Reducing air pollution could increase methane emissions from wetlands – here’s what needs to be done: Sampling in a Pantanal lake, Brazil. Vincent Gauci, CC BY-NC-ND What if well-meaning policies that reduce one atmospheric pollutant could also increase natural emissions of powerful greenhouse gases? Our findings, just published in the journal Science Advances, advance an …
‘Don’t touch my pocket!’ South African passengers say airlines must pay for reducing their carbon footprint, not them: Airline travel is a major contributor to anthropogenic climate change, amounting to about 4% of all global greenhouse gas emissions every year. Airlines must take specific measures to reduce, and ideally neutralise, their greenhouse gas emissions and …
Inequality: troubling trends and why economic growth in Africa is key to reducing global disparities: Inequality remains on the top of the policy priority list for most countries in the world. Branko Milanovic, a leading scholar on inequality, recently delivered a lecture titled “Recent changes in the global income distribution and their political implications” at …
Simple tips for reducing seasonal allergies: Seasonal allergies make everything more difficult. Whether you’re trying to work, relax, or sleep, a stuffy nose, itchy eyes, and constant sneezing can get in the way, but avoiding pollen, dust, mould, and other allergens is tough. Luckily, there are some precautions you can take to alleviate your exposure …
Sugary drinks tax may be reducing obesity in girls but not boys – an expert explains what we know: Ann in the uk/Shutterstock The introduction of the UK’s soft drinks industry levy, commonly known as the sugary drinks tax, was associated with reduced obesity among 10- and 11-year-old girls, according to a recent study. So does …
China’s increasing economic ties with the Gulf states are reducing the west’s sway in the Middle East: At the end of November 2022, UK prime minister Rishi Sunak announced that the “golden era” between Great Britain and China was over. China may not have been too bothered by this news however, and has been busy …
Eating less food from animal sources is key to reducing the risk of wildlife-origin diseases and global warming: Sindhi cattle near Amazon rainforest: flexitarian diets could feed the growing world population without further encroaching onto wild habitat. Lucas Ninno via GettyImages The world is at greater risk of infectious diseases that originate in wildlife because …
A living wage increases economic productivity while reducing poverty – new report: It can be difficult to see a way out of the current cost of living crisis. Prices continue to rise, and there are fears that if nothing changes, many families will face serious financial hardship. The effects of this will be devastating. Poverty …
Banning wild meat is not the solution to reducing future disease outbreaks: Happy Auer/Shutterstock There have been widespread calls for a global ban on the sale and consumption of wild meat. Following the spread of COVID in early 2020 (which is thought to have originated in bats), over 200 conservation organisations signed an open letter …
Reducing social contact: three health experts explain how to interpret new advice: Texturemaster/Shutterstock Omicron cases are rising fast, with fears that the UK could soon record a million new infections a day. In response, the chief medical officer for England, Chris Whitty, has asked the public to cut down on socialising to slow the spread. …
South Africa in the news: Reducing dependence on coal: South Africa’s energy challenge: On the face of it, Chinese property developers’ debts appear big enough to crash the national economy. But several factors could limit the real estate downturn and the threat of global financial …: “South Africa” – BingNews Africa boosted by rise in …
Reducing air travel by small amounts each year could level off the climate impact: Aviation is a significant contributor to global greenhouse gas emissions. Free-Photos/Pixabay, CC BY-SA Just before the pandemic, aircraft engines were burning one billion litres of fuel a day. But then the number of daily civil aviation flights fell from 110,000 to …
Social media is reducing climate change debates to your views on veganism: Online debates over the environmental impact of eating meat are getting heated. Kaboompics/Pixabay Ten years ago, when we ranked the most controversial articles on Wikipedia, George W. Bush was at the top of the list with global warming at number five. The article …
Repairing ozone layer is also reducing CO? in the atmosphere – new study: Studio23/Shutterstock Spring 2060. In dark glasses, a wide sunhat and with what little exposed skin left caked in sun cream, a child stares at the woodland across from their house. It looks scraggly and stunted, and with far fewer leaves than in …
Reducing poverty can actually lower energy demand, finds research: Nepal: switching from firewood to electricity will lower the environmental impact of cooking. paul prescott / shutterstock As people around the world escape poverty, you might expect their energy use to increase. But my research in Nepal, Vietnam, and Zambia found the opposite: lower levels of …
How climate change is reducing numbers of humpback whale calves in the north-west Atlantic: Christian Ramp, Author provided Climate change is having a serious impact on the world’s oceans in various ways, ranging from its devastating effects on tropical coral reefs to melting polar sea ice. But until now, it wasn’t known how these changes …
South Asia: how to ensure progress on reducing poverty isn’t reversed by coronavirus: South Asia accounted for nearly two-fifths of the world’s poor, nearly half of the world’s malnourished children and was home to the largest number of stunted children in 2015. Despite this, the region had made significant progress in lifting people out of …
Reducing sysadmin toil with Kubernetes controllers: Kubernetes is a platform for reducing toil cunningly disguised as a platform for running containers. The element that allows for both running containers and reducing toil is the Kubernetes concept of a Controller. read more: Opensource.com paulczar Supporting Open Source. Have you tried: Visiting Port Elizabeth?