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
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Top 10 Countries with The World’s Dirtiest and Cleanest Air, 1990-2017
Air pollution is a major public health concern worldwide. It is always important and interesting to know which countries have the dirtiest and cleanest air in the world, which may vary over different time periods. In a previous essay, top 10 countries with the world’s dirtiest air in 2019 was introduced. However, it remains interesting for me to know which countries have the … [Read more...] about Top 10 Countries with The World’s Dirtiest and Cleanest Air, 1990-2017
Overview of Major Wildfires Around The World In 2019
Last Updated: [last-modified]Massive wildfires are often destructive, devastating and terrifying, which may be noted at any land around the world. With climate change, both the number and intensity of wildfires seem to have been increasing in recent years.According to the World Meteorological Organization, the average global temperature in the summer of 2019 was 1.71 … [Read more...] about Overview of Major Wildfires Around The World In 2019
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