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Feb22021 by adminNo Comments

Prosperity comes at ‘devastating’ cost to nature

Science

Getty ImagesA landmark review has called for transformational change in our economic approach to nature.The long-awaited review by Prof Sir Partha Dasgupta, of the University of Cambridge, says prosperity has come at a "devastating" cost to the natural world.The report proposes recognising nature as an asset and reconsidering our measures of economic prosperity.It is expected to set the agenda on government policy going forward.At its heart is the idea that sustainable economic growth requires a different measure than Gross Domestic Product (GDP)."Truly sustainable economic growth and development means recognising that our long-term prosperity relies on rebalancing our demand of nature's goods and services with its capacity to supply them," Prof Dasgupta said in a statement."It also means ...

Aug142020 by adminNo Comments

Quarantine extension ‘another devastating blow’ to travel industry

Business

Extending quarantine to a further six nations, including France, is "another devastating blow" to the travel industry already reeling from the COVID-19 pandemic, it has been warned.The decision to impose restrictions on one of the biggest destinations for holidaymakers at the height of summer, having already been done to Spain, will lead to job losses unless urgent targeted support is provided by the government, according to the trade. Shares in airlines easyJet, British Airways and Ryanair to as well as the travel giant TUI were down on Friday. ...

Aug112020 by adminNo Comments

Climate change: Warming world will be ‘devastating’ for frozen peatlands

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The world's peatlands will become a large source of greenhouse gases as temperatures rise this century, say scientists.Right now, huge amounts of carbon are stored in boggy, often frozen regions stretching across northern parts of the world.But much of the permanently frozen land will thaw this century, say experts.This will release warming gases at a rate that could be 30-50% greater than previous estimates. Stretching across vast regions of the northern half of the world, peatlands play an important role in the global climate system. Over thousands of years, they have accumulated large amounts of carbon and nitrogen, which has helped keep the Earth cool. Scientists, th...

Dec82019 by adminNo Comments

Devastating factory fire kills at least 43 in Indian capital

World

Authorities are investigating the cause of a devastating fire that killed at least 43 people in a garment factory in a crowded area in central New DelhiBy SHEIKH SAALIQ and ASHOK SHARMA Associated PressDecember 8, 2019, 9:51 AM4 min read Indian authorities were investigating the cause of a devastating fire that killed at least 43 people in a factory in central New Delhi early Sunday, as relatives of the workers who were trapped inside waited outside a hospital mortuary to identify the dead. Firefighters had to fight the blaze from 100 meters (yards) away because it broke out in one of the area's many alleyways, tangled in electrical wire and too narrow for vehicles to access, authorities said. A resident of the area, Mohammed Naushad, said he was woken by people wailing at around 4:30 a....

Nov122018 by adminNo Comments

The devastating elbow from Yair Rodriguez that knocked out the Korean Zombie at UFC Fight Night 139

Sports

Brutal KO In the final second of the final round, Rodriguez floored his opponent in Denver to make it a candidate for both fight and knockout of the year On the same night as Tony Bellew bowed out of the boxing ring, over in Denver, Chan Sung Jung and Yair Rodriguez were going to war with each other. Even before the fifth and final round of the main event of UFC Fight Night 139 was over, it was already a fight of the year candidate. Rodriguez knocked The Korean Zombie out with an elbow in the last second of the fifth round at UFC Fight Night in Denver Then, with a second left, Rodriguez’s counter elbow to deck the ‘Korean Zombie’ out, probably made it a candidate for knockout of the year, too. Jung was on his way to victory ...