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Environmental News Network -- Know Your Environment
Despite the rapid and significant changes in consumption patterns witnessed during the initial months of the COVID-19 pandemic, Japanese households maintained their normal levels of greenhouse gases emissions. The “anthropause” — reduction of human activity due to the pandemic — made headlines last summer, but factory shutdowns and broken global supply chains did not translate into the adoption of eco-friendly lifestyles for the average household.
People spend about 80-90% of their time indoors, and graduate students of academic institutes could spend up to 15 hours per day in their offices.
First vaccinations have now begun in Mali in a phase III trial of a malaria vaccine developed at the University of Oxford.
Australia, the driest inhabited continent, is prone to natural disasters and wild swings in weather conditions – from floods to droughts, heatwaves and bushfires.
Nearly 85 percent of Mexico is experiencing drought, and water sources are dwindling.
As climate change continues to trigger the rise in temperature, increase drier conditions and shift precipitation patterns, adapting to new conditions will be critical for the long-term survival of most species.
