Most airline passengers have experienced in-flight turbulence. In some cases, it can be severe. From 2009 to 2022, the US National Transportation Safety Board reported that because of turbulence, there were 163 injuries requiring hospitalization on commercial airlines and 38 deaths on private planes. In the US alone, turbulence is estimated to cost $150 million to $500 million annually from structural...
Fossil fuel demand must fall by a quarter by the end of this decade if governments want to limit the rise in global warming to 1.5C since the pre-industrial period, the International Energy Agency has concluded. Coal, oil and natural gas will all need to be replaced by clean energy at a rapid rate to...
Outdated economic theories and a poor grasp of worst-case scenarios are behind our failure to curb carbon emissions, says climate policy expert Simon Sharpe – but it isn’t too late to change tack. IT IS easy to feel anxious about the state of the climate. July was the hottest month on record and hurricanes, floods and wildfires have recently ravaged many countries....
New research finds Eni continued to push oil and gas agenda despite knowing potential for climate risk since 1970. Italian oil major Eni knew of the climate impacts of fossil fuel extraction since 1970, according to a report by Greenpeace Italy and advocacy group ReCommon shared with DeSmog. The report comes four months after the...
Temperatures could spiral to 70C (158F) – transforming Earth into a “hostile environment devoid of food and water”, scientists warn – as the first ever supercomputer climate models are published, projecting a “very bleak distant future” for humanity. Extreme global warming will likely wipe all mammals – including humans – off the face of the...
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The construction industry is one of the biggest global polluters — accounting for a possible 40 percent of global carbon pollution — so finding solutions to make practices more sustainable is crucial in the fight to stop temperatures rising worldwide. Positive findings in a study published in the journal One Earth, summarized by EurekaAlert, have revealed that it is...
Adnoc Distribution, the UAE’s largest fuel and convenience retailer, has opened three service stations in Greater Cairo and plans to launch another six in Egypt by the end of 2023 as part of its international expansion plans. This is the first time the company has opened its Adnoc branded service stations in Egypt. The move...
Oil Refining Market to Witness an Outstanding Growth during 2021 – 2030Positive outlook for refinery expansion, sulfur emission regulations rising demand for refined products, shale gas impact, and O&G infrastructure investments drive phthalic oil refining market growth.” – Allied Market Research PORTLAND, OREGON, UNITED STATES, September 26, 2023 /EINPresswire/ — Allied Market Research published a report...
Sea ice that packs the ocean around Antarctica hit record low levels this winter, the U.S. National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) said on Monday, adding to scientists’ fears that the impact of climate change at the southern pole is ramping up. Researchers warn the shift can have dire consequences for animals like penguins who breed...
International climate policy experts , hailing from the “Global South” have denounced the ‘hypocrisy’ of some developed countries for their continued expansion of fossil fuel production despite lofty promises to combat climate change and have asked them to come clean to the COP28 in Dubai and demonstrate genuine leadership. The new report titled ‘Planet Wreckers:...