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☆ Global warming will reach 1.5C threshold this decade -report
  + stars: | 2023-11-02 | by ( Gloria Dickie | Thomson Reuters | Gloria Dickie Reports On Climate | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +4 min
Countries pledged in the 2015 Paris Agreement to hold global warming to within 1.5C above pre-industrial temperatures but the new paper by a team of scientists, including from NASA and Columbia University, adds to evidence suggesting that this goal is already out of reach. Most emissions scenarios under the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) envision the world breaching 1.5C during the 2030s. EARTH SENSITIVITYThe study's findings, published in the journal Oxford Open Climate Change, result from two factors. The IPCC has given a best-guess estimate that the doubling of atmospheric carbon dioxide levels would yield global warming of around 3C (5.4F). Cleaning the skies, while bringing health benefits and saving lives, accelerates climate change.
Persons: Thomas Peter, James Hansen of, Michael Mann, Pennsylvania's Mann, Klaus Hubacek, Katy Daigle, Gareth Jones Organizations: REUTERS, NASA, Columbia University, United Nations, James Hansen of Columbia, Earth Institute, University of Pennsylvania, IPCC, University of Gronigen, Thomson Locations: Gan, Nanchang, Jiangxi province, China, UN, Paris, 1.5C, heatwaves, Libya, Dubai, 4.8C
☆ As climate change hits, China weighs new water megaprojects
  + stars: | 2023-06-13 | by ( David Stanway | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +5 min
"What they have been doing so far is using engineering solutions to try to physically supply water and fix their water problem," said Mark Wang, a geographer at Melbourne University who studies the impact of China's water infrastructure. "If China can reduce water use and increase efficiency, it doesn't need mega-diversion projects." Total investment in fixed water assets exceeded 1.1 trillion yuan ($154 billion) last year, up 44% compared with 2021, analysts said. It rose 15.6% to 407 billion yuan in the first quarter of 2023 and officials say even more funding will be made available. 'CHAIN REACTIONS'Part of the new plan involves the expansion of the South-North Water Diversion Project (SNWDP), an ambitious engineering project that diverts surplus Yangtze River water to the arid Yellow River basin in the north.
Persons: Li Guoying, Mark Wang, Wang, Genevieve Donnellon, Gorges, David Stanway, Gerry Doyle Organizations: of Water, Melbourne University, China's Ministry of Water Resources, Oxford Global Society, Diversion, Thomson Locations: China, SINGAPORE, Sichuan, Liangshan County, Poyang Lake, Tibet, India
☆ We may never know where the COVID pandemic originated
  + stars: | 2023-05-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +7 min
LONDONIt’s the enduring mystery of the COVID-19 pandemic: Where did the virus come from? They also mostly agree that many of the earliest known infections and deaths clustered around a wildlife market in Wuhan, China. Others suspect the pathogen somehow leaked from a Wuhan laboratory, 27 km from the market, where researchers study bat viruses. One concentration of jump zones includes a region of mountains and lakes about 175 km southeast of the Wuhan market. In late 2002, the SARS-CoV-1 virus emerged in Guangdong province, in southern China, and became the SARS pandemic of 2003.
☆ Dying lands: Farmers fight to save the 'skin of the Earth'
  + stars: | 2022-11-12 | by ( Rod Nickel Ayenat Mersie David Stanway | Rod Nickel | Ayenat Mersie | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +10 min
Farmers in both are fighting a losing battle to save the soil that produces our food. By contrast, there's not enough water in the vast Yangtze basin, which produces a third of China's crops. Soil erosion could lead to a 10% loss in global crop production by 2050, according to the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Similarly, other measures such as digging thousands of new wells and encouraging farmers to switch crops to boost yields have limited impact. Options include not tilling soil to reduce erosion, and planting off-season cover crops to prevent erosion and nutrient loss.
☆ Shanghai says water supplies 'normal' after shortage scare sparks hoarding
  + stars: | 2022-10-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
SHANGHAI, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Authorities in the Chinese financial hub of Shanghai have told citizens that municipal water supplies remain "normal", dispelling rumours of shortages and quality issues that led to a wave of panic-buying throughout the city on Tuesday. The backflow of sea water into Shanghai's depleted reservoirs began in early September, and the city's water supply firms are closely monitoring the situation and "scientifically" making adjustments to water flows, the city government said on its official WeChat channel late on Tuesday. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register"Tap water production and supply are normal, and water quality standards have been reached," it said. Shanghai experienced a wave of panic buying earlier this year amid fears of food and water shortages brought about by a city-wide COVID-19 lockdown that eventually lasted more than two months. read moreRegister now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by David Stanway; Editing by Jacqueline WongOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
☆ China's biggest lake declares 'red alert' as long drought lingers
  + stars: | 2022-09-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
An aerial view shows a tributary stream running through the dried-up flats of Poyang Lake that stands at record-low water levels as the region experiences a drought, outside Nanchang, Jiangxi province, China, August 28, 2022. REUTERS/Thomas Peter/FilesSHANGHAI, Sept 23 (Reuters) - The central Chinese province of Jiangxi has declared a water supply "red alert" for the first time after the Poyang freshwater lake, the country's biggest, dwindled to a record low, the Jiangxi government said on Friday. The Poyang Lake, normally a vital flood outlet for the Yangtze, China's longest river, has been suffering from drought since June, with water levels at a key monitoring spot falling from 19.43 metres to 7.1 metres over the last three months. The Jiangxi Water Monitoring Centre said Poyang's water levels would fall even further in coming days, with rainfall still minimal. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by David Stanway; Editing by Ana Nicolaci da CostaOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
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