Cleaner Shipping Fuel Is Contributing to Ocean Warming: Report May 31, 2024 By David Stanway Shipping fuel regulations introduced in 2020 have led to a substantial cut in sulfur dioxide (SO2) pollution, but may also...
Oil Shipments at Risk From Rising Sea Levels, Think Tank Warns May 22, 2024 By David Stanway Rising sea levels could severely disrupt crude oil shipments and erode energy security in import-dependent countries like China, South Korea...
Climate’s ‘Catch-22’: Cutting Pollution Will Accelerate Global Warming November 3, 2023 By Jake Spring and David Stanway Air pollution, a global scourge that kills millions of people a year, is shielding us from the full force of...
What Are China’s ‘Sponge Cities’ and Why Aren’t They Stopping Urban Floods? August 15, 2023 By David Stanway China has been hit by devastating floods in recent weeks, inundating cities and causing deaths and infrastructural damage, as well...
Human-Induced Climate Change Plays ‘Overwhelming’ Role in July Heatwaves: Scientists July 26, 2023 By David Stanway Human-induced climate change has played an “absolutely overwhelming” role in the extreme heatwaves that have swept across North America, Europe...
Environmental Changes Put 90% of World’s Marine Food Supplies at Risk: Study June 27, 2023 By David Stanway More than 90% of the world’s marine food supplies are at risk from environmental changes such as rising temperatures and...
‘Climate Time Bomb Ticking’, Warns UN Chief, Urging Faster Cuts to Emissions March 20, 2023 By David Stanway U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres warned that the “climate time bomb is ticking” as he urged rich nations on Monday...
Potential New ‘Pandemic Virus’ Has Been Found in Chinese Pigs, Warns Study June 30, 2020 By David Stanway SHANGHAI – A new flu virus found in Chinese pigs has become more infectious to humans and needs to be...
China’s Coronavirus Deaths, Infections Rise; Supply Chains, Production, Travel Disrupted February 6, 2020 By David Stanway China’s fast-moving coronavirus spread among passengers of a quarantined Japanese cruise liner on Thursday and dragged down production at more...
Pandemic Fears Grow as China Steps Up Efforts to Control New Flu-Like Coronavirus January 22, 2020 By Cate Cadell and David Stanway Deaths from China’s new flu-like virus rose to nine on Wednesday with more than 470 confirmed cases, heightening global fears...