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As the year began, vast tracts of Australia were burning, Jakarta was under water, while Norway recorded its warmest January day ever. Extreme weather events have long been forecast as the result of global climate change,…

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Asians Most Likely to Believe in Man-Made Climate Change

December 11, 2019

Eight out of the ten countries with the biggest share of inhabitants who believe in man-made climate change are Asian countries, a survey from YouGov reveals. The following list shows…

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Technology

Hungry For Data, Starving The World

November 22, 2019

There are 5.9 million Instagram posts tagged #EcoFriendly. There’s no doubt that people all over the world, online and off, are waking up to the devastating impact that we are…

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Global Bank Urges Cities To Invest In New Infrastructure To Adapt To Climate Change

October 14, 2019

The impacts of climate change on weather, sea levels, food and water supplies should be seen as an investment opportunity for our cities, says global investment banking firm Goldman Sachs.…

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Singapore’s First Virtual Power Plant To Optimise Energy Distribution

October 8, 2019

Globally, the energy sector is evolving, driven by technological advances and climate change. Distributed energy resources (DERs) such as solar and energy storage systems today complement traditional power plants which…

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What It Takes To Put Out Forest Fires

September 23, 2019

In Brazil, the world’s largest tropical rainforest is burning. Indonesia is home to the third-largest tropical forest and this too is burning in parts of Sumatra and Kalimantan. Recently, a…

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Seaweed Farming Could Really Help Fight Climate Change

September 18, 2019

According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), addressing carbon emissions from our food sector is absolutely essential to fight climate change. While land and agriculture took center stage…

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We Built An App To Detect Areas Most Vulnerable To Life-Threatening Haze

September 18, 2019

Forest and land-use fires are ravaging Indonesia’s Sumatra and Kalimantan islands. Haze from these fires threatens lives as inhaling smoke can cause heart and respiratory diseases, leading to premature deaths.…

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3 Dangers Of Rising Temperatures That Could Affect Your Health Now

August 22, 2019

I read the news about the urgency of addressing climate change, and as a mathematician who studies climate change, I was not surprised. Very worried, but not surprised. A few…

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Cities

Why We Need New Climate Models

August 22, 2019

In 1950, meteorologists Jule Charney and Ragnar Fjørtoft joined with mathematician John von Neumann and other researchers to create the first computer simulation of the weather. Back then, it took…

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