London Mayor Boris Johnson has announced a series of measures to try to improve air quality in the city. Through an agreement with Transport of London (TFL) and the Environment Agency, a technology for the suppression of polluting particles will be tested. What system have the English come up with to alleviate this problem before the Olympic Games are held next summer?
From today and for the next two weeks, representatives of the 195 countries that make up the United Nations Convention on Climate Change will meet in Durban, South Africa to continue negotiations on this matter, but without expectations of reaching a binding global agreement.
The increase in pre-monsoon tropical cyclones in the Arabian Sea is related to black carbon emissions, according to a study released by the journal Nature. Experts from the University of Virginia (USA) believe that growing environmental pollution alters atmospheric circulation over the Arabian Sea by reducing the region's own vertical air current and creating conditions conducive to an increase in hurricanes.
New research conducted by the University of Michigan (USA) and published in the journal PNAS shows that satellite forecasts of the effect of aerosols on Earth's climate significantly underestimate their impact.
The tiny chemical particles emitted from tailpipes when gasoline is burned don't just affect the lungs. They are also harmful to blood vessels and can increase the formation of blood clots in the arteries, leading to a heart attack or stroke, according to research from the University of Edinburgh (Scotland) published in the European Heart Journal. .
Zero CO2 is not just any sailboat. It is a yacht powered by electric batteries and hydrogen cells that since August 2 has tried to travel the Mediterranean Sea without emitting any greenhouse gas while analyzing the levels of air and water pollution.
The carbon footprint that football boots will leave during the World Cup in South Africa will reach 2.8 million tons of CO2 equivalent to 6,000 space launches. This is the calculation made by the South African Tourism authorities in collaboration with the Norwegian Embassy, and which is echoed by the British newspaper The Guardian.
Emissions of fossil fuels into the atmosphere not only affect the climate. Researchers at the University of Michigan have just shown that exposure to polluted air increases the risk of heart attack and stroke in the short term.
Danni Büchner is invited to Sam Dylan's Halloween party. But the "Goodbye Germany" emigrant has no desire for many other party guests. And find clear words.
