A new study has said that rising levels of smokestack emissions from oceangoing ships will cause an estimated 87,000 deaths worldwide each year by 2012.
A new study has said that rising levels of smokestack emissions from oceangoing ships will cause an estimated 87,000 deaths worldwide each year by 2012. This number is almost one-third higher than previously believed.
The study says that government action to reduce sulfur emissions from shipping fuel (the source of air pollution linked to an increased risk of illness and death) could reduce that toll. The study is in the current issue of ACS' Environmental Science & Technology, a semi-monthly publication.
Health Effects of Global Warming
Greenhouse effect causes excessive heat to build up in the earth’s atmosphere causing global warming and affects the environment and health.
Greenhouse effect causes excessive heat to build up in the earth’s atmosphere causing global warming and affects the environment and health.
Policymakers now are considering limiting ships emissions by either restricting sulfur content in fuel or designating air pollution control areas to reduce air pollution near highly populated coastal areas. Requiring ships to use marine fuel with 0.5 percent sulfur within 200 nautical miles of shore would reduce premature deaths by about 41,200, the study concludes. Lower sulfur reductions could reduce deaths even further, they say, adding that designated emission control areas will also have a positive impact.
New Strategy to Combat Global Warming - Universal Cap And Targetting of The Worst Polluters
US researchers have proposed a new strategy to tackle the global climate dilemma: have a universal cap across the board for carbon emission and target the biggest polluters in a country.
US researchers have proposed a new strategy to tackle the global climate dilemma: have a universal cap across the board for carbon emission and target the biggest polluters in a country.
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Study Says Starfish may Benefit from Global Warming
A new study has found that a species of starfish may benefit from rising ocean temperatures and carbon dioxide concentrations
A new study has found that a species of starfish may benefit from rising ocean temperatures and carbon dioxide concentrations
Modest Increase in Urban Parks Could Equalize Global Warming Until 2080s
A modest increase in the number of urban parks and street trees in our major cities could offset decades of predicted temperature rise.
A modest increase in the number of urban parks and street trees in our major cities could offset decades of predicted temperature rise.
