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October 10, 2024 Sustainability

Coastal towns in Bangladesh give up shrimp farming for agriculture to combat salinity

The decades-long shrimp aquaculture on Bangladesh’s southwest coast, which negatively impacts the environment in many ways, including creating a freshwater crisis, is now losing its importance as the farmers are gradually inclining toward agriculture...

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October 9, 2024 Sustainability

Scientists are becoming ocean hitchhikers to fill data gaps

Research cruises can be prohibitively expensive, so cargo ships, fishing vessels and yachts are being enlisted to help understand the ocean.

October 9, 2024 Manufacturing

Plugin Vehicles Now 22% of World Auto Sales

What falling sales? Plugins grew by 19% YoY! Global plugin vehicle registrations were up 19% in August 2024 compared to August 2023. There were 1.5 million registrations. BEVs were up by just 6% YoY (year over year), but plugin hybrids jumped 51% YoY...

October 9, 2024 Manufacturing

Today’s Hurricane Ratings Are Inadequate For Climate Change-Fueled Storms

Currently, hurricanes severity is measured by either the Saffir-Simpson scale or the Accumulated Cyclone Energy scale. Neither of them really was adequate in the massive 2017 Atlantic hurricane season, in the years since or in this years devastating ...

October 9, 2024 Manufacturing

Biden-Harris Admin Announces California’s Launch of 1st Phase of Federal Home Energy Rebate Programs to Help Lower Families’ Utility Bills

Eligible California Homeowners and Multifamily Building Owners Can Use the Federal Home Energy Rebate Programs to Save Energy, Save Money on Energy-Efficient Upgrades, and Lower Housing Costs Investing in America Agenda Provides Added Support to Cali...

October 9, 2024 Manufacturing

Mobile Homes & Municipalities Find Heat Pumps To Fit Their Needs

Whether it is a sweltering summer or a frigid winter, digging just a few feet into the earth provides relief from the temperatures above. That is because, on average, the ground temperature is warmer than the air during the winter and cooler in the s...

October 9, 2024 Manufacturing

Hurricane Milton Made Up To 800 Times More Likely By Hotter Water In Gulf Of Mexico

As Hurricane Milton bears down on Florida, its governor and acolytes of Donald Trump are using it to promote more lies about global heating. The post Hurricane Milton Made Up To 800 Times More Likely By Hotter Water In Gulf Of Mexico appeared first ...

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October 9, 2024 Sustainability

The future of data centres: A look at Asean’s next generation facilities from a lifecycle lens

Southeast Asia’s digital economy is booming. Keeping its environmental footprint in check will require innovative solutions to build, operate and decommission data centres sustainably.

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October 9, 2024 Sustainability

Warming fuels cyclones, cloudbursts across Asia

Seas around the Asia Pacific are rapidly warming, fueling cyclones and cloudbursts with moisture, making Asia the region hardest hit by warming-related weather and water events.