Category: Rivers
Luchtvaart Grootste Vervuiler van de Transport Sector
In 2018 stootte de Nederlandse transportsector 26 miljard kilogram CO2-equivalenten aan broeikasgassen uit. Dat is 12% van de totale broeikasgas uitstoot door de Nederlandse economie. Dat is bijna net zoveel als in 2012. Er is dus nog lang geen sprake van een afname van… Continue Reading “Luchtvaart Grootste Vervuiler van de Transport Sector”
Swiss Glaciers lost 25% of its Volume due to Impact of Global Warming
FURKA PASS, Switzerland — On the hairpin bend of a Swiss mountain pass, a Victorian-era hotel built for tourists to admire the Rhone Glacier has been abandoned now that the ice has retreated nearly 1.2 miles uphill. Where mighty glaciers once spilled into Swiss… Continue Reading “Swiss Glaciers lost 25% of its Volume due to Impact of Global Warming”
UK hit by Heavy Rains and Flooding
The United Kingdom is once again being drenched with torrential rain as half of the average rainfall of November has fallen in the last 24 hours causing the Met Office to issue another 45 flood alerts to a very weary population. The Met Office is expecting… Continue Reading “UK hit by Heavy Rains and Flooding”
Chinese scientists discover Massive Caverns around underground River
China’s Ministry of Natural Resources announced on Friday that a group of scientists had discovered a giant cluster of natural sinkholes consisting of 19 huge caverns in a forest near the southern part of the country bordering Vietnam. Researchers claim that the group of… Continue Reading “Chinese scientists discover Massive Caverns around underground River”
Venice Flooded by High Tide during Heavy Rains
Venice has been inundated by an exceptional high tide which put three-quarters of the lagoon city under water. Large swathes of the rest of Italy have also experienced flooding and heavy winds which toppled trees, killing eleven people. Schools remained closed on Tuesday in many regions.… Continue Reading “Venice Flooded by High Tide during Heavy Rains”
World’s largest ships emit the same amount of pollution as 50 million cars
Ship pollution affects the health of communities in coastal and inland regions around the world, yet pollution from ships remains one of the least regulated parts of our global transportation system. According to a report by the UK’s Guardian newspaper, just one of the… Continue Reading “World’s largest ships emit the same amount of pollution as 50 million cars”
Ethiopia dismisses Egypt’s proposal on Nile River Dam Project
Ethiopia’s Foreign Ministry has dismissed Egypt’s latest proposal regarding, a massive Nile River dam project, shortly after Cairo said a new round of talks over the filling and operation of the soon-to-be-finished $5 billion Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam failed to achieve progress. The dam… Continue Reading “Ethiopia dismisses Egypt’s proposal on Nile River Dam Project”
Crickey Amigu di Natura 