Environmental degradation

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Synopsis: Environmental challenges: Environmental degradation:

and its environmental impact. His calculations show that otorisationin the United states might have reached a peak in 2008,

and share vital news during emergencies be armed it attacks or natural disasters. Early signs suggest that the rise in mobile phone ownership is beginning to mitigate the impact of emergencies and natural disasters.

Last year saw the lowest number of deaths and people affected by disasters for a decade, according to the 2013 World Disasters Report from the International Federation of Red cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC).

For example, when Typhoon Bopha struck the Philippines less than a year ago, Galeta explains, housands of lives were saved

It is impossible to prevent many emergencies and natural disasters from happening, but by becoming better connected, there are promising signs that we can cope better in a crisis

Over 60%of Saudi water comes from desalination an expensive process and the country has untapped vast,

and with those vehicles come more smog, toxic emissions and dependency on rapidly depleting resources.##As we embrace the car,

our cultures become more sedentary and rates of obesity and heart disease increase. Cars not only make our cities unhealthy,

and wealth#may not be a function of our ecological footprint, but the two are interrelated deeply. If we pollute so much

and the amount of CO2 EMISSIONS your trip will generate. Suddenly a walk becomes more appealing

such as poor access to clean water, the high costs of joint replacement surgery and slow responses to natural disasters.

was Tudlo, a smart phone app that crowdsources information in real-time on road accidents, storms, floods and other natural disasters,

which ranks third in a 2012 United nations league table of countries most vulnerable to natural disasters.

such as poor access to clean water, the high costs of joint replacement surgery and slow responses to natural disasters.

was Tudlo, a smart phone app that crowdsources information in real-time on road accidents, storms, floods and other natural disasters,

which ranks third in a 2012 United nations league table of countries most vulnerable to natural disasters.

Experts believed the aviation industry would die because of environmental concerns and falling passenger numbers. But despite these concerns it has collapsed not.

A recent report published UN's Food and Agricultural Organisation concludes that as the climate changes

Not only are cities responsible for 40%of our total carbon emissions, but they also deal with a limited set of physical conditions,

such as sea-level rises and unpredictable weather patterns. I founded the Avatar (Advanced Virtual and Technological Architectural Research) group in 2004 to explore how the rapidly changing technologies would affect architecture.

rape or a natural disaster, "explained lead author Dr. Armen Goenjian, a researcher at the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at UCLA."But not everyone who experiences trauma suffers from PTSD.

after a 6. 8 magnitude earthquake devastated the country. The temblor leveled entire towns and cities, killing more than 25,000 Armenians, two-thirds of them children.

With support from the Armenian Relief Society, Goenjian and his colleagues helped establish a pair of psychiatric clinics that treated earthquake survivors for 21 years.

#Hurricane Isaac Lands on Katrina Eve; Nuclear plant Shutting as Isaac Precaution; Isaac Battering Gulf coast with Fierce Winds Heavy<Head:

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Hurricane Isaac making landfall pounding parts of the Gulf coast with 80 mile-an-hour winds heavy rain.

And really the news of the moment here is this terrifying hurricane in the Gulf coast.

The breaking news Lori this morning Hurricane Isaac beginning to move inland through Southeast Louisiana now

We are still looking at a hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 80 miles per hour. We continuously receive updates from the National Hurricane Center

and obviously much more often today because the system is making landfall. It did make landfall one landfall yesterday evening as a category one hurricane across Southeastern Louisiana.

We saw a second landfall at about 2: 15 Central time early this morning across Southeastern Louisiana as well.

and some of the strongest winds associated with Hurricane Isaac right now pushing into that city with that--the reason for that is that we have the eye wall moving inland now.

So we are expecting Isaac to remain a hurricane throughout the rest of this morning possibly weakening into a tropical storm as we head into later afternoon hours.

or whether Isaac is a hurricane or a tropical storm. The big story is how slow it's moving.

So take a look of the track by Wednesday 1 p m. still a category one hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 75 miles per hour One of the reasons why it's going to take longer to weaken that most typical land falling storms is that we have swampland

And the other big story or the reason why Isaac should be slow to weaken is it is such a large storm system those tropical storm force winds to extend upward from the center of the storm up to 175 miles hurricane force winds up to

As Maria is reporting the worst with Hurricane Isaac maybe still ahead. Well keep in track.

which unbelievable the coincidence of the anniversary of Katrina here with now Hurricane Isaac barreling virtually the same track.

Meantime the hurricane forcing the closure of a nuclear power plant this morning in Louisiana as well. Entergy Corporation saying it shut down of its plants in Colona (ph) Louisiana about 20 miles west of New orleans as a precaution.

And it will have certainly an impact on production oil production in the gulf the hurricane will.

and through the Southeast of United states. The hurricane we do know forced more than 93 percent of oil production to shut down in the region

Of course we'll continue to follow Hurricane Isaac closely for you. But now we're going to just take a look here at politics.

One of the two breaking stories we're following this morning along with the hurricane. But the earnings alert that we're seeing coming in right now real quick for you is from Joy Global the mining equipment company passing along a report of adjusted profit of $1. 82.

so focused obviously on this hurricane political conventions and everything else. But tell us what you make of the markets this morning?

But the breaking story of the morning is Hurricane Isaac as it pounds the city of New orleans. Jeff Flock is on the scene there.

and cleaner air for years to come. Increasing environmental sustainability is one of our most important corporate goals

The system is called ECO Exhaust Gas Cleaning (ECO-EGC#)for its ability to remove major pollutants from the exhaust gases at any operating condition of a shipt sea, during maneuvering and in port.

This news follows the recent Earth Day announcement that Carnival Corporation will meet its goal to reduce its rate of greenhouse gas emissions from shipboard operations by 20 percent.

#Hydronano Gas that safely & effectively neutralizes carbon fuel pollution emissions Hydro Infra Technologies (HIT) is based a Stockholm clean tech company that has developed an innovative approach to neutralizing carbon fuel emissions from power plants

and is being invited by various government ministries around the world to provide solutions to the critical levels of pollution emissions being generated by power plants and other industries.

HNG) HNG effectively reduces the pollution emissions from burning fossil fuels to almost zero when injected into exhaust outlets.

while eliminating the equivalent carbon emissions produced by vehicles driving approximately 2, 750,000 miles per year. Additional total power production and carbon offset estimates for skyscraper

and prediction system to respond to offshore accidents tsunamis and other natural disasters. The new mart Oceans BCPROGRAM will use marine sensors

and water quality in major shipping arteries and will include a system to predict the impact of offshore earthquakes tsunamis storm surge and underwater landslides.

NC will use an IBM on-premise cloud to run simulations on earthquakes and tsunamis with a goal of predicting their behaviour and potential impact on coastal areas.

This information will benefit a broad spectrum of audiences from public safety agencies to public transportation tourism

and run decision-support systems with commercial viability that could aid industrial and governmental agencies in sea state pollution monitoring spill response and other aspects of ocean management.

These vehicles may provide a luxurious solution to long term environmental issues. Every day more drivers emerge on our roads, emitting harmful fossil fuel gases.

If successful, these driverless pods could ultimately provide a clean, efficient solution to pollution issues,

Clean energy jobs also could benefit from the rollout of the first-ever limits on carbon pollution from power plants

as well as from other elements of President Obama climate change initiative. CONTACT: Ailis Wolf at (703) 276-3265, aawolf@hastingsgroup. com;

and is able to withstand higher turbulence areas typhoon class extreme wind speeds and lightning beyond the current IEC standard.

while reducing greenhouse gas emissions everybody winssaid Mel Kurtz president of quasar energy group. uasar Columbus facility can produce 1. 3 million gasoline gallon equivalents of CNG each year. hat

Also CNG vehicles typically have 20 percent fewer greenhouse gas emissions than gasoline-powered cars according to the California Air Resources Board.

cleaning up bus fleets is a critical way to reduce the burden of air pollution, fuel costs,

and emissions reductions goals through developing the market for electric buses through state policy objectives, analysis, and incentives.

and preventing more than 35 million metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions per year. PA says the partnership with Freddie mac flows from the president Climate Action Plan

or school while letting them breathe clean air, said Transportation secretary Anthony Foxx in a statement. e are proud to initiate a new program that reflects the Obama Administration commitment to reducing our nation dependence on oil while developing more sustainable sources of energy here at home.

One is the obvious reduction in carbon emissions. The other is in the long run, helping transit agencies save money on fuel and maintenance costs.

The New york Green Bank is launching at a time of mounting evidence of the direct negative impacts of climate change on the nation environment, economy, and energy infrastructure.

As our country faces the growing danger of extreme weather and climate change, it is all too clear that investment in state of the-art-the art clean energy infrastructure is essential for the continued strength of the U s. economy.

greater compared with the most prevalent greenhouse gas, carbon dioxide, over a 100-year period. For these reasons, methane and nitrous oxide detection is crucial to environmental considerations.

the team installed it on a mobile laboratory used during NASA DISCOVER-AQ campaign, which analyzed pollution on the ground and from the air last September.

Tittel says a smaller QEPAS device will be added this year to the mobile monitoring van currently carrying out a Rice university of Houston survey of pollutants in the city.

and that over the course of a year it would avoid 511 tons of CO2 EMISSIONS.

ARB policies such as the ZEV and Advanced Clean Cars program and the groundbreaking Global warming Solutions Act (AB 32) have informed government action around the world.

S. ZEV Policy Lab follows several recent measures announced by the Chinese government to fight the country hazardous smog

and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. In July, the central government mandated that electric cars make up at least 30 percent of government vehicle purchases by 2016.

including low turbine reliability, intermittency issues, and environmental impacts. Sheerwind is poised to turn wind power into a major power source for the globe.

it is also a down payment on ensuring healthier cleaner air and a more energy independent futuresaid Congressman John Yarmuth.

your own personal windmill, is a truly eco-friendly solutiono more line drops, no more energy carrying costs, an extremely low carbon footprint, virtually invisible technology and completely silent operation,

#Adapting to climate change Mediterranean style Climate change is global -but affects people locally. An EU-funded project is giving Mediterranean businesses

and local governments the information they need to plan ahead by taking the impact of local climate change into account.

The Mediterranean area is particularly sensitive and vulnerable to climate change. The Intergovernmental panel on climate change predicts that the region will experience rising sea levels,

an increasing number of extreme weather events including storms and drought and more frequent wild fires,

and adapted climate change models to needs identified by local businesses and policymakers. Users then access the modelling results via CLIM-RUN web portal

and decade up to 2050, allowing them to plan for natural variations in weather as well as variations due to man-made climate change.

The innovation is a key enabler for smart cities, environmental and pollution monitoring, and effective disaster management, among many other applications.

From monitoring weather and pollution to empowering mart citiesof the future, wireless sensor networks promise to make our lives more comfortable, safer and more productive.

and contribute to electricity consumption and CO2 EMISSIONS, while battery-powered ones only last as long as their battery life.

and in theory would operate perpetually with little or no maintenance or environmental impact. And that is precisely what a team of EU-funded researchers are achieving in the SWAP('Symbiotic Wireless Autonomous Powered system')project.

sensing technologies will allow the introduction of new services for citizens that will benefit quality of life, such as traffic and pollution monitoring,

and adapt to the effects of climate change is therefore one of the challenges of our time.

#Developing high-efficiency lasers to manufacture solar panels As the world continues its efforts to combat climate change

In addition to cutting energy consumption and increasing indoor comfort, the team also aimed to mitigate the appearance of urban heat islands.

Game-changing green technology like this could have a direct impact on the EU 2020 commitment to reducing energy use and greenhouse gas emissions while improving overall energy security,

and across the world to protect vulnerable cities from the imminent effects of climate change. Project details Project acronym:

Also, the reuse of an existing waste product lowers the carbon footprint, she adds. e have finished the research and development,

#Improved tsunami alert system through international partnerships Tsunamis are not very frequent events, but they can have a terrible impact on human life and on the economy of a country.

They occur as a result of earthquakes, usually at the bottom of the sea. But at present such earthquakes cannot be foreseen.

Quick responses are therefore vital. sunamis travel very quickly and occur relatively near the shore.

It may be only a matter of 15-20 minutes after the earthquake that the wave hits the shore,

which detects tsunamis as early as possible and allows emergency agencies to improve their responses.

The system positions sensors at sea and on the coast to pick up earthquakes and to determine the size of the tsunami waves that they are likely to produce

and where they will strike on the coastline. DEWS processes this data and provides authorities with all the relevant information needed for making a decision on the type of public warning messages that are required.

as well as the National Earthquake Information Centre in Jakarta. With the support of local staff DEWS was installed successfully at BMKG for evaluation

However, urbanisation, extensive irrigation and variations in rainfall patterns due to global climate change have led to serious water scarcity in many areas of the world.

Areas under increasing pressure from water scarcity, particularly in the summer months, include small cities and islands along the coasts of Spain, Greece and Italy

According to the European environment agency (EEA), 16 to 44 million additional people will suffer water scarcity in Southern Europe by 2070.

The EU has taken a leading role in tackling water scarcity both on a European and global scale.

the Refresh approach is more cost effective than using tanker ships where fresh water is priced around EUR 14/m3 or huge infrastructures, such as pipelines or desalination plants.

while CO2 EMISSIONS will be lower thanks to efficient transport options. e have received considerable interest from stakeholders in the Mediterranean and Persian gulf area,

Soil contamination was a serious issue in The netherlands during the 1980s and that's when we started developing innovative techniques he explains.

however, recent developments have led to a renewed interest in the technology, with the ultimate goal of significantly reducing CO2 EMISSIONS via capture.

and thus save lives, prevent environmental disasters and recover valuable cargo a European union (EU) funded research project has developed a unique emergency-response system with vast potential.

lighter, fuel efficient vehicles mean less overall steel use and ultimately less fuel consumption (by some estimates, up to 0. 2 litres per 100 km) and carbon emissions.

"The project team developed an innovative flame analysis system capable of detecting burner operating parameters such as firing rate, excess air levels and pollutant emissions,

Landslides and ground subsidence are serious problems across Europe and their costs are underestimated largely, according to Fausto Guzzetti of Italy National Research Council,

Examples include landslides riverbank erosion and melting permafrost; and the human contribution can arise from activities such as mining, large construction works or water extraction for irrigation.

Demand for DORIS Landslides are natural events that shape landscapes. However, they come with a huge cost, both social and economic.

In Italy alone, landslides have caused over 5000 deaths and displaced more than 150 000 people during the last 50 years, at an estimated economic cost of#2 billion annually.

Thanks to the project, civil protection authorities and landslide investigators have access to information that was simply not available previously,

they also increase the impact on climate change. With the above in mind, a European research project has developed new environmentally friendly materials that can replace oil-based plastic films used in packaging for food

but have a much lower environmental impact. Flexpakrenew began in September 2008 and received#3. 28 million in funding under the EU's Seventh Research Framework Programme (FP7.

The development of the new packaging products for a global market will make an important contribution towards the reduction of the dependency of the packaging sector on petroleum resources and the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.

although climate change has made it more aggressive recently, Tóth says.""In Slovakia, in particular, many field plots are infested,

and storage (CCS) technology has the potential to help the European union (EU) significantly cut its greenhouse gas emissions.

However, efficient and reliable pre-combustion capture technologies that can reduce carbon dioxide (CO2 EMISSIONS from fossil fuel power plants at low cost are still missing.

helping achieve the EU 2020 target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 30%.%The new solutions developed by the DECARBIT team could also see the use of CCS technologies in other energy-intensive industries.

BIOCOUP will also help to make a significant contribution to the reduction of CO2 EMISSIONS in the transportation sector through the efficient utilisation of biomass material.

energy security and turning possibly a greenhouse gas into a useful resource. Researchers have demonstrated for the first time successfully the entire production chain for renewable kerosene,

they also create high levels of waste and pollution, according to the paper. Factory farms can contaminate local soil

and water supplies and produce greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to climate change, the paper says. Brighter Green, the organization behind the paper, wants policymakers to take notice of the consequences of dairy CAFOS

pollution and promote sustainable agriculture. While these negative effects are known, the impact of this trend in Asia is undocumented still largely,

#GE HP Walmart Play Regulator in Their Own Supply Chains Where regulation of environmental impacts is weak,

and product transportation-related greenhouse gas emissions intensity 20 percent by 2020, compared to 2010. It said was the first IT company to set a supply chain emissions goal.

Walmart and HP are innovating new approaches to managing the environmental impacts of their supply chains

climate change poses real financial risks and substantial economic opportunities and we must act now. The letter was sent to the EPA, the Obama Administration,

has helped its commercial real estate clients reduce their greenhouse gas emissions by 12 million metric tons while saving them $2. 5 billion in energy costs over the past seven years.

a business-led call to action that urges federal and state policymakers to seize the economic opportunity of addressing climate change e

#Levi s M&s Other Brands Pledge Zero-Deforestation Fashion LLEVI Strauss & Co.,Marks & spencer, Portico Brands and ASOS have joined Canopy Fashion Loved by Forests initiative,

or contribute to deforestation. Most rayon, viscose, modal, lyocell and other trademarked cellulosic fabrics start their journey as trees.

and climate policy for European union states a

#NYC's 10-Year Plan Sets New Standards for Other Cities Last week, the day after the eople Climate Marchand right before the United Nationsclimate Summit, New york city

Mayor de Blasio announced that the City is committing to reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by 80 percent over 2005 levels by the year 2050.

in order to dramatically reduce the city contributions to climate change, while spurring major cost savings and creating thousands of new jobs for those who need them most.

with currently approximately three quarters of the city greenhouse gas output stemming from energy expended to heat,

In addition to the plan leading to considerable carbon emission reductions in the order of 3. 4 million metric tons a year by 2025, the resulting upgrades should help protect many lower-income citizens from rising utility bills

According to respondents their hospitals have plans in place for minimizing environmental impact when using or disposing of medical products.

San jos known as the Capital of Silicon valley is installing a network of sensors to create a sustainability lens that uses Intel technology to measure characteristics such as particulates in the air noise pollution and traffic flow.

#Iron-rich biochar filters arsenic from water Biochar may be a fast inexpensive and easy way to remove arsenic one of the world s most common pollutants from water.

#This fusion reactor could be cheaper than coal University of Washington Posted by Michelle Ma-Washington on October 16 2014fusion energy almost sounds too good to be true#zero greenhouse gas emissions no long-lived radioactive waste a nearly unlimited fuel supply.

Similar patterns to those in solar flares can also be found in earthquakes avalanches or the stock market. olar explosions do not of course have any connection with stock exchange ratessays Hermann

The pile continues to grow until every now and then an avalanche is triggered. Smaller landslides occur more frequently than larger ones.

By organizing itself around a so-called critical state the pile maintains its original height when viewed over an extended period of time.

or biochar to soil to both boost crop yields and counter global climate change the study offers the first detailed explanation for this mystery. nderstanding the controls on water movement through biochar-amended soils is critical

and reduced greenhouse gas emissionssays lead author Rebecca Barnes an assistant professor of environmental science at Colorado College who began the research as a postdoctoral research associate at Rice university.

and gardening buffs took off after archaeological studies found that biochar added to soils in the Amazon more than 1000 years ago was still improving the water-and nutrient-holding abilities of those poor soils today.

and a rising global temperature. lobal climate change suggests that it s going to get warmer and since plants cannot run away from the heat they re going to have to adapt to a changing environmentnagel says. his study suggests one mechanism for us to understand how this interaction works. oth plants

and is particularly significant as climate change brings more moderate winter temperatures. In the United states alone the disease costs the cattle and sheep industry an estimate $125 million annually. y conducting this epidemiological study on a commercial dairy farm in Northern California we were able to demonstrate that the virus overwinters

which emits carbon dioxide a greenhouse gas. Most of these vehicles will run on fuel manufactured at large industrial plants that produce hydrogen by combining very hot steam and natural gas an energy-intensive process that releases carbon dioxide as a byproduct.

Although touted as zero emissions vehicles most of the cars will run on hydrogen made from natural gas a fossil fuel that contributes to global warming.

Principal funding came from by the Global climate and Energy project the Precourt Institute for Energy at Stanford and by the US Department of energy.

and the hardiness of African rice. frican rice is once more at the forefront of cultivation strategies that aim to confront climate change

but will have less of an environmental impact such as varieties that require less water fertilizer and pesticides. ardy high-yield crops will become increasingly vital for human survival as the world faces the environmental effects of climate change and an ever-growing global population.

Wing s research group specializes in developing what geneticists call physical maps a tool that enables scientists to understand the structure of the genome.

Production of lithium-7 was banned in the United states due to environmental concerns. It unclear whether the current sources, found in China

also has less potential for environmental effects than the chemical process used in producing lithium-7, which has been linked to mercury contamination.

For the average person this means more sophisticated weather satellites remote controllers satellite communication or pollution detectors. his is a material innovation that s the first part

#Material snags CO2 from natural gas Rice university rightoriginal Studyposted by Mike Williams-Rice on June 9 2014scientists have created an Earth-friendly way to separate carbon dioxide a greenhouse gas from natural gas right

and this week set new rules to cut carbon pollution from the nation s power plants. ur technique allows one to specifically remove carbon dioxide at the source.

and pathogens that can have an environmental impact if not properly managed. While turning the manure into clean water makes environmental sense

#Small tuning fork lets device find greenhouse gas Scientists have created a highly sensitive portable sensor to test the air for the most damaging greenhouse gases.

greater compared with the most prevalent greenhouse gas, carbon dioxide, over a 100-year period. For these reasons, methane and nitrous oxide detection is crucial to environmental considerations.

the team installed it on a mobile laboratory used during NASA DISCOVER-AQ campaign, which analyzed pollution on the ground and from the air last September.

Tittel says a smaller QEPAS device will be added this year to the mobile monitoring van currently carrying out a Rice university of Houston survey of pollutants in the city.

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