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Tackling leakage from all angles

Envirotec Magazine

In October 2019 a pioneering pilot project was carried out on more than 1,000km of transmission mains in the south of Africa using Utilis’ satellite-borne L-band synthetic-aperture radar (SAR) analytics. Marking a likely leak location.

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Flash Drought Hotspots: Iberian Peninsula

Planet Pulse

A high-pressure system called an anticyclone reached the region from Africa and created a heat dome , thrusting the sizzling peninsula into peril with both atmospheric and land surface temperatures (LST) routinely exceeding 40°C (104°F) across the region. A rolling average from the previous 14 days is shown in magenta.

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Climate change is supercharging floods and droughts, new research shows

Grist

The research relies on satellite data from NASA’s Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment, used to measure subtle changes in Earth’s stores of water, including groundwater, surface water, snow, ice, and soil moisture. Warmer air can suck moisture out of the soil, amplifying droughts.

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Climate change is supercharging floods and droughts, new research shows

Grist

The research relies on satellite data from NASA’s Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment, used to measure subtle changes in Earth’s stores of water, including groundwater, surface water, snow, ice, and soil moisture. Warmer air can suck moisture out of the soil, amplifying droughts.

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The disease after tomorrow

Grist

They come from bugs, shellfish, and even soil. These illnesses will “continue to tax our public health and medical care systems for years to come,” experts from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or CDC, wrote in a 2016 analysis. between 2016 and 2020. Valley fever Carried by soil containing the fungus Coccidioides.

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Farmers fear climate crisis will have greater impact on their business than coronavirus

Business Green

More than 70 per cent of large-scale farmers in the US, France, China, Brazil, India and across much of Africa harbour significant concerns about the impact of climate change on their crops and business over the next five years, the findings of a major new Ipsos Mori poll have shown. warming trajectory.

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Report: Imported emissions responsible for almost half the UK's carbon footprint

Business Green

According to the the report, nearly 10 per cent of the UK's carbon footprint is incurred in the EU, more than seven per cent in China, and more than five per cent in Africa and the Middle East. The UK's carbon footprint is shrinking, but not as drastically as some figures suggest, a new report has warned.

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