22
Feb
Feb
Several of China’s largest solar power companies are building factories in the United States, aiming to serve the growing U.S. solar market.
Category Archives: environment
health, natural disaster, news-header
Atmospheric Rivers in California Create a Perfect Storm of Public Health Risks
21
Feb
Feb
After a torrential downpour, most post-storm damages are impossible to miss: submerged cars, houses torn in half by fallen trees, debris floating through the streets. But in California, extreme weather is also mixing up a soup of rain and disease.
environment, news-header
Norway to Host Climate Change Conference Focusing on Afghanistan and Pakistan
21
Feb
Feb
Dr. Zain al-Abidin Aabid, the Deputy Head of the National Environmental Protection Authority (NEPA), discussed the impact of climate change in Afghanistan with Mr. Terje Magnussønn Watterdal, the Country Director of the Norwegian Committee for Afghanistan.
environment, global waming, news-header
S. Korea, NASA to kick off joint air quality research across Asia
18
Feb
Feb
South Korea and the United States will kick off a research campaign to uncover the cause of air pollution across Asia during the winter season as part of efforts to better address air quality challenges and come up with policies designed to improve air quality.
environment, news-header
A fin whale decomposing on an Oregon beach creates a sad but ‘super educational’ spectacle
16
Feb
Feb
It’s not yet known what killed an endangered fin whale, but people can marvel at the large marine mammal as it decomposes on an Oregon beach.
15
Feb
Feb
A Salt Lake City zoo has welcomed the world’s deadliest cat, which apparently is also the cutest. On Dec. 28, Utah’s Hogle Zoo announced the arrival of its newest resident: Gaia, an 8-month-old predatory feline belonging to a species known as the black-footed cat. Gaia is not yet fully grown and weighs in at 2.6 pounds.
10
Feb
Feb
Agriculture contributes approximately 10 percent of total U.S. greenhouse gas emissions (not including emissions from onsite fossil energy use).
Agricultural emissions of greenhouse gases include carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, and methane. To evaluate the total impacts, emissions of the latter two gases can be converted to “carbon dioxide equivalent” (CO2e) based on their relative impacts on climate change.
10
Feb
Feb
Global coffee consumption has been increasing steadily for almost 30 years. With a daily average consumption of 2.7 cups of coffee per person, coffee is now Canada’s most popular drink. It is estimated that around two billion cups of coffee are consumed daily worldwide.
environment, news-header, science and technology
As Use of A.I. Soars, So Does the Energy and Water It Requires
07
Feb
Feb
Two months after its release in November 2022, OpenAI’s ChatGPT had 100 million active users, and suddenly tech corporations were racing to offer the public more “generative A.I.” Pundits compared the new technology’s impact to the Internet, or electrification, or the Industrial Revolution — or the discovery of fire.
06
Feb
Feb
Over 130 people were taken to hospital in Tokyo through Tuesday after many slipped and fell due to heavy snowfall in eastern Japan, the Tokyo Fire Department said.