According to a study published earlier this year, the amount of clouds in the Baltic Sea region has significantly decreased. Clouds, in particular, slow down global warming. Open image viewer The disappearance of clouds is a phenomenon that has increased in recent decades. Image: Silja Viitala / Yle Yle News Service 18.8. 15:22 The amount of …
Northern Hemisphere Losing Clouds – Consequences Could Be Dire Read More »
Norwegian company Wind Catching Systems has announced that it has received expert approval for a prototype of a giant floating wall of wind turbines. Four 40-megawatt units will be built along the coast of Norway. Each will be a vertical field of many turbines with smaller rotor diameters. This approach will ensure ease of manufacture, deployment and …
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American scientists have discovered that the glaciers in the Andes, located in the tropics, have melted too quickly. The reason for this is climate change. According to glaciologists, the modern geological era for these regions has ended and a new one has begun – the anthropocene, Kazpravda.kz reports with reference to Naked-Science Image generated by the Copilot neural …
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Precipitation becomes more and more irregular over time. Intense downpours are more frequent, and dry periods seem to last longer and become more severe. These changes have caused concern and prompted scientists to investigate the links between climate change and these irregular fluctuations in precipitation. The new study presents the first systematic observational evidence …
In recent years, leaders in climate-vulnerable countries have reinforced the call for urgent climate action: earlier this year through the Bridgetown Initiative 3.0 and the Vulnerable 20 (V20) Ministerial Dialogue XII Communiqué; in 2023 at the Africa Climate Summit with the Nairobi Declaration, and with APEC’s Golden Gate Declaration; and in 2022 through the adoption …
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Movses Abelian, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations for General Assembly and Conference Management, informed journalists today in Dushanbe following a meeting with the President of the Republic of Tajikistan, Emomali Rahmon. According to him, the meeting discussed issues related to upcoming high-level conferences in Tajikistan, in particular a large conference in 2028, which will be …
An international team of scientists analyzed long-term data on carbon absorption by trees. It turned out that, on average, forests absorb 5 ± 0.4 billion tons of carbon per year — almost half of the carbon dioxide emissions associated with fuel combustion in 1990–2019. Although in some regions forests have reduced their absorption capacity by …
Forests absorb half of the carbon dioxide emissions from burning fossil fuels Read More »
After 10 years of research and development, a group of American engineers from the Source company have created a hydropanel – a solar panel-based device that can extract water directly from the air. .”> Author: created with the help of the neural network kandinsky Source: fusionbrain.ai Externally, the Hydropanel device resembles a classic solar …
Sandstorm in Kidal, Mali PHOTO:©UN Photo/Blagoje Grujic Some of the most intimidating sights in nature are rolling dark clouds of sand and dust that engulf everything in their path, a phenomenon that turns day into night and wreaks havoc everywhere from Northern China to sub-Saharan Africa. Sand and dust storms and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) …
International Day of Combating Sand and Dust Storms, 12 July Read More »
Women are major actors in the global efforts to reduce and reverse land degradation. However, in the vast majority of countries, women have unequal and limited access to and control over land. PHOTO:Poco Bw /Adobe Stock Her land. Her rights. Droughts are among the greatest threats to sustainable development, especially in developing countries, but increasingly …
World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought, 17 June Read More »
