4 MAY 2019 We humans have been impacting our environment for longer than you might think: new NASA research shows human influence on drought can be traced as far back as the start of the 20th century, and continues to get stronger over time. Looking at data from soil, tree rings and …
Read More »SHOULD CHINA CREATE AN EMISSIONS CONTROL AREA THROUGH IMO?
03 may 2019 Emissions from ships caused the early deaths of more than 20,000 Chinese people in 2015, according to a recent study. China has been taking steps to curb this blight, notably by expanding its domestic emission control areas (DECAs) to cover the country’s entire coastline. While an important …
Read More »NORWAY’S NEW EMISSION FREE CRUISE SHIP CONCEPT
02 MAY 2019 The cruise industry is facing more stringent requirements and regulations to emissions. In partnership with leading cruise lines, Norwegian technology suppliers have now developed a concept for zero-emission cruising. The concept has been developed in cooperation with Eker Design, cruise giants Carnival Corporation and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd, technology suppliers in the …
Read More »DISTURBING ANIMATION SHOWS WHAT EARTH WOULD LOOK LIKE IF ALL THE ICE MELTED
01 MAY 2019 In 2015, NASA revealed that Earth’s oceans are rising faster than expected, and the space agency projected that we’re now “locked in” to at least 90 cm of sea level rise in the coming decades. That in itself would be enough to displace millions of people around the world, …
Read More »A CHRONIC FATIGUE BLOOD TEST LOOKS INCREASINGLY PROMISING, BUT IT’S STILL EARLY DAYS
30 APR 2019 Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), also known as myalgic encephalomyalitis (ME), is a debilitating and misunderstood disease, more accurately defined by what it isn’t than what it is. With no known cause, few unique symptoms and little else for doctors to go by, reliable and consistent diagnosis is …
Read More »WORLD’S SPACE AGENCIES ARE ABOUT TO SIMULATE A DOOMSDAY ASTEROID SCENARIO
29 APR 2019 It came out of nowhere. Just a few short weeks ago – in an alternate reality otherwise identical to our own – it popped up on our screens: a giant asteroid hurtling through space, and headed straight for us. At least, maybe it is. Nobody really knows. …
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