Tag: climate change
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2 Indians, 1 Indian-American among 17 UN Young Leaders
Two Indians and an Indian- American are among 17 people selected for the inaugural class of UN Young Leaders for Sustainable Development Goals for their leadership and contribution to end poverty, fight inequality and injustice, and tackle climate change by 2030. Trisha Shetty, 25, is the founder and CEO of ‘SheSays’, a platform she launched …
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September 20, 2016 -
‘Snowden not a whistleblower, risked US national security’
The White House has said Edward Snowden, a former CIA contractor who leaked classified government documents, is not a whistleblower and someone who put at risk the lives of Americans and the national security. "Edward Snowden is not a whistleblower," White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said, adding, "There actually is a specific process that …
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September 15, 2016 -
Brazil ratifies Paris Agreement to reduce greenhouse gases
The Brazilian government ratified its participation in the Paris Agreement on climate change, a significant step by Latin America’s largest emitter of greenhouse gases that could spur other countries to move forward. With a landmass a little bit larger than the continental United States, Brazil emits about 2.5 per cent of the world’s carbon dioxide …
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September 13, 2016 -
NZ pushes environment credentials at Our Ocean summit
The New Zealand government will be promoting its leadership in ocean conservation at a global summit in the US from September 14 to 16, the authorities said on Monday. Conservation Minister Maggie Barry said she would lead New Zealand’s delegation to the 2016 Our Ocean conference in Washington, Xinhua news agency reported. The summit would …
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September 12, 2016 -
Slow methane release behind climate change 56 mn years ago
The release of methane from the seafloor was much slower than previously thought during a rapid global warming event 56 million years ago, suggests new research led by University of Southampton. The findings could allow scientists to better understand the potential effects of rising ocean temperatures worldwide on current and future climate change. "Our results …
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September 2, 2016 -
Pitbull announces new album with big collaborations
Rapper Pitbull’s new album Climate Change will release this October. The 35-year-old Grammy-winning artist also premiered the new music video for current single Greenlight feat. Flo Rida & LunchMoney Lewis exclusively via MTV’s Snapchat Discover channel, reported Entertainment Weekly. "I feel like every time we put out an album we change the climate in the …
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August 21, 2016 -
Seventh Mountain Echoes to focus on climate change
The annual Mountain Echoes Literary Festival to be held in the Bhutanese capital of Thimpu, in its seventh year will focus on climate change and other concerns challenging the environment. The festival, an undertaking of the India-Bhutan Foundation in association with Siyahi, is scheduled to be held from August 26 to August 28 and promises …
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August 19, 2016 -
Imminent threat of climate change
Until very recently, few mainstream economists took climate change seriously in projecting growth. Weather is something the polite talk about when they have nothing to say.Today, climate change is moving onto centre stage. Most people equate climate change with global warming. But climate change could be excessive heat, cold, or simply larger variations in …
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August 18, 2016 -
Changes to Earth’s ecosystems revealed
New Zealand scientists have developed a new system to map the world’s vegetation, which might help track the progress of climate change in future, University of Otago researchers said on Monday. The system used satellite observations of the timing and intensity of activity in large-scale vegetation formations –known as biomes — and how it relates …
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August 15, 2016