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PCMDI Contributes to Successful ForceSMIP Hackathon
Historical changes in climate are principally driven by anthropogenic external forcings, such as aerosol and greenhouse gas emissions, and natural forcings, such as volcanic eruptions. Natural internal variability is superimposed on these “forced” changes in climate a... | <urn:uuid:c3d781de-6490-40b5-9060-95753b4438e1> | https://climatemodeling.science.energy.gov/news/advanced-techniques-help-decipher-past-climate-change | 1 | fineweb |
Top 10 Power Saving Techniques in Industry – Electrical Perspective
- Katherine D. Rodriguez
The term power saving refers to the ideas and methods that can be used to reduce the load on the system or the amount of energy delivered at the end of the shipment. This is done without affecting the quality of life. Power-sav... | <urn:uuid:856ea34f-be8e-43e8-aaf2-51ba62e28446> | https://energystoragedirect.com.au/top-10-power-saving-techniques-in-industry-electrical-perspective/ | 0.5348 | fineweb |
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Earlier this month, massive floods swept through Eastern Libya, nearly erasing the port city of Derma. The World Health Organization reports that roughly 4,000 people have died, while thousands more are still missing. And now, environmental scientists from the World Weather Attribution initiative are r... | <urn:uuid:9bdb9b92-499e-4123-a06f-b98938708a2d> | https://newsfinale.com/health/actress-arsema-thomas-joins-forces-with-bipoc-climate-activists-for-a-powerful-collaboration/ | 1 | fineweb |
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Power Quality in Bonaire
Bonaire is a small Caribbean island that is part of the Netherlands. The island has a population of around 20,000 people and... | <urn:uuid:a6eac3ee-90aa-4219-8c42-0d5a4080fc5f> | https://www.sinalda.com/world-voltages/caribbean/voltage-bonaire/ | 0.9998 | fineweb |
Why the U.N.’s ‘Code Red’ Climate Change Warning Is Already a Reality for Many
This year’s World Science Day for Peace and Development celebrates “Building Climate-Ready Communities.” As the threat of climate change intensifies, the need becomes all the more imperative to use scientific solutions to build sustainable s... | <urn:uuid:decea2ba-f909-482a-9a9e-4179d0ffeb3c> | https://www.wfpusa.org/articles/code-red-climate-warning-reality-for-many/ | 1 | fineweb |
Climate Change and Life's Little Luxuries Featured Signal of Change: SoC1100 July 2019
Although no one will have to suffer physical pain if products such as beer, wine, coffee, tea, and chocolate become more expensive, life might feel slightly less pleasurable if these simple luxuries become harder to buy. Because of c... | <urn:uuid:3d1a4ac8-1176-49d1-b2d0-4e95bf9af102> | https://strategicbusinessinsights.com/scan/featured/2019-07-SoC1100.shtml | 1 | fineweb |
It hopes to be ‘climate positive’ by 2030.
Many companies are pouring money into renewable energy, but how many can say they’re producing more than they need? IKEA thinks it will, at least. Its holding company Ingka revealed that IKEA will generate more renewable energy before the end of 2019 than the energy its stores... | <urn:uuid:633a788f-dbeb-4df3-87da-d16234d4eba4> | https://www.impactlab.com/tag/ikea/ | 1 | fineweb |
#Numbers, trauma and mental health
Unlike dyscalculia which originates in the brain, maths anxiety and low numeracy can be caused by traumatic learning experiences related to numbers. These experiences happen in school when we learn to understand and process numbers.
National Numeracy found that negative school maths e... | <urn:uuid:79a68273-4b7b-4fc3-9a11-da0cf570787d> | https://accessiblenumbers.com/research-with-people-with-dyscalculia | 0.9221 | fineweb |
It warns of irreversible damages but also offers solutions
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the climate science body of the United Nations, published the second instalment of its Sixth Assessment Report (AR6) February 28, 2022. It focuses on the effects of climate change on ecosystems and society.
... | <urn:uuid:ca91f01d-9557-40c5-99f6-6e699dd5035a> | https://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/climate-change/atlas-of-human-suffering-ipcc-report-stresses-on-interconnections-among-climate-biodiversity-well-being-81732 | 1 | fineweb |
One Earth’s Project Marketplace funds on-the-ground climate solutions that are key to solving the climate crisis through three pillars of collective action — renewable energy, nature conservation, and regenerative agriculture.
The Ellen DeGeneres Campus of the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund opened in northern Rwanda on Febru... | <urn:uuid:3bb5b5b7-1952-4882-9f7c-30df4e867eff> | https://www.oneearth.org/projects/protecting-gorillas-and-biodiversity-in-the-karisoke-sector-rwanda/ | 0.641 | fineweb |
Global warming is the phenomenon that is hitherto and is the umber one cause of the drastic climate changes around the world. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (EPIC), the largest driver of global warming is the emission of carbon dioxide from fossil fuel combustion, cement production and land ... | <urn:uuid:cdb0c28b-3eaa-4898-99ce-330f94f52f17> | https://graduateway.com/group-assignment-draft/ | 0.7548 | fineweb |
In 2022, July 28 is the day when we will overconsume our planet’s resources for the year. Known as Earth Overshoot Day, this date marks the moment when our collective demand for natural resources surpasses the planet’s capacity to supply those resources.
Every year, Earth Overshoot Day is calculated by the research org... | <urn:uuid:747951dc-dad4-4c73-a7aa-f63e04bcc11d> | https://www.diehl.com/metering/en/press-media/press-room/news/join-us-for-earth-overshoot-day/?sid=62 | 1 | fineweb |
Freshwater ecosystems are globally declining at an astronomical rate (MEA, 2005; Dudgeon et al. 2006). This holistic degradation of wetlands is triggered by unprecedented changes instigated by global climate crisis. A bouquet of factors is responsible for this phenomenon which includes anthropogenic driven landscape ch... | <urn:uuid:b9f86bcc-f775-4e4c-8560-49b8ccc282d6> | https://www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-577162/v1 | 0.9999 | fineweb |
Despite what is often repeated, global climate has long been suspected to change rapidly. Modern evidence suggests that at the end of the Younger Dryas there was a rapid series of temperature increases, including a 2 to 5 degree change that occurred in 1-3 years.
No-one really understands how these changes occur and wh... | <urn:uuid:b43b6099-b16d-48a9-b0d7-4a243aa543b5> | https://blog.gardeviance.org/2008/09/bad-news.html?m=0 | 0.9935 | fineweb |
|Formed||October 1, 2005|
|Dissipated||October 5, 2005|
|Category 1 hurricane|
|1-minute sustained (SSHWS/NWS)|
|Highest winds||80 mph (130 km/h)|
|Lowest pressure||977 mbar (hPa); 28.85 inHg|
|Damage||$3.96 billion (2005 USD)|
|Areas affected||Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador, Belize, Guatemala, Mexico|
Pa... | <urn:uuid:b25da1bc-38fa-4dff-aeff-ad3381b7a06e> | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Stan | 1 | fineweb |
VICTORIA – Farmers and ranchers in British Columbia are receiving support under the Regional Extension Program so they can continue to produce food in a changing climate.
Lawrence MacAulay, federal Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food said, “Investments in programs such as the Regional Extension Program will help ensu... | <urn:uuid:5eb1377d-d8b9-4a2e-9b77-ef3fb2a7dc8f> | https://energi.media/news/canadian-bc-governments-help-farmers-mitigate-adapt-to-climate-change/ | 1 | fineweb |
The olive trees at Green Gold Olive Oil Company’s Finca Fuensantilla in Beas del Segura, Spain, have been hit by record temperatures and lack of rainfall this year. (Alfredo Cáliz/Panos/Redux on CNN)
Nearly a century ago, Manuel Heredia Jarcon’s grandparents planted olive trees in their 1,200-acre orchard in Andalusia,... | <urn:uuid:a0ad87ac-b0f5-4042-a579-4652778769c3> | https://viralnewsmagazine.com/2022/09/09/worlds-olive-oil-supply-threatened-by-worst-drought-in-living-memory/ | 0.9872 | fineweb |
Following are some of the studies funded by BOEM to collect information about the marine environment to support decisions concerning offshore renewable energy development.
- Offshore Wind Impacts on Oceanographic Processes: North Carolina to New York
- Wildlife and Offshore Wind (WOW): A Systems Approach to Research an... | <urn:uuid:748075c6-ee13-4d62-b3fa-0209058ac161> | https://www.boem.gov/renewable-energy/state-activities/environmental-studies-delaware | 0.8498 | fineweb |
Agriculture is regarded as the world’s oldest profession, a vital transition in human history dating back millennia and the foundation for the complex societies, technologies, and economies of today. The agriculture sector embodies innovation, adaption, and perseverance, undergoing remarkable developments when faced by... | <urn:uuid:49bf475e-7d00-4f18-9e59-7ae046529115> | https://www.goodfellow.com/it/sectors/agriculture | 0.7308 | fineweb |
What comes to your mind when you think of pollution? Thick black oil smeared on clean ice? Small piping shorebirds strangled by old plastic? According to the Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Union (NABU), you should be thinking of something entirely different - cruise ships.
NABU recently singled out AIDA and TUI, ... | <urn:uuid:16be804f-6adc-4043-9df9-787dc7ebc770> | https://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/600/421/177/ | 0.8303 | fineweb |
Climate change has California’s birds on the move, but not in the usual direction or at the same pace, a new study has found. Research suggests that warming temperatures and changing precipitation patterns will cause bird species distributions to shift independently, resulting in new bird “communities” appearing in up ... | <urn:uuid:658d01bc-5f87-4520-8253-c864c9ea65b4> | http://ww2.kqed.org/climatewatch/2009/09/01/major-shifts-in-california-bird-movements/ | 0.9993 | fineweb |
What is Circular Economy?
Did you know that Canada ranks #8 on the list of most wasteful countries in the world? That’s right, even though we seem environmentally friendly, our nation produces more waste per capita than South Korea, Denmark, and even the United States!
Canada produces over 25 million tonnes of waste ev... | <urn:uuid:c27e3177-c135-47e1-b83c-07f25d172906> | https://effydesk.com/en-us/blogs/news/what-is-circular-economy | 0.9133 | fineweb |
SCOPE The RSES embraces many factors which determine quality of life, including:
• Preserving and protecting the environment, its amenities and landscape qualities; • Transportation, water services, energy and communications networks, and waste management facilities; • Addressing climate change; • Promoting sustainable... | <urn:uuid:86fbc5d6-f4bf-40a8-8280-3c8a47cf8e28> | https://online.flippingbook.com/view/106862236/7/ | 0.9976 | fineweb |
Temperatures are reaching highs of 119 degrees in Phoenix, and nightfall is bringing little to no relief.
Phoenix is breaking records at night with a 10 day streak of low temperatures in the 90s.
Overnight temperatures, experts say, can be dangerous. They don't give people living without air conditioning a break from t... | <urn:uuid:5b3c1ef1-aaa5-4f98-8bca-56b62e1a68f7> | https://www.kxlf.com/nights-aren-t-bringing-relief-from-the-heat-in-phoenix | 1 | fineweb |
Ever wonder what's happening across the immense blue vastness of our world's oceans? Want to hear about the latest research in topics such as marine biology, coastal oceanography, seismology, and climate science?
If so, then Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), and the ... | <urn:uuid:8f420a43-fe1e-4712-ba44-39c0aef71151> | https://scripps.ucsd.edu/news/leading-scripps-scientists-bring-frontiers-oceanography-public | 0.9999 | fineweb |
Local groups in England, Wales and Northern Ireland call on councils to keep their communities ‘frack-free’.
Saturday, October 19, residents joined forces with people in more than 60 areas of the UK, to ask their council to swear not to allow fracking locally.
Friends of the Earth local groups set up an oversized swear... | <urn:uuid:ff2ee373-1938-4fee-a2ed-dddfbb4cd417> | https://www.foei.org/fracking-is-a-dirty-word-the-global-frackdown-with-friends-of-the-earth-england-wales-and-northern-ireland/ | 1 | fineweb |
Recent research demonstrates the difficulties that federal systems of government may present for international treaty formation, a prime example being legally binding treaties aimed at harnessing global forests to regulate climate change. Some federal constitutions, such as the U.S. and Canadian constitutions, grant su... | <urn:uuid:4026f53b-a76c-4dac-8afd-2057676ffe49> | https://digitalcommons.lib.uconn.edu/law_review/147/ | 1 | fineweb |
The Faroe Islands are aiming for complete sustainable energy supply by creating a smart and innovative micro-grid
Far from continental Europe and surrounded by a vast sea, the Faroe Islands lie in the middle of the North Atlantic between Iceland and Norway. Such a remote location poses many challenges when it comes to ... | <urn:uuid:b0a6d913-e171-4738-91a3-ed692cce08bf> | https://man-es.com/discover/shining-a-light-on-a-smart-island | 0.9967 | fineweb |
March 28, 2022 – Decarbonizing the world’s energy systems is an essential pillar of the global response to climate change. Gas flaring, the 160-year-old practice of burning the natural gas associated with oil extraction, and the related methane emissions represent as much as 12 percent of the greenhouse gases released ... | <urn:uuid:ba1cbf03-1775-4136-8a10-431b15ecb047> | https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/gasflaringreduction/publication/financing-solutions-to-reduce-natural-gas-flaring-and-methane-emissions | 0.9986 | fineweb |
NASA Helps Keep Tabs On Western Water
Thomas Painter, research scientist, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
BY ERIK HELLING -- An aircraft created by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratoryand outfitted with state-of-the-art sensors is providing the first comprehensive maps of the snowpack that provides water to the western United St... | <urn:uuid:75128d65-9031-4115-8993-79a37e93d38a> | https://knpr.org/show/knprs-state-of-nevada/2013-07-25/nasa-helps-keep-tabs-on-western-water | 0.6091 | fineweb |
Residential students at the University of Connecticut have the opportunity this month to compete in the EcoMadness initiative, an annual, month-long competition between students living in residence halls to improve their water and energy usage as well as recycling habits. The aim of EcoMadness is to help students “adop... | <urn:uuid:122e7246-2325-47bb-bb6c-26c055bb5a68> | https://dailycampus.com/2022/10/28/editorial-greenwashing-wont-solve-the-climate-crisis/ | 1 | fineweb |
I was first introduced to the idea of climate change and global warming back in 2006 when Al Gore’s An Inconvenient Truth was plastered on every billboard imaginable. As a thirteen-year-old, I was woefully unaware of how much our species was polluting our atmosphere and oceans. What stuck with me the most was how dire ... | <urn:uuid:e0897a7a-07f7-4d55-8e47-fff014b2c2d5> | https://giveme-5.org/growing-up-in-a-world-of-climate-change/ | 1 | fineweb |
As more and more people travel the world, the impact on the environment becomes increasingly significant. However, sustainable tourism offers a way to travel while minimizing our impact on the environment and supporting local communities. In this article, we will explore the concept of sustainable tourism, its benefits... | <urn:uuid:3ea45ac6-c38b-4aaa-a85a-36d6b21b4211> | https://cyberwandering.com/sustainable-tourism/ | 1 | fineweb |
Diving into the history and culture of a country as diverse and captivating as Bangladesh can seem daunting. Full of breathtaking landscapes, it is home to the world’s largest river delta – The Sundarbans.
This article will make your journey easier by revealing ten intriguing facts about this South Asian gem that you p... | <urn:uuid:ffc62a1e-5c00-44c0-9713-015a3694afde> | https://www.chiamhuiy.com/facts-about-bangladesh/ | 0.7191 | fineweb |
Detailed in a paper in The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST; Gaithersburg, MD) have developed a cavity ringdown spectroscopy (CRDS) instrument that can measure how much of the carbon in many carbon-containing materials was derived from fossil ... | <urn:uuid:2fc273e7-7556-40d0-bd6a-4f5e01c34ca5> | https://www.laserfocusworld.com/test-measurement/spectroscopy/article/16569342/nist-lowcost-cavity-ringdown-spectrometer-analyzes-fossil-fuel-emissions | 0.9939 | fineweb |
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The US Department of Energy has allocated $45 million for point-source carbon capture and storage projects.
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $45 million in funding for 12 projects to advance point-source carbon capture and storage technologies. These projects aim to capture at least 95% o... | <urn:uuid:a34a98a3-8cb3-40e8-9ba6-3d5cefe2f1f9> | https://www.turbomachinerymag.com/view/us-doe-funding-12-new-carbon-capture-projects | 1 | fineweb |
The Cochin solar city master plan is a comprehensive document detailing city’s present energy consumption in various sectors, energy demand forecasting and sector wise action plan for integrating renewable energy and energy efficiency measures in different activities. It begins with the introductory city profiles which... | <urn:uuid:120eff3c-1a09-4797-b633-97d7ef047fa1> | https://southasia.iclei.org/news/cochin-releases-its-solar-city-master-plan/ | 0.6654 | fineweb |
It has been documented several times that the indoor climate in Danish primary schools is poor. Most recently, in the Masseeksperiment 2021, where students from 1,195 classes together with researchers from DTU's International Centre for Indoor Climate and Energy collected data about their indoor climate, and the result... | <urn:uuid:5c791c3c-165e-4ad3-9d8d-45e4301aa358> | https://www.dtu.dk/english/news/all-news/godt-indeklima-starter-med-data?id=757f6e85-bee1-4315-abe3-0642c832b6a2 | 1 | fineweb |
Devastating locust plague has hit East Africa, with swarms of insects covering an area the size of Moscow. In desperation towards this pest, farmers and police in countries like Kenya and Ethiopia are using every tool available, ranging from pesticides to flamethrowers and even machine guns. Their desperation is real a... | <urn:uuid:d528cc22-9dde-451a-b0f8-3587f8f1356f> | https://consumerchoicecenter.org/east-africas-locust-plague-shows-we-need-an-honest-conversation-about-pesticides/ | 0.5561 | fineweb |
The 22nd Session of the Conference of Parties COP22 will determine what action needs to be taken to combat climate change once the Paris Agreement comes into effect. The conference, which is under way in Morocco, will be crucial in helping African countries manage the effects of climate change. The Conversation Africa’... | <urn:uuid:f2e3478e-0912-41c1-a9bf-b8db88a7a8fd> | https://greenerideal.com/news/cop22-africa-support-for-adaptation-plans/ | 1 | fineweb |
The time to act is now
The work of avoiding climate disaster requires urgency. That is why OPHARDT Hygiene is committing to becoming climate neutral by 2045. This goal applies to both direct emissions from sources owned and controlled by OPHARDT (also known as Scope 1 emissions) as well as indirect emissions in the for... | <urn:uuid:ae4fe932-a005-488a-b50d-dd031cdde168> | https://news.ophardt.com/en/climate-neutral-by-2045 | 1 | fineweb |
High levels of air pollution forced travel restrictions around Paris on Monday, but some relief is on the way.
The dry conditions in California have only worsened winter haze, so regulators are implementing burn bans to prevent soot from accumulating.
A Chinese man in a northern city is suing the government for the cho... | <urn:uuid:40eb0fba-3c17-4d2f-b51b-1e9fa8e9a0bc> | https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/pollution/page/8 | 0.9999 | fineweb |
Global temperature is increasing, especially over northern lands (>50° N), owing to positive feedbacks1. As this increase is most pronounced in winter, temperature seasonality (ST)‚Äîconventionally defined as the difference between summer and winter temperatures‚Äîis diminishing over time2, a phenomenon that is analogo... | <urn:uuid:2606cae7-4a78-44c1-9560-003948010f36> | https://akcasc.org/research-pubs/diminishing-seasonality-over-northerly-lands-nature-climate-change/ | 0.9996 | fineweb |
After two weeks of sustained protesting at the US White House against the Keystone XL pipeline, with 1,252 people arrested, civil disobedience has now spread to Canada, home of the tar sands. Yesterday, around 500 people protested in Ottawa against Canada’s controversial tar sands; 117 were arrested as they purposefull... | <urn:uuid:dcc09aec-1e97-4e48-b9f1-fd654349f527> | https://news.mongabay.com/2011/09/over-100-arrested-as-tar-sands-civil-disobedience-spreads-to-canada/ | 1 | fineweb |
Biofuels are becoming increasingly important in sustainable energy and climate policy. Apart from their significant potential to replace fossil fuels, they also harbour high CO2 reduction potential. Consideration of their CO2 efficiency should not be limited to the raw materials and products – instead the entire produc... | <urn:uuid:7704ce47-58b1-43a0-bd71-1d77c7077871> | https://www.verbio.de/en/sustainability/sustainable-biofuels/ | 0.987 | fineweb |
NASA Earth Observing System (EOS) Program began circa 1986. The director of the Earth Observing Directorate at NASA, Shelby Tilford, wanted to make a series of satellites to observe the whole world several times a day with high accuracy. The three satellites were EOS Terra (to observe the surface), EOS Aura (to observe... | <urn:uuid:d90912dc-9c82-4d1d-8ae7-846c38bcfe94> | https://airs.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/airs-project-instrument-suite/eos-aqua-satellite/ | 0.5961 | fineweb |
By Justin Mikulka • Thursday, January 14, 2021 – 06:12
This article was published by Desmog
t seems like nearly every day another hopeful article touts the potential of using hydrogen as a fuel to tackle climate change. What’s known as “green hydrogen” — which relies on renewable power for production — is getting the b... | <urn:uuid:b3160f7d-e6a9-4cbf-913a-0be237957dd6> | http://wiseresponse.org.nz/2021/04/07/decoding-the-hype-behind-the-natural-gas-industrys-hydrogen-push/ | 0.9994 | fineweb |
Waste management services play a crucial role in our local communities, offering several benefits that contribute to a cleaner and healthier environment. In Australia, effective waste management has become a critical issue for communities and businesses alike. With the growing concern for environmental sustainability, ... | <urn:uuid:e536314c-25c8-47ec-a55d-ee67736f9473> | https://www.solo.com.au/blog/the-benefits-of-effective-waste-management-on-the-environment-and-in-our-communities/ | 0.9998 | fineweb |
Groundwater is the most important drinking water resource worldwide and the way it is handled in the future will be critical to feeding the global population as it affects both food production and drinking water supplies. “Nearly half of global agricultural irrigation feeds on groundwater. But in many parts of the worl... | <urn:uuid:2fb44088-5c03-4a29-a4e1-fb9b7f5598c0> | https://www.isoe.de/en/news/the-value-of-groundwater/ | 0.9141 | fineweb |
- Scientists described 380 new-to-science species from the Greater Mekong region of Southeast Asia between 2021 and 2022.
- Researchers working in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam identified 290 plant, 19 fish, 24 amphibian, 46 reptile and one mammal species, including a thick-thumbed bat, a color-changing... | <urn:uuid:0e55e75e-9a7d-47f6-ad75-084c18d3ccbd> | https://news.mongabay.com/2023/05/greater-mekong-proves-an-ark-of-biodiversity-with-380-new-species-in-a-year/ | 0.6082 | fineweb |
As more people become aware of the impact of their consumption on the planet, there has been a growing interest in sustainable fabrics. One such fabric that has been gaining popularity in recent years is bamboo. Bamboo fabrics are not only soft, breathable, and hypoallergenic but also eco-friendly and sustainable. In t... | <urn:uuid:3d8ef568-5657-482d-8240-8cbb74d28494> | https://bamboolittle.com/blogs/news/sustainable-fabric-bamboo | 0.9999 | fineweb |
Permafrost conditions in the Mediterranean region since the Last Glaciation
Please visit https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/kip_articles/3940 to view this article.
The relatively warm climate conditions prevailing today in the Mediterranean region limit cold geomorphological processes only to the highest mountain environme... | <urn:uuid:4d23d99d-157d-44e0-9b94-10ddae29ec11> | https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/kip_articles/4124/ | 0.9894 | fineweb |
The Amazon is not known as “the lungs of the planet” with its half of the world’s species of plants and animals living in this region. Also about a million indigenous people live in that region.
But nevertheless these facts the deforestation in Brazil continues and is in fact rising. It doesn’t help that the leaders of... | <urn:uuid:72e90466-7602-4559-accd-bd4198954982> | https://thinking-kids.com/en/world-largest-protected-area-in-the-amazon-rainforest/ | 0.9959 | fineweb |
Timarpur waste management company in Delhi set to revive plant
almost 16 years after the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (mcd) shut down its waste-to-energy power plant at Timarpur, the Timarpur Waste Management Company Private Limited (twmcpl), a subsidiary of the Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services (il&fs), ... | <urn:uuid:7bd245d8-70dc-4bcd-abd4-b9403dd22e4b> | http://indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/content/29311/timarpur-waste-management-company-in-delhi-set-to-revive-plant/ | 0.977 | fineweb |
Amazon deforestation information can now be viewed on the ((o))eco data and maps platform. Raw data are also available for download.
January 21, 2022
Blocks such as the European Union should expand restrictions on purchases associated with deforestation and other impacts in tropical countries.
February 18, 2022
Deter's... | <urn:uuid:6ca55163-c351-46fd-b8b7-16005f668658> | https://infoamazonia.org/en/2012/10/11/infoamazonia-dados-do-desmatamento-em-setembro-estao-disponiveis/ | 1 | fineweb |
The falling price of lithium-ion packs could help the global need for 150GW of energy storage to be realised by 2030 as utilities, governments and even householders begin to embrace the technology.
A report by market intelligence firm S&P Global states the gradual uptake of energy storage system could be down partly fr... | <urn:uuid:e5d70b5f-1212-423e-8d15-e3665721d964> | https://www.bestmag.co.uk/falling-lithium-ion-pack-prices-could-lead-global-uptake-energy-storage-systems/ | 0.978 | fineweb |
The energy crisis is fuelling an acceleration of the rollout of renewable power, raising hopes for efforts to meet ambitious targets against global warming, the International Energy Agency said Tuesday.
Total renewables capacity worldwide is set to almost double in the next five years and overtake coal as the largest s... | <urn:uuid:4d6322e6-ee22-4ec3-a4cf-a8f80553a371> | https://www.zawya.com/en/wealth/sustainability/energy-crisis-fuels-renewables-boom-iea-uejrfs9m | 0.9983 | fineweb |
Data from: Demographic traits improve predictions of spatiotemporal changes in community resilience to drought
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Paniw, Maria; de la Riva, Enrique; Lloret, Francisco (2021). Data from: Demographic traits improve predictions of spatiotemporal changes in community resilience to drought [Dataset]. Dryad. h... | <urn:uuid:aa06eacf-51ae-40b7-89da-36edbc78c396> | https://datadryad.org:443/stash/dataset/doi:10.5061/dryad.xwdbrv1cn | 0.9002 | fineweb |
ustainable water and energy management has become a critical priority for businesses across the globe. Not only does resource efficiency contribute to environmental conservation and mitigate the impact of climate change, it also plays a significant role in determining a company's ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governa... | <urn:uuid:4725a520-f0a5-4542-b9fa-73238f09d030> | https://about.tablecloth.io/posts/5-steps-to-improving-water-energy-use-a-guide-for-sustainable-businesses | 0.9617 | fineweb |
FEBA and PEDRR Launch "Promoting Nature-based Solutions in the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework"
Photo: FEBA and PEDRR
The role of healthy and resilient ecosystems in providing benefits to people is recognised not only under the CBD, but in various other major policy frameworks, such as the 2030 Agenda for Susta... | <urn:uuid:70327369-90d8-482f-800b-63e776a865a7> | https://www.iucn.org/fr/node/17931 | 0.9328 | fineweb |
Sugar has long made the headlines around the world. Feared by some, craved by most and misunderstood by many, sugar comes in a number of forms, the best known of which is sucrose or table sugar. However, no matter what form it takes, it is one of the most important commodities in the lives of the vast majority of Europ... | <urn:uuid:a53c97da-9550-46ec-96d1-d42e81820c61> | https://www.temp.sugarcane.org/blog/sustainability-of-sugarcane-production/ | 0.6469 | fineweb |
July 27, 2018 at 5:00 am ET
These are exciting times for energy production in the United States.
Almost every week, we hear about new developments in renewable energy, electric vehicles and natural gas production. Much will hinge, though, on the storage capacity needed for wind and solar installations. And there’s also... | <urn:uuid:286704bd-9236-4716-81f6-0d3f5b6c9e19> | https://morningconsult.com/opinions/coal-still-proving-necessary-even-high-tech-age/ | 0.6249 | fineweb |
In a world where environmental consciousness is on the rise, individuals are increasingly seeking sustainable alternatives in various aspects of their lives. One such area is the choice of engagement rings, where lab-created diamonds are gaining popularity for their environmental advantages.
While traditional diamond r... | <urn:uuid:5337826b-e2c6-495d-b6b1-e210e664a5af> | https://butterflylabs.com/benefits-of-choosing-lab-created-engagement-rings/ | 0.9985 | fineweb |
June 30 2018
June 30 2018
Antarctic melting, the Pope does the math, 30 years after Hansen’s warning, support for the Kigali amendment
The Washington Post reports on a recent a study that concludes the rate of ice melt in Antarctica has tripled over the past decade and is now raising sea levels half a millimeter each y... | <urn:uuid:506528a3-5dcb-416e-affc-a3a5fdc54c9d> | http://andrewgunther.com/june-30-2018/ | 0.9993 | fineweb |
According to Ethiopia Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) 2022, the country has been experiencing one of the most severe La Niña- induced droughts in the last decade following the fifth consecutive failed rainy season since late 2020. The areas most affected are Afar, Oromia, SNNP, Somali, and Southwest regions. This prol... | <urn:uuid:9eabdf1e-5670-4e55-a1dd-ed1afc333024> | https://harareherald.com/echo-supports-wash-services-in-response-to-the-cholera-outbreak-in-ethiopia/ | 0.9186 | fineweb |
One thing to keep in mind is that planet temperature doesn't follow a neat equation when an atmosphere is involved. Without an atmosphere, it's pretty straight forward and there's even an equation for it. See here, or here.
Note, the first link above has an error in it. It says Venus' clouds block 10% of the sun. I thi... | <urn:uuid:cab5211d-13bd-4e77-90f9-6ab969369d4a> | https://astronomy.stackexchange.com/questions/32710/what-if-the-atmosphere-of-titan-were-like-the-one-on-venus | 0.9991 | fineweb |
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Liana diversity and the future of tropical forests
Campbell M.J.; Magrach A; Laurance W.F.
Biodiversity of lianas (ed. N. Parthasarathy)
Lianas contribute substantially to the total species richness of tropical\r\nforests accounting for up to a quarter of the woody plant diversity. However liana diversity i... | <urn:uuid:e28ca28c-c3e1-46d3-a163-ff7f972325eb> | https://fr.lianaecologyproject.com/articledb/liana-diversity-and-the-future-of-tropical-forests | 1 | fineweb |
Large swathes of Australia have been in drought for several years, continually resulting in difficult farming conditions and increasing instances of bushfires across the country. To better deal with Australia's dry climate, the Australian National University (ANU) has developed a new method of predicting droughts and b... | <urn:uuid:629c3be4-e732-4b20-85e2-4590315cd78a> | https://www.zdnet.com/article/anu-applies-space-tech-to-predict-future-droughts-and-bushfires/ | 0.5842 | fineweb |
January 2020 saw the Bank of International Settlements (BIS) introduce a new risk into the lexicon when they used the term “Green Swan” to describe climate change risks that are potentially extremely financially disruptive events that could be behind the next systemic financial crisis.
“Green swans or ‘climate black sw... | <urn:uuid:a3728a0a-7977-4938-9766-24ed5ea4cb23> | https://inconsult.com.au/publication/climate-risk-get-ready-for-green-swan-events/ | 1 | fineweb |
Brazil. Under right wing president Jair Bolsonaro, the rate of deforestation in the Amazon rainforest has skyrocketed. In the month of June this year, when compared with the same month in 2018, the country saw a deforestation increase of 88%.
Recently no less than 8 former environmental ministers of different political... | <urn:uuid:99afe574-331b-48dc-bec2-6f87fec4e692> | https://www.slowfood.com/alarming-rates-of-amazonian-deforestation/ | 1 | fineweb |
Growing Concerns Regarding Climate Change Call For Alternative Energy Solutions
It’s not just the smokestacks from factories and exhaust fumes from cars. The energy produced for our own homes also contributes to greenhouse gas emissions just the same. Switching to alternative solar energy sources for our day-to-day liv... | <urn:uuid:c0a8654b-1432-481c-80e6-9ef0b6a36b4f> | https://www.yellowlite.com/resources/environmental-impact/ | 1 | fineweb |
The growth of Arctic sea ice this winter recorded the lowest maximum level on record, prompting fears of faster climate change than previously expected. Unusually warm temperatures were said to be responsible for the shrinkage.
According to the National Snow and Ice Data Center, ice covered a maximum of 5.607 million s... | <urn:uuid:18d8d8c1-64b1-418b-adfb-2a1c5504db0f> | https://en.mercopress.com/2016/04/04/arctic-sea-ice-recorded-its-lowest-maximum-level-on-record | 1 | fineweb |
The footprint of wildfires across America grows nearly every year. Global warming’s effect on drought has been blamed as the primary cause. Even climate change deniers have not come up with a better reason.
This year has been particularly brutal as wildfires have burned hundreds of square miles of land. People have bee... | <urn:uuid:ad0969ac-87d7-4a78-a3e2-412e02647a96> | https://247wallst.com/housing/2022/09/09/2-million-homes-at-risk-of-wildfire-damage/ | 1 | fineweb |
It’s time to get the paddling pool out and the BBQ ready – summer is here and the weather is hotting up.
As we enter June we have enjoyed a sunny spell of weather, leading many to wonder if a heatwave could be on the horizon.
The heatwave of 2022 may feel like a distant memory after the UK was hit by record-breaking te... | <urn:uuid:cda9466e-c497-419d-b095-f2bac682da88> | https://metro.co.uk/2023/06/07/will-there-be-a-heatwave-in-june-2023-latest-weather-forecast-predictions-18909032/?ico=more_text_links | 0.7572 | fineweb |
Meghan Boudreau is on a mission to combat one of the planet’s biggest polluters: the fashion and textile industry.
A digital content creator, Boudreau uses her Instagram account to advocate for change and urging along Ottawa millennials looking to be more sustainable and ethical consumers.
“Living in such a heavily inf... | <urn:uuid:a504fa91-1ef2-4f9d-b5c0-18d075c42cc6> | https://capitalcurrent.ca/vogue-gone-rogue-activists-fighting-fast-fashion-as-a-way-to-combat-climate-change/ | 0.9917 | fineweb |
Despite the climate system’s complexity, we understand a great deal about the basic mechanisms, including e.g. the importance of the greenhouse effect in governing the global average temperature. We know that the climate is changing at a pace that’s much faster than in the geological record, we know from many different... | <urn:uuid:0f2edd6a-f281-4427-bc3d-f8ec9817ba73> | https://www.auc.nl/about-auc/mission-and-values/sustainability/sustainability.html | 1 | fineweb |
‘Meet’ local people who have made changes big or small to their homes, and explore domestic energy use with experts Saskya Huggins from the Low Carbon Hub and Gary Irvine, freelance home energy assessor.
Do sign up in advance to access this workshop on Improving your home to use less energy, Wednesday 19 May 19.30-21.0... | <urn:uuid:cce049a7-c2f2-4a75-8854-62f845c5203a> | https://iffleychurch.org.uk/environment/act-now-food-home-energy-and-climate/ | 0.9984 | fineweb |
Posted: February 2019
The new breed of electric vehicles exploded onto the scene at the turn of the century when manufacturers began focusing on fuel-efficient technology as a means of addressing global warming and climate change. There are now some two million electric vehicles on the road and numbers are rapidly incr... | <urn:uuid:a1c93545-ecd9-4404-af8a-14ed0bf6066a> | https://brigade-electronics.com/helping-to-improve-electric-vehicle-safety-with-qvs/ | 0.9944 | fineweb |
We are now close to doomsday more than ever.
For the past 75 years, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists has been updating the prominent Doomsday Clock — created to measure how close we are to an apocalypse.
According to reports, the scientists will update the clock on January 24, via a live virtual conference at 10 a... | <urn:uuid:1c1d71d3-6a9b-4f99-9c3f-5086cd7edf2c> | https://me.mashable.com/culture/24186/doomsday-clock-to-be-updated-next-week-humanity-is-seconds-away-from-an-apocalypse | 0.9939 | fineweb |
The European Union is backing its commitment to spur a nascent hydrogen market in the region by unlocking billions of euros of funding for cross-border infrastructure projects, a move environmental groups fear could lead to fossil fuel lock-in.
The bloc is considering 149 “Projects of Common Interest,” of which almost ... | <urn:uuid:c1a3fe22-c222-4e93-a2b5-4b6ef02b3478> | https://www.energyvoice.com/renewables-energy-transition/hydrogen/539836/eus-push-on-hydrogen-infrastructure-alarms-green-groups/ | 0.9947 | fineweb |
Wave power is the transport of energy by ocean surface waves, and the capture of that energy to do useful work ? for example for electricity generation, desalination, or the pumping of water (into reservoirs). Wave power is a renewable energy source.
Though often co-mingled, wave power is distinct from the diurnal flux... | <urn:uuid:7191d91f-5608-4bd0-bc0a-cdad44ca579c> | http://www.globusrenewable.com/wave.html | 0.9872 | fineweb |
This is the 5th installment in the Viewpoints9 “Living Planet” series. Our word assignment: GEOLOGY
In viewing layers of sedimentary rock, geologists can gain knowledge about the environment at a specific point in time.
In this quilt, the layers represent significant moments in Earth’s timeline. The layers are not show... | <urn:uuid:4ec58e49-d502-4f87-b392-ffe336bfd15c> | https://katethemel.com/new-work-geology-sediment-al-journey/ | 0.6702 | fineweb |
New study comes as UN climate chief calls for fossil fuel subsidies to be directed towards CCS projects
Lack for funding for carbon capture and storage will mean the UK misses the opportunity to reap £35 billion of economic reward, help to cut greenhouse gas emissions, and generate electricity more cheaply than nuclear... | <urn:uuid:7b86a531-bb7a-4065-9c47-3d71e36feeb1> | https://www.climatechangenews.com/2014/02/03/uk-carbon-capture-industry-could-be-worth-35-billion/ | 1 | fineweb |
Recycling is not enough
Recycling alone is not enough to meet the UK's escalating waste problem and people must change their habits to consume less in the first place, according to the Economic and Social Research Council.
The report, Consumption: reducing, reusing and recycling argues that the progress being made by i... | <urn:uuid:d0f439e1-3831-4d04-ba4f-158b4a2f3a10> | https://www.edie.net/recycling-is-not-enough/ | 0.8551 | fineweb |
Sustainable living is a crucial part to solving the global warming puzzle. It’s not only the technological advancements that’s given power to citizens that’s important, but the trend itself. Sustainability has become a lot more accepted over the past decade, with the rise of minimalism and eco-homes becoming fashionabl... | <urn:uuid:420454ec-5ee1-4911-a220-f2ff6eec8854> | https://www.rocketnews.com/2020/12/the-trend-of-sustainable-living/ | 0.772 | fineweb |
What is Zero Waste?
Updated: Mar 11, 2018
The zero waste movement is the solution to how we as individuals can make a difference.
Whether you see the destruction of the environment around us, the pollution littering our landscapes or want to revert back to a simpler lifestyle and preserve the earth for future generatio... | <urn:uuid:302ce733-e502-4262-8fd1-9e7a13cb697f> | https://www.litterlessliving.com/post/what-is-zero-waste | 0.593 | fineweb |
For decades, the public has been flooded with fear-mongering stories from climate alarmists who claim “catastrophic doom” due to increasing carbon dioxide (CO2) levels from human activities. The climate alarmists deliberately cause panic, “time is running out,” they claim. The solution, climate alarmists say, is the “n... | <urn:uuid:03d2813f-ddd8-4f5b-9a67-91a409865fe2> | https://tapnewswire.com/2022/10/a-message-from-clintel-there-is-no-climate-emergency/ | 1 | fineweb |
Climate and Environmental Justice Block Grants provide $3 billion in competitive, 3-year grants to states, Tribes, and municipalities and community-based nonprofit organizations for financial and technical assistance to address clean air and climate pollution in disadvantaged communities. Activities that benefit disadv... | <urn:uuid:2c3e3485-b8ae-444f-a265-d248efa33d17> | https://www.climateadvocacylab.org/equity-and-justice/environmentalclimate-justice | 1 | fineweb |
The news about the climate is keeps getting worse. This week a report from NASA and scientists at the University of California revealed that some of the glaciers in West Antarctic “have passed the point of no return,” threatening greater sea level rise impacts than previously thought
The findings, which focus on the Am... | <urn:uuid:f23c26b3-d148-42de-965f-df07841a08e4> | https://www.docudharma.com/2014/05/its-melting-faster-than-predicted | 1 | fineweb |
TICK TICK TICK. NPR reports:
The minute hand on the Doomsday Clock ticked closer to midnight Thursday, as the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists said it’s seeing an increase in dangers to humanity, from climate change to nuclear warfare. The group took the “unprecedented” step of moving the clock 30 seconds closer to mi... | <urn:uuid:a268d610-9555-4cac-ae3f-d42e2953a0f4> | https://www.joemygod.com/2017/01/doomsday-clock-advances-trump-now-closer-midnight-last-64-years-video/ | 1 | fineweb |
Trucks are the biggest CO2 emitters on the road. They account for 5% of the vehicles on the road but produce 20% of the transportation sector’s emissions.
The trucking industry consumed 54.3 billion gallons of fuel and spent $142.9 billion to buy that fuel in 2015.
One of the biggest operational costs for trucking is f... | <urn:uuid:ce9da0cc-eb36-4414-95bb-c10476b98373> | https://alexcox245.medium.com/fighting-global-warming-one-truck-at-a-time-8e76aa4f627a?responsesOpen=true&sortBy=REVERSE_CHRON&source=author_recirc-----4377ed708d95----1---------------------69bf269b_ae67_4db1_9c87_73d207c09bd3------- | 0.8946 | fineweb |
Webinar: Teen Earth Optimism – How Climate Change Affects Cities
The Zoom webinar with climate scientist Jeremy Hoffman aired May 5, 2020, as part of the Teen Tuesday: Earth Optimism series. Watch a recording in the player above.
In this program, climate scientist Jeremy Hoffman explores how citizen science is being us... | <urn:uuid:56d046f7-9c0b-438d-8400-6997a601d71f> | https://naturalhistory.si.edu/education/youth-programs/webinar-teen-earth-optimism-how-climate-change-affects-cities | 1 | fineweb |
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $17 million in five Wetland Reserve Enhancement Partnership (WREP) projects, bringing together partners and landowners in a joint effort to return critical wetland functions to agricultural landscapes.
WASHINGTON, May 11, 2023 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (... | <urn:uuid:4295ee5f-93a5-4899-a1ad-e7632cc4c9c6> | https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/news/usda-invests-17-million-in-partnerships-to-restore-wetlands-support-underserved-producers | 0.9987 | fineweb |
Tropical cyclone Idai has made headlines across southern Africa throughout the month of March. Lingering in the Mozambique Channel at tropical cyclone intensity for six days, the storm made landfall in Beira, Mozambique in the middle of the month, then tracked in a westerly direction until its dissipation.
The greatest... | <urn:uuid:535cb76e-b2b6-410b-8043-2d5cd0d56066> | http://researchcluster-humansecurity.info/tropical-cyclone-idai-the-storm-that-knew-no-boundaries/ | 1 | fineweb |
In conjunction with the UK Environment Agency, Microsoft has launched a new mode for Minecraft: Education Edition. Known as 'Rivercraft', the mode is designed to teach students about the impact of climate-change-induced flooding on local communities.
RiverCraft focusses on the £54.7m flood defence scheme currently bein... | <urn:uuid:d1e02d51-ec28-46d0-abe1-3137ea4519ab> | https://www.pcgamer.com/new-minecraft-mode-rivercraft-teaches-students-about-the-real-world-effects-of-climate-change/ | 1 | fineweb |
Preliminary data shows that 2016's global temperatures are approximately 1.2° Celsius above pre-industrial levels.
It is very likely that 2016 will be the hottest year on record, with global temperatures even higher than the record-breaking temperatures in 2015. Preliminary data shows that 2016's global temperatures ar... | <urn:uuid:c4541f13-6442-466e-9a5f-fafab555bb25> | https://thescienceexplorer.com/nature/2016-set-be-hottest-year-record-surpassing-2015s-record-high-temperatures | 1 | fineweb |
We explain what the environment is and what its general characteristics are. Also, what are renewable and non-renewable resources.
What is the environment?
The environment is everything that surrounds organisms . It is composed of:
- Biotic factors. The other living beings .
- Abiotic factors. Lifeless elements such as... | <urn:uuid:16448b34-39a7-4a38-92e0-dc5c2c0d3604> | https://crgsoft.com/10-characteristics-of-the-environment/ | 0.9693 | fineweb |
These days running a business isn’t just about making a profit. Company bosses are thinking about the environmental impact their enterprises have on the world. Even home-based businesses contribute to the world’s CO2 (carbon dioxide) woes.
The good news is that there’s a trend where more of today’s firms are taking ext... | <urn:uuid:6eccc22c-edd2-4bfd-bfcf-5f45f3919361> | https://www.dailyreleased.com/business/10-ways-businesses-are-going-green-in-2015/ | 0.9353 | fineweb |
Client: Topsector Water, National Government, The Netherlands
Partners: Deltares (NL) and Korean Institute for Civil Engineering and Building Technology
Objective: Developing remote sensoring and data processing techniques on mapping of aquatic vegetation for improved water management
Seasonal development of vegetation... | <urn:uuid:23353eaa-5226-4b14-8565-fd56f1b5c9ce> | https://www.knowh2o.nl/en/projects/tki-dotter-project-monitoring-of-aquatic-vegetation-for-hydraulics-and-ecological-targets-by-hyperspectral-sensor-using-uav/ | 0.6125 | fineweb |
The environmental conversation is one of the most important conversations happening now around the world. Many countries have developed guidelines and recommendations on how to best tackle the problem of environmental pollution. Environmental degradation occurs from ecological pollution caused by human beings. Many dif... | <urn:uuid:bc1a0bda-3b20-4297-8f6f-3eb17650e4d3> | https://www.massnews.com/importance-of-using-reusable-straws/ | 0.9741 | fineweb |
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