …

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