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☆ The Aral Sea’s Demise Is a Parable of Our Environmental Hubris - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( Jacob Dreyer | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Walking toward the shrinking remnants of what used to be the Aral Sea in Uzbekistan was like entering hell. I reached the edge of one of the scattered lakes which are all that remain of this once-great body of water. In the nearby town of Muynak, black and white newsreels in the local museum, and pictures in the family photo albums of residents, tell of better times. During the Soviet era, fishing communities like Muynak ringed the sea, thriving off its bounty: sturgeon, flounder, caviar and other staples of Soviet dinner tables. But over the decades, Soviet authorities diverted rivers that flowed into the sea to irrigate cotton and other crops.

Persons: Oktyabr Dospanov, ” Locations: Uzbekistan, Muynak, Michigan

[1/2] Logo of British Petrol BP is seen at a petrol station in Pienkow, Poland, June 8, 2022. BP plans to spend $55 billion to $65 billion on its new transition businesses between 2023 and 2030, when the sum will equal its investment in oil and gas. BP recently opened a new office in Hamburg which will oversee its offshore wind expansion. BP operates two refineries in Germany -- Lingen and Gelsenkirchen -- as well as Aral, Germany's largest petrol station network. Looney had defended the offshore wind bid, saying he expected strong demand for clean energy.

Persons: Kacper, Patrick Wendeler, Bernard Looney, Wendeler, Looney, Christoph Steitz, Ron Bousso, Alexandra Hudson Organizations: British, REUTERS, EV, BP, Reuters, Reuters Graphics BP, Volkswagen, BMW, Rivals, Shell, Reuters Graphics Reuters, Alexandra Hudson Our, Thomson Locations: Pienkow, Poland, FRANKFURT, LONDON, Germany, BP Europe, Hamburg, Lingen, Gelsenkirchen

☆ The world’s largest lakes are shrinking dramatically and scientists say they have figured out why
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-18 | by ( Laura Paddison | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Lake water levels fluctuate in response to natural climate variations in rain and snowfall, but they are increasingly affected by human actions. The Caspian Sea, between Asia and Europe – the world’s largest inland body of water – has long been declining due to climate change and water use. NASA NASA The Caspian Sea is rapidly shrinking due to climate change and human activity. NASAThe researchers used satellite measurements of nearly 2,000 of the world’s largest lakes and reservoirs, which together represent 95% of Earth’s total lake water storage. The report found losses in lake water storage everywhere, including in the humid tropics and the cold Arctic.

LONDON, May 18 (Reuters) - More than half of the world's large lakes and reservoirs have shrunk since the early 1990s, chiefly because of climate change, intensifying concerns about water for agriculture, hydropower and human consumption, a study published on Thursday found. Climate scientists generally think that the world's arid areas will become drier under climate change, and wet areas will get wetter, but the study found significant water loss even in humid regions. Scientists assessed almost 2,000 large lakes using satellite measurements combined with climate and hydrological models. Scientists and campaigners have long said it is necessary to prevent global warming beyond 1.5 degrees Celisus (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) to avoid the most catastrophic consequences of climate change. Water levels rose in a quarter of the lakes, often as a result of dam construction in remote areas such as the Inner Tibetan Plateau.

☆ Объясняем профессионалам: Карта Routex для молдавских компаний и все ее преимущества
▼ + stars: | 2020-10-23 | by ( ) newsmaker.md time to read: +8 min

Международная карта Routex теперь доступна и в Республике Молдова во всей сети АЗС Petrom Moldova. Petrom Moldova имеет возможность предоставлять своим клиентам карты Routex, так как входит в группу компаний OMV, а OMV, в свою очередь, входит в международную систему партнерства Routex. Кроме того, действующая онлайн-система карт Petrom Moldova уже позволяет управлять картами Routex, выпущенными Petrom Moldova. В чем преимущества Routex компании Petrom Moldova? Карту могут запросить как компании, у которых уже есть топливная карта Petrom Moldova, так и те, кто еще не был среди клиентов Petrom Moldova.

Persons: Routex —, Routex, Petrom Routex Organizations: Routex Petrom, Moldova, Petrom, Eni, OMV International Services, Petrom Moldova OMV International Services, АЗС, Petrom Moldova, OMV, Petrom Romania, Routex, Aral, BP, Circle K, Eni, OMV International Services Locations: Routex, Routex Petrom Moldova, Petrom Romania, Petrom Moldova, Moldova, Petrom, Республика Молдова, Европа, Молдова, Австрия, Бельгия, Дания, Франция, Нидерланды, Люксембург, Россия

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