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Climate Change Is Making Hurricanes Even More Destructive, Research Finds
Hurricane rainfall could increase by a third and wind speeds boosted by up to 25 knots if global warming continues. Climate change worsened the most destructive hurricanes of recent years, including Katrina, Irma and Maria, by intensifying rainfall by as much…
UK Government Selects 50 Young Environment Ambassadors
The announcement is part of the 2019 ‘Year of Green Action’ aimed at encouraging more people to be involved in projects to improve the natural world. The UK Government has chosen 50 young people who are involved in green projects…
Diwali Firecrackers See Indian Air Pollution Soar
This year’s Diwali celebrations saw Delhi’s National Capital Region enveloped in harmful smog as the widespread use of firecrackers caused air quality to plunge to ‘hazardous’ levels. According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), despite the Supreme Court limiting…
‘Single-use’ Named Word of the Year for 2018
The term ‘single-use’ has been named Word of the Year for 2018 by Collins Dictionary. It refers to products, often plastic, that are made to be used only once before disposal. According to Collins Dictionary, the word has seen a…
Fireworks ‘More Polluting Than Energy-From-Waste Plants’
Waste management firm Indaver says energy recovery facilities are actually strictly regulated. Firework displays are more environmentally damaging than energy-from-waste plants. That’s the suggestion from waste management firm Indaver, which claims despite public concerns regarding the pollution risks from rubbish-burning power…
‘Huge Amount of London’s Transport Will Be Green by 2040’
That’s the prediction from Alex Gilbert, Senior Strategy Manager at Transport for London. A huge proportion of London’s transport will be green by 2040. That’s the prediction from Alex Gilbert, Senior Strategy Manager at Transport for London (TfL), who said decarbonising the city’s…
Time to Finetune AI to Keep Animals Safe
As AI-powered drones and self-driving cars slowly come to occupy our cities, a question arises: how will they behave towards the living beings they encounter on the way? While research on human safety has been proliferating, much less attention has…