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08.07.20 | 1.5 billion people will depend on water from mountains | 365 | ZURICH, July 8 (WNM/University of Zurich) - Global water consumption has increased almost fourfold in the past 100 years, and many regions can only meet their water demand thanks to essential contributions... ► Artikel lesen | ||
07.07.20 | 239 experts claim that coronavirus is airborne | 407 | NEW YORK CITY, July 7 (WNM/Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security) - The WHO, US CDC, and other experts have continually emphasized that respiratory droplets are the main driver SARS-CoV-2 transmission... ► Artikel lesen | ||
06.07.20 | Plastic recycling from Europe is being dumped in Asian waters | 326 | GALWAY, IRELAND, July 6 (WNM/NUI Galway) - New research from NUI Galway and the University of Limerick has for the first time quantified the volume of plastic from European countries (EU, UK, Switzerland... ► Artikel lesen | ||
03.07.20 | Rising water temperatures could endanger the mating of many fish species | 355 | BREMERHAVEN, July 3 (WNM/Alfred-Wegener-Institut/Sebastian Grote) - In a new meta-study, experts from the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) have published... ► Artikel lesen | ||
02.07.20 | Germany: Renewables reach record share of 55.8 percent | 390 | FREIBURG, July 2 (WNM/Fraunhofer-Institut für Solare Energiesysteme ISE/Karin Schneider) - The Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE just presented the data on the net electricity generation... ► Artikel lesen | ||
01.07.20 | Voluntary climate protection is suppressed by emissions trading | 386 | COLOGNE, July 1 (WNM/MCC/Ulrich von Lampe) - Most climate economist agree that it makes sense to put a price tag on the emission of the most important greenhouse gas carbon dioxide (CO2). The discussion... ► Artikel lesen | ||
30.06.20 | Ecosystem degradation could raise risk of pandemics | 370 | EXETER, June 30 (WNM/University of Exeter) - Environmental destruction may make pandemics more likely and less manageable, new research suggests. The study, by the University of the West of England... ► Artikel lesen | ||
29.06.20 | Climate extremes will cause forest changes - study | 388 | WÜRZBURG, June 29 (WNM/Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg/Robert Emmerich) - No year has been as hot and dry as 2018 since climate records began. Central European forests showed severe signs of... ► Artikel lesen | ||
27.06.20 | Over a 15-year life, EVs can save thousands of dollars in fuel costs - study | 944 | WASHINGTON, June 26 (WNM/DOE/National Renewable Energy Laboratory) - Motorists can save as much as $14,500 on fuel costs over 15 years by driving an electric vehicle instead of a similar one fueled... ► Artikel lesen | ||
26.06.20 | Europe's seas face uncertain future if urgent, coherent action not taken - EU agency | 595 | COPENHAGEN, June 26 (WNM/EEA) - The current condition of Europe's seas is generally poor according to the EEA report 'Marine Messages II'. This is bad news for people as it affects our quality of life... ► Artikel lesen | ||
25.06.20 | Glaciers in the European Alps are dwindling | 375 | NURNBERG, June 25 (WNM/Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg/Susanne Langer) - The ice masses in the Alps are dwindling: models suggest a potential loss of most glacial areas by the end... ► Artikel lesen | ||
24.06.20 | Young, but chronically diseased: COVID-19 pandemic looks similar in the Global South | 314 | ROSTOCK, June 24 (WNM/Max-Planck-Institut für demografische Forschung/Silvia Leek) - Although populations in countries in the Global South are on average younger than in Europe, they might be more vulnerable... ► Artikel lesen | ||
23.06.20 | Coronavirus: a wake-up call to strengthen the global food system | 351 | BERLIN, June 23 (WNM/IIASA/Ansa Heyl) - A new commentary in the journal One Earth highlights not only climate-related risks to the global food system, such as drought and floods, but also exposes the... ► Artikel lesen | ||
22.06.20 | Corona: International financial aid will reach new highs | 366 | KIEL, June 22 (WNM/IfW/Mathias Rauck) - Global inter-state lending to tackle the corona crisis could reach record levels, exceeding the huge international financial assistance after 2008. The planned... ► Artikel lesen | ||
20.06.20 | Forest loss escalates biodiversity change - study | 1.033 | LEIPZIG, June 19 (WNM/iDiv/Kati Kietzmann) - Forest loss does not always lead to a decline in biodiversity but can amplify how it changes. This is one of the results of a recent study from an international... ► Artikel lesen | ||
19.06.20 | EU law against greenwashing approved by European Parliament | 407 | BRUSSELS, June 18 (WNM/T&E) - The European Parliament has approved the Taxonomy Regulation that will determine which financial investments can be labelled environmentally sustainable. The regulation... ► Artikel lesen | ||
18.06.20 | Environmental factors driving the emergence of zoonotic diseases - WWF | 508 | GLAND, June 17 (WNM/WWF) - In a new report 'COVID 19: urgent call to protect people and nature', WWF says that the environmental factors driving the emergence of zoonotic diseases are: the trade and... ► Artikel lesen | ||
17.06.20 | Emissions from 13 dairy firms match those of entire UK - report | 401 | BERLIN/MINNEAPOLIS, June 17 (WNM/IATP) - A new report by the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) reveals that the total combined greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of 13 of the largest dairy... ► Artikel lesen | ||
16.06.20 | Beijing deploys 100,000 responders as coronavirus spreads in the Chinese capital | 519 | BEIJING, June 17 (WNM/Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security) - China has reported increased SARS-CoV-2 transmission in Beijing (https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/beijing-carries-out-mass-testing-as-coronavirus-spreads-in-the-chinese-capital/2020/06/15/b5d2d8a6-aefd-11ea-98b5-279a6479a1e4_story.html)... ► Artikel lesen | ||
14.06.20 | COVID-19 could drive global poverty back over one billion people - UN | 907 | HELSINKI, June 12 (WNM/UNU-WIDER) - UN-researchers estimate that extreme poverty could spike as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The researchers are now calling for urgent global leadership from the... ► Artikel lesen | ||
13.06.20 | EU awards first certification for a fully electric aircraft | 1.132 | COLOGNE, June 12 (WNM/EASA) - The European Union Aviation Safety Agency announced the certification of an electric airplane, the Pipistrel Velis Electro, the first type certification world-wide of a... ► Artikel lesen | ||
12.06.20 | 23 US states reporting increasing COVID-19 incidence | 603 | BALTIMORE, June 11 (WNM/Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security) - Several weeks after US states began to relax social distancing measures and "stay at home" orders as well as celebrations over the... ► Artikel lesen | ||
11.06.20 | Water vapor in the atmosphere may be prime renewable energy source | 438 | TEL AVIV, June 11 (WNM/Tel Aviv University) - The search for renewable energy sources, which include wind, solar, hydroelectric dams, geothermal, and biomass, has preoccupied scientists and policymakers... ► Artikel lesen | ||
11.06.20 | Living near oil and gas wells tied to low birth weights in infants | 630 | BERKELEY, June 10 (WNM/University of California - Berkeley) - The study, funded by the California Air Resources Board, is one of the largest of its kind and the first in the state. It analyzed the records... ► Artikel lesen | ||
10.06.20 | Insects more threatened by climate change than previously estimated | 661 | UPPSALA, SWEDEN, June 9 (WNM/The Swedish Research Council/Linda Koffmar) - In previous research, it has been assumed that insects in temperate regions would cope well with or even benefit from a warmer... ► Artikel lesen |