The technique mimics big volcanic eruptions that can cool the Earth by masking the sun with a veil of ash or similar other things. Solar Radiation Management (SRM) is a process through which the reflectivity of the Earth’s atmosphere or surface is increased, in an attempt to offset some of the effects of greenhouse gases-induced …
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The COVID-19 pandemic has changed how we live, interact, and work. It has drastically altered almost all aspects of society, including health care, the economy, and politics. It is not the greatest threat we face, however. The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies released its 2020 World Disasters Report this month. The document notes …
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The Indian Ocean is a climate change hot spot, and warmer sea temperatures are causing cyclones like Nivar and Amphan to intensify rapidly On the night of 25 November, at 11.30pm, cyclone Nivar began its landfall at Puducherry on the Tamil Nadu coast. A severe cyclonic storm (SCS) with wind speeds of 120-30 kmph, according …
Hurricane season in the Atlantic has been particularly bad this year, “pushing the limits of what meteorologists thought was possible,” CBS News succinctly put it. The Atlantic hurricane season, which officially concludes at the end of this month, has spawn as many as 30 tropical storms so far, six more than even the most dire forecast …
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A new study shows that moving to a plant-based diet is critical, but governments have been slow to act. Many of the massive wildfires that have scorched the Amazon this summer and in recent years can be linked to dinner plates in China and other countries around the world. Cattle ranchers have been using illegal burning to tame the rainforest into …
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