Category: Environment
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Robust monsoon predicted for India
India’s monsoon, crucial for Asia’s third-largest economy, is likely to be a robust and healthy one this year provided there isn’t a surprise El Nino phenomenon, the top India Meteorological Department official said. Monsoon is traditionally defined as a seasonal reversing wind accompanied by…
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WMO warns of impending climate disasters
WMO’s annual report indicates a bleak climatic future that requires urgent action lest the loss of life and immense economic damage. Climate change is the difference in the statistical distribution of weather patterns that last for an extended period of time. Global warming is the…
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India’s renewables: More to be done
Despite policy-related hurdles, India is making progress on its ambitious plans to install 175 gigawatts of renewable energy.
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Oil Majors thwart Climate Change efforts
A March 2019 report holds that the five largest publicly-listed oil majors are engaged in misleading climate branding and lobbying. Climate change is the difference in the statistical distribution of weather patterns that last for an extended period of time. Global warming is the observed century-scale…
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South Korea steps up fight against pollution
South Korea’s parliament passed bills aimed at reining in air pollution. Seoul increasingly embraces emergency measures targeting sources from coal plants to cars. According to the Environmental Performance Index 2016, South Korea ranked 173rd out of 180 countries in terms of air quality….
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Iceberg to break off from Antarctica
A dangerous looking fracture in the Brunt Ice Shelf is threatening to break out an iceberg almost twice the size of New York City. The crack is moving north towards the McDonald Ice Rumples and Halloween crack. Iceberg calving is a normal, natural process that helps maintain…
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Australia’s climate change plan
The Prime Minister of Australia, Scott Morrison is set to announce a $2 billion boost to projects that reduce carbon emissions. As elections are nearing, the prime minister has pledged the amount for over the next 10 years. Climate change refers to a variation that occurs in the Earth’s climate. It is a variation in…
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China’s plastic import ban hits Japan
Japan’s shipments of plastic waste overseas in 2018 decreased 30 percent, figures from a research institute showed, due to restrictions China imposed in late 2017. Plastic pollution is the accumulation of plastic objects (e.g.: plastic bottles and much more) in the Earth’s environment…
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Climate Change – is it a National Security Threat?
Despite existing reports from the US government that proves Climate Change is a national security threat, President Trump is establishing a special panel to question it anew. This panel would examine and establish a scientific consensus to see if carbon dioxide pollution is dangerous for….
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India’s new anti-pollution incentives
India has proposed incentives worth 885 billion rupees ($12.4 billion) to encourage power plants to install equipment to curb emissions and to develop infrastructure for electric vehicles (EVs), a government statement said. Pollution is the introduction of contaminants…