14 FEB 2023 Long-term exposure to air pollution raises the risk of depression, according to a pair of new studies published in the JAMA network of scientific journals. A study published on Friday in JAMA Network Open found that long-term exposure to elevated levels of air pollution increases the risk of late-onset depression among …
Read More »WHY ESG MATTERS FOR THE DECARBONIZATION OF SHIPPING
13 FEB 2023 The Potential for ESG Strategies in Shipping’s Decarbonization With shipping companies making ambitious investments in decarbonization, the debate around creation of robust ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) strategies for the industry has become imperative. New regulations – such as the inclusion of shipping in EU’s Emission Trading …
Read More »COURT UPHOLDS CMA CGM MANSLAUGHTER VERDICT OVER CAPTAIN’S SUICIDE
12 FEB 2023 More than a decade after the suicide death of one of the masters working for CMA CGM, a French court has reportedly upheld a lower court’s decision convicting and fining the shipping giant of manslaughter for contributing to the captain’s death. The French news service Agence France-Presse …
Read More »ALARM AS CASES OF SEAFARERS ABANDONMENT HIT NEW HIGHS IN 2022
11 FEB 2023 The commercial shipping industry is grappling with growing condemnation after the number of abandoned seafarers continued to surge, hitting a new high of 103 in 2022. The trend is growing with the number of seafarers abandoned fast approaching the 10,000 mark in a span of two decades …
Read More »SEAFARERS SEIZE SHIP OVER OWED WAGES AND OWNER NEGLECT
10 FEB 2023 Four seafarers, with assistance from the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF), have seized a cargo ship off the port of Dakar in Senegal after months without pay and mounting danger to their lives. The four crew of the MV Onda (IMO 8912467) had been battling to have the engine of their …
Read More »HOW MUCH CARBON COULD THE OCEAN STORE?
08 FEB 2023 The ocean is like a big carbonated beverage. Although it doesn’t fizz, it has about 50 times more carbon than the atmosphere. So, for taking carbon out of the atmosphere and storing it someplace where it won’t continue to warm the planet, the ocean is the single biggest place it …
Read More »PLANTING MORE TREES IN CITIES WOULD SAVE THOUSANDS OF LIVES, SCIENTISTS SAY
06 FEB 2023 Planting more trees in urban areas to lower summertime temperatures could decrease deaths directly linked to hot weather and heatwaves by a third, researchers said Wednesday. Modelling found that increasing tree cover to 30 percent would shave off 0.4 degrees Celsius (0.7 degrees Fahrenheit) locally, on average, …
Read More »BRAZILIAN NAVY SINKS THE “TOXIC CARRIER” NAE SÃO PAULO
04 FEB 2023 Despite ongoing protests and a last-minute appeal to the courts, the Brazilian Navy confirmed that it has sunk the decommissioned aircraft carrier NAe São Paulo far off the coast of Brazil bringing to close a six-month drama that saw the vessel caught at sea. Environmental groups continue to call …
Read More »MILLIONS SEE THE WORLD THROUGH A ‘STATIC’ HAZE CALLED VISUAL-SNOW SYNDROME
29 JAN 2023 One day in 2015, as I was driving to university, my vision went black. My vision returned moments later, but the world didn’t look the same after that. It was like a veil was covering my eyes – like I was seeing the world through an analog TV static. …
Read More »SIX MINUTES OF INTENSE EXERCISE BOOSTS A CRUCIAL MOLECULE IN YOUR BRAIN
28 JAN 2023 Six minutes of high-intensity exercise is enough to produce a key protein in the brain, one that’s important in brain formation, function, and memory, and which has been implicated in the progress of neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease. The specialized protein in question is called brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), and …
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