Noticias sobre Russia
Food insecurity predicted to worsen conflicts, cause new ones in Eastern Africa
Large-scale acute food insecurity sparked by drought continuing into a fourth consecutive growing season puts Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia at risk of emerging and ongoing conflict, according to a new quarterly update that analyses findings from a global early warning tool.
UN: Up to 40 % of the planet’s land is degraded
Up to 40 % of the planet’s land is degraded, directly affects half of humanity, threatens roughly half of global GDP (US$44 trillion).
Model pinpoints glaciers at risk of collapse due to climate change
As climate change warms the planet, glaciers are melting faster, and scientists fear that many will collapse by the end of the century, drastically raising sea level and inundating coastal cities and island nations.
US provides $114 million to respond to drought in the Horn of Africa
In response to the devastating drought in the Horn of Africa, the United States, through the U.S.
EIB funds €791 million clean energy, health and water investment across Europe
Board of Directors takes stock of record time disbursement of € 668 million to Ukraine. Board approves renewable energy, water, health, urban and rural investment. For the first time InvestEU backs EIB projects unlocking increased EIB support for education, energy, and internet.
Ecolab announces a temporary global 8%-12% energy surcharge
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Water infrastructure security in the age of cyberwarfare
War Games, a 1983 American film by John Badham starring Mathew Broderick, tells the story of a teenager who, from his computer and out of pure curiosity, enters into the systems of the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) at the height of the Cold War.
“We will not leave the Ukrainian waterworks alone”
As the world witnesses in disbelief the horrors of war in Ukraine, members of the Chamber of Commerce Polish Waterworks (IGWP) are mobilizing to support their Ukrainian neighbours with all forms of support for victims of the war, both those in Ukraine and refugees that have fled to Poland.
Experts review safety of plan to discharge treated water from Fukushima site
A Task Force of experts dispatched by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) collected water samples and scrutinized detailed technical data during their first mission to Japan this week to review the safety of its plan to discharge treated water from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station into the sea.
New technique will improve the construction of ice roads and bridges
A new study found that measuring the time it takes for a radar pulse to travel from a satellite to the sea surface and back again can reveal the thickness of river ice and dates when it is safe to travel on ice roads and bridges in arctic regions.
Transboundary river basins connect and require effective cooperation
Transboundary water cooperation between Finland and Russia functions nowadays fluently, with several unique features.
Only 15 per cent of global coastal regions remain intact
New research has revealed that only 15 per cent of coastal areas around the world remain intact, exposing the need for urgent coastal rehabilitation and conservation on a global scale.
Va Tech Wabag plans for growth in water technology sector
India-based Va Tech Wabag, a leading pure-play water technology player, aims to capitalise on the growth potential of the water technology sector, informs The Hindu BusinessLine.
A dozen things that helped and hurt climate progress in 2021
2021 may turn out to be the most critical year in our efforts to combat climate change.
ExoMars discovers hidden water in Mars’ Grand Canyon
The ESA-Roscosmos ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter has spotted significant amounts of water at the heart of Mars’ dramatic canyon system, Valles Marineris.
WMO recognizes new Arctic temperature record of 38⁰C
A temperature of 38°C (100.4°F) in the Russian town of Verkhoyansk on 20 June 2020 has been recognized as a new Arctic temperature record by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
Rapidly warming Artic could cause spread of nuclear waste and undiscovered viruses
Rapidly thawing Arctic permafrost has the potential to release radioactive waste from cold war nuclear submarines and reactors, antibiotic resistant bacteria and potentially undiscovered viruses, an Aberystwyth University researcher has jointly found.
Ecolab to acquire Purolite
Ecolab to pay approximately $3.7 billion in cash.
Water insecurity on the rise in Asia, warns WMO
Extreme weather and climate change impacts across Asia in 2020 caused the loss of life of thousands of people, displaced millions of others and cost hundreds of billions of dollars, while wreaking a heavy toll on infrastructure and ecosystems.
All-female crew in water-tank spaceflight study
20 women are tucking themselves in a waterbed for five days as part of a dry immersion study to recreate some of the effects of spaceflight on the body.