Reduction in commercial flights due to COVID-19 leading to less accurate weather forecasts
A commercial airplane on a runway. PHOTO/BILAL EL-DAOU/PIXABAY By SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT Weather forecasts have become less accurate during the COVID-19 pandemic due to the reduction in commercial flights, according to new research. A new study in AGU’s journal Geophysical Research Letters finds the world lost 50-75% of its aircraft weather...
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Ground-breaking clean air protocol to guard human health and the planet, enters into force
Industry sunrise air. PHOTO/PIXABAY By ZEDDY SAMBU European and North American countries will take a major stride in cleaning up the atmosphere next Monday, 7 October, through the implementation of an amended legally binding treaty to limit the amount of emissions polluting the air. ...
World’s richest man, Jeff Bezos pledges Ksh 1 trillion-plus to fight climate change
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Millions around the world at risk from ice melt due to effects of climate change
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Effects of climate change causing mistrust between communities and local weather ‘experts’ in northern Kenya
Traditional weather forecaster, Mr Abdi Koropo, examines the intestines of a goat before making a weather prediction. PHOTO/ABJATA KHALIF BY...
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