China’s GHG emissions reached a new historical high in 2020 In 2019, China’s GHG emissions reached 14.09 gigatons of CO2 equivalent (MMt CO2e), surpassing the total annual emissions of all developed countries combined (including all member states of the OECD and European Union) for the first time at 14,057 MMt CO2e, about 36 MMt CO2e short of China’s total, a US-based … [Read more...] about China’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Its Three-Child Population Policy
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Avoiding a Ghastly Future for Earth, Top Scientists Warn
On 13 January 2021, a warning from 17 top scientists was published in the journal Frontiers in Conservation Science, pointing out that the world is on track for a “ghostly future of mass extinction, declining heath, climate-disruption upheavals and resource conflicts this century”.This article is signed by ecologists, biologists and sustainability experts from the United … [Read more...] about Avoiding a Ghastly Future for Earth, Top Scientists Warn
Hailstorms Over the World in June 2020
With global warming, the number of extreme climate events are increasing. The following are hail storms occurred in different regions during the summer season June 2020. Yorkshire, UKYorkshire pelted with giant hailstones as thunderstorms hit #Sheffield #SouthYorksBiz #Hailstorm #ukweather https://t.co/Yat7NNhhnM — Europa News (@IndMediaGroup) June 26, 2020Otley, … [Read more...] about Hailstorms Over the World in June 2020
The Warmest April 2020 May Suggest the Coming Summer Hottest
According to a recent study on global temperature conditions, April 2020 has been recorded as the warmest April since 1850.The study was performed by Berkeley Earth, a US-based nonprofit, which reported that the increase of global mean temperature in April 2020 was 1.13 ± 0.06 °C (2.03 ± 0.11 °F) above the 1951-1980 average. This is equivalent to being 1.52 ± 0.07 °C (2.74 ± … [Read more...] about The Warmest April 2020 May Suggest the Coming Summer Hottest
Top 10 Countries Affested by Extreme Weather Events During 1998-2017 (Economic Losses)
Extreme weather events are natural disasters that are inevitable and devastating. According to a Germany-based non-profit Germanwatch, more than 526,000 people over the world died as a direct result of more than 11,500 extreme weather events during 1998-2017, and the total economic losses amounted to around US$3,47 trillion.With global warming, both the number and intensity … [Read more...] about Top 10 Countries Affested by Extreme Weather Events During 1998-2017 (Economic Losses)