News roundup for 8 August 2022 – Climate impacts have worsened vast range of human diseases – “Forever chemicals” have made rainwater “unsafe to drink” globally
U.S. landfill tonnages by waste type, 1960-2018. In 2018, about 146.1 million tons of municipal solid waste (MSW) were landfilled. Food was the largest component at about 24 percent. Plastics accounted for more than 18 percent, paper and paperboard made...
Temperature return values vs. return period in 4 time slices (late 20th century, current, near future and mid 21st century) of the pooled EURO-CORDEX ensemble of 11 GCM-RCM models. Dashed lines indicate the 5-95 percent confidence interval and the heavy...
Indonesian Muslim women pray for rain during a long drought season and haze in Pekanbaru, Riau province, Indonesia, 11 September 2019. Photo: Rony Muharrman Antara Foto / REUTERS By Gayatri Suroyo and Jessica Damiana 11 September 2019 JAKARTA (Reuters) –...