Date:Thursday, 5 November 2020; 5th AnniversarySponsor:United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR)Objectives:The World Tsunami Awareness Day is dedicated to promoting tsunami awareness around the world and sharing innovative approaches to risk reduction.BackgroundA tsunami is a series of enormous waves usually caused by earthquakes or volcanic … [Read more...] about World Tsunami Awareness Day 2021 (November 5)
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Key Facts and Statistics About Environment on Earth Surface
5th June, World Environment Day! It aims to encourage awareness on emerging environmental issues and actions for the protection of our environment. The global theme for 2019 is “Connecting People and Nature”. In line with the goal of World Environment Day, key facts and statistics about current environment on Earth surface, extracted from international reports, are compiled at … [Read more...] about Key Facts and Statistics About Environment on Earth Surface
Key Facts About Biodiversity Loss on Earth
Numerous studies have indicated that the world is experiencing the sixth mass extinction event. The top threats to animal and plant species are linked to human activities and overexploitation of wildlife and plants, which are driven by ever-rising demand for food and energy. With the growth of human population and industrialization, human activities are destroying nature and … [Read more...] about Key Facts About Biodiversity Loss on Earth
Taking Care of Our Earth – A Global Agenda for Net Zero CO2 Emissions by 2050, UN Appeals
Negative impacts of climate warming are already being experienced globally. As set out by the IPCC’s Special Report on Global Warming, limiting global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels is necessary to prevent irreversible devastating changes. To achieve this goal will require reaching net zero CO2 emissions in most if not all countries by 2050.Several days ago, the … [Read more...] about Taking Care of Our Earth – A Global Agenda for Net Zero CO2 Emissions by 2050, UN Appeals
List of Countries by Fossil CO2 Emissions Per Square Mile in 2017
The following is a full list of nations or territories ranked by their fossil CO2 emissions per square mile in 2017 (in tonnes of CO2). For each nation, the estimates of fossil CO2 emissions per square kilometer (in tonnes of CO2), fossil CO2 emissions per capital (in tonnes of CO2), and total fossil CO2 emissions (in million tonnes of CO2) in 2017 are also presented. All … [Read more...] about List of Countries by Fossil CO2 Emissions Per Square Mile in 2017