The amount of carbon dioxide emitted into the atmosphere in 2013 is expected to hit a new high of 36 billion tonnes, according to a Carbon Budget released today by the Global Carbon Project (GCP).
Tag: Air
Tornado lashes Faridpur, 33 villages affected
A tornado that swept in the evening of Sunday over two upazillas of this district left a trail of devastation in 33 villages of six unions causing damages to homesteads, trees and standing crops.
Air quality still not good in European cities
From: EurActiv More than 90% of Europeans living in cities are exposed to unsafe levels one of the most health damaging air pollutants, with Bulgaria having the dirtiest air among EU countries, says a new study by the European Environment…
Air pollution causes cancer – WHO
Pollutants in the air we breathe have been classed as a leading environmental cause of cancer by the World Health Organization. It said the evidence was clear they cause lung cancer.
Bat flaps used to help clear Galashiels railway tunnel
A series of one-way flaps and pipes have been fitted to a Victorian rail tunnel in the Borders to enable bats to leave ahead of renovation works.
Deadly effects of air pollution detailed in MIT study
From: Roger Greenway, ENN
Crown Estate opens up test floating wind turbine sites
The Crown Estate calls for expressions of interest in offshore wind off-grid projects and project variations.
Air pollution ‘harmful for those with failing hearts’
Air pollution is harming people with weak hearts – even killing them, a big international study reveals.
Air pollution causes lung cancer, worsens heart failure
Air pollution can cause lung cancer and seems to worsen heart failure, researchers reported in two studies released Tuesday.
Singapore haze at worst yet, Malaysia schools shut
Singapore urged people to remain indoors amid unprecedented levels of air pollution Thursday as a smoky haze wrought by forest fires in neighboring Indonesia worsened dramatically. Nearby Malaysia closed 200 schools and banned open burning in some areas.
8 injured in strom in Rangpur
At least 8 people were injured and several hundred tin-roofed and thatched houses were damaged as a violent storm accompanied by rain and hail lashed different areas of Gangachhara upazila in Rangpur district early Sunday.
Nor’wester kills two in Tangail
Two minor children were killed and several hundred thatched houses damaged as a nor-wester lashed 16 villages in Sadar upazila on Saturday night.
Nine brick kiln owners fined for violating rules
Department of Environment (Enforcement) has been fined Tk 18 lakh to against nine brick-fields in Habiganj to prevent air pollution on Sunday.