Floodwaters course through a neighborhood in Merced, California, on January 10, as Bear Creek overflowed its banks following days of rain, leaving dozens of homes and vehicles surrounded by floodwaters. | Noah Berger/AP One day drought, the next day flood. Big weather swings could become more common as the climate changes. In less than a…
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Home wood burning pollution expected to rise due to UK cost of living crisis | Air pollution | The Guardian
This December will be the 70th anniversary of the 1952 London smog, when five days of choking smoke killed about 12,000 Londoners. It was partially caused by a fuel crisis, specifically a shortage of coal, requiring people to burn poor quality mining waste. Air pollution from home fires is expected to increase this winter as…
Style Meets Sustainability – Here’s A Quiz To Find Out How Eco-Friendly Your Wardrobe Is!
New Year, New Habits. As style enthusiasts, the first thing we wish to mend is our “fashion hygiene”. While most of us are chasing fashion trends and overcrowding our shopping carts with clothes we’ll wear “god-knows-when”, it’s time to halt and introspect before we fall prey to fast fashion. Fast fashion has a long list…
Soot Pollution: Wike Orders Shutdown Of Illegal Refining Sites
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has ordered the shutdown of illegal crude oil refining sites in the state with immediate effect. In his new year message released on Saturday by his spokesman, Kelvin Ebiri, the governor directed council chairmen and community leaders to report those behind illegal bunkering and crude oil refining sites in their…
