At least 35 percent of corals in the northern and central regions of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef are dead or dying from a mass bleaching event, scientists said Monday. The assessment was made following months of aerial and underwater surveys…
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Enforcing a global climate deal
Negotiators have several terms for the way they plan to enforce any deal reached at global climate talks in Paris this December. “Peer pressure” and “cooperation” are a couple. “Race to the top” is the American buzzword.What you won’t hear…
Biofuel from whisky byproducts better than ethanol
A Scottish company has developed a commercial scale method of producing biofuel capable of fuelling cars from the unwanted residue of the whisky fermentation process.Edinburgh-based Celtic Renewables developed its process of producing biobutanol at industrial scale in Belgium and was…
India plans to reduce greenhouse gas
India has promised to shave a third off the rate at which it emits greenhouse gases over the next 15 years, in a long-awaited contribution towards reaching a deal to slow global warming at a UN climate summit in December.The…
Rain forecast on Eid Day
The Met office has forecast possibilities of rain in many parts of Bangladesh during the Eid holidays. Meteorological Department’s weather forecast official Nijhum Ara told journalists on Friday there might be light to moderate rain on Saturday morning. “It will…