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ENVIRONMENT - June 2016

Jun 2016

Jul 12, 2016

Massive Mangrove Die-off on Gulf of Carpentaria

Climate change and El Niño have caused the worst mangrove die-off in recorded history, stretching along 700 km of Australia’s Gulf of Carpentaria.
The mass die-off coincided with the world’s worst global coral bleaching event, as well as the worst bleaching event on the Great Barrier Reef, in which almost a quarter of the coral was killed – something also caused by unusually warm water.

Jul 01, 2016

Healing of Ozone Layer

According to researchers, the hole in the ozone layer over the Antarctic has begun to shrink, several decades after an international accord to phase out certain pollutants.
The study found that the September ozone hole has shrunk by 1.5 million square miles since 2000.
The ozone hole was first discovered in the 1950s.

Jun 22, 2016

Entire Country Powered with Renewable Energy

Portugal did no other nation has ever done. Portugal just powered its entire country’s electricity needs for four consecutive days using nothing but renewable energy.
Using a combination of solar panels, wind turbines, biofuels, geothermal heat and hydroelectric power, Portugal powered everything requiring electricity for 107 hours.

Jun 21, 2016

Patna Air Quality Worse than Delhi

According to World Health Organisation (WHO) urban air quality database 2016, the air quality in Patna is worse than Delhi. Out of 3,000 cities in 103 countries of the world, Patna is at the sixth and Delhi is at eleventh position in terms of air pollution.
Shockingly, including Bihar's capital Gwalior, Allahabad and Raipur are among the top 10 polluted cities in the world.

Jun 10, 2016

CO2 Turned into Stone

Radical new technique promises a cheaper and more secure method of burying CO2 emissions underground instead of storing it as a gas.
Carbon dioxide has been pumped underground and turned rapidly into stone, demonstrating a radical new way to tackle climate change.
The unique project promises a cheaper and more secure way of burying CO2 from fossil fuel burning underground, where it cannot warm the planet. Such carbon capture and storage (CCS) is thought to be essential to halt global warming.

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