With global warming driven by human-induced greenhouse gas emissions, the frequency and intensity of extremely heat waves have increased over the world in recent years. Concurrently, winter has become warmer in many areas. It is thus interesting to check the frequency and intensity of extremely cold waves. According to Berkeley Earth, the last eight years are the … [Read more...] about Overview of Record-Breaking Cold Waves in the Winter 2022-2023 and Their Linkage to Global Warming
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Record-Breaking Heatwaves Around the World In 2022
With global warming driven by greenhouse gas emissions, both intensity and frequency of heatwaves is steadily increasing over the world. According to the Berkeley Earth, the last eight years are the warmest eight years, while June 2022 was the warmest June on land since records began in the mid-1800s.In 2022, multiple intensive heatwaves in Asia, America, Europe, … [Read more...] about Record-Breaking Heatwaves Around the World In 2022
China’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Its Three-Child Population Policy
Air Pollution Killing More People in India Than in China
Air pollution is now the 4th leading risk factor for death, resulting in 6.67 million global deaths in 2019. Numerous media reports have documented the severity of air pollution in India and China in terms of PM2.5 levels, but few news reports have compared the mortality rate as an adverse outcome of air pollution between the two countries.According to a recent study of … [Read more...] about Air Pollution Killing More People in India Than in China
Top 10 Countries with The Highest and Lowest Mortality Rates Attributable to Air Pollution, 1990-2017
Air pollution is a major public health concern worldwide because of its adverse impact on health. It is now the 4th leading risk factor for premature death. It is reported that exposure to air pollution contributed to 6.67 million deaths in 2019 alone. Thus, it is important to know which countries have the highest and lowest morality rate attributable to air pollution.In a … [Read more...] about Top 10 Countries with The Highest and Lowest Mortality Rates Attributable to Air Pollution, 1990-2017