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CNBCTV18, Saturday 31 July 2021
Global climate change may kill 83 million people by 2100: Study
A new study has claimed that due to rising global temperatures caused by runaway greenhouse emissions, over 83 million people may die by 2100.
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The Hill, Wednesday 28 July 2021
New study says Biden clean energy plan would save more than 300k lives
President Biden’s goal to slash carbon emissions through a shift to renewable energy sources could save more than 300,000 lives.
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Interesting Engineering, Thursday 22 July 2021
Life in 2050: What Will the Environment Look Like Where You Live in 20 Years?
The world will be a very different place by 2050, as environmental problems become an existential threat to civilization as we know it.
The Sun Daily, Thursday 22 July 2021
Malaysia to experience hotter and drier climate until mid-September
Malaysia is currently experiencing the Southwest monsoon, which results in a hot and dry climate, from now until mid-September, according to the Ma...
The Conversation, Tuesday 20 July 2021
Coral reef scientists raise alarm as climate change decimates ocean ecosystems vital to fish and humans
The Chagos Archipelago is one of the most remote, seemingly idyllic places on Earth. Coconut-covered sandy beaches with incredible bird life rim tropical islands in the Indian Ocean, hundreds of miles from any continent. Just below the waves, cora...
Mongabay, Monday 12 July 2021
Dugong deaths in Sri Lanka lend urgency to calls for stronger protections
“The first dugong could be a victim of fish net entanglement, but the second one is definitely a victim of blast fishing, evident by the blood strains coming out of its eyes and nose,” Nanayakkara, a member of the IUCN/SSC Sirenia Spec...
National Geographic, Saturday 3 July 2021
Heat waves kill people - and climate change is making it much, much worse
Heat waves, like the one that has held the Northwest United States in its grip for the past week, are deadly.
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Phys.org, Thursday 1 July 2021
Reducing plastic waste will require fundamental change in culture
Plastic waste is considered one of the biggest environmental problems of our time. IASS researchers surveyed consumers in Germany about their use of plastic packaging. Their research reveals that fundamental changes in infrastructures and lifestyl...