Global Scans · Nature · Weekly Summary

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WHAT''S NEXT?: Oceans, animals, and land are all under threat from climate change and human activities. The effective and efficient conservation of agricultural biodiversity is vital to meeting the global challenges of food and nutritional security for an expanding world population. But, the signs are of continued degradation of our global natural resources and environment.

• [New] Germany's industrial base will have been helped by the fact that the price of natural gas in Europe has remained around its post-Ukraine invasion lows following a mild winter. Investec
• [New] COUNTRIES WITH HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE PLANS AFGHANISTAN Afghanistan is experiencing the residual impacts of decades of conflict, years of drought conditions, chronic and continued poverty, and natural disasters. ReliefWeb Response
• [New] Rising waters were forecast in Siberia's Ishim River, also a tributary of the Irtysh, which along with its parent, the Ob, forms the world's seventh-longest river system. Voice of America (VOA News)
• [New] In the near future exciting new EU projects powered by HPC systems will come online to make a digital twin of the Earth, which will better simulate and predict environmental and climate-related changes and help decision makers to better plan and cope with impacts. Shaping Europe's digital future
• [New] A third team of scientists will use WB-57s to study the ionosphere, which is the charged layer of the Earth's upper atmosphere. ABP Live
• [New] By investing in advanced gas treatment solutions and embracing innovative technologies, industry leaders can unlock the full potential of natural gas and drive positive change in the global energy landscape. Research Dive
• [New] Ontario will work with the natural gas sector and industry associations to explore the current status and next steps for manufacturing higher hydrogen mix-ready heating equipment and identify hydrogen retrofitting options for existing natural gas-only equipment. Ontario.ca
• [New] Much of the boreal forest, the Earth's northernmost forests and most significant provider of carbon storage and clean water, could be seriously impacted, along with tundra regions, treeless shrublands north of the boreal forest that play a significant role in regulating the Earth's climate. phys.org
• [New] Rising water was forecast in Siberia's Ishim and Tobol rivers, tributaries of the Irtysh river, which along with its parent, the Ob, forms the world's seventh-longest river system. Al Jazeera
• [New] Other scientists will use the eclipse to study Earth's ionosphere, an electrically charged layer of the atmosphere that bends radio waves, allowing them to travel thousands of miles around the planet. The University of Texas at Austin
• [New] Natural hazards that displace people, claim lives, damage property and impact health are strongly linked to climate change. Iraq
• [New] After touching the surface of the Earth at sunrise in the south Pacific Ocean, 3200 kilometers south of Honolulu, the Moon's umbral shadow will travel eastward, gradually pitching north and going over 6,800 kilometers of water without encountering any landmass. Space for life
• [New] The Cornwall Wildlife Trust emphasises that the forthcoming parliament will play a pivotal role in determining the future of Cornwall's wildlife and habitats. Cornish Stuff
• [New] There is a warning that fees for new border checks of plants and animal products could leave supermarket shelves empty and lead to small business closures in the UK. Euronews.com
• [New] The UK Government have issued guidance on import risk categories for animal and animal product imports from the EU, plant and plant product imports from the EU, animal and animal product imports from non-EU countries and plant and plant product imports from non-EU countries. Lexology
• [New] From Artificial Intelligence to earth observation, current innovations have the potential to transform the world's response to climate change. Brewminate
• [New] Often termed an ocean world by scientists, observations to date strongly suggest that beneath Europa's icy crust, there could be a liquid saltwater ocean containing twice as much water as Earth's oceans. University of Portsmouth
• [New] The significant impact of the recent earthquake on residential and commercial properties is expected to drive demand for fire and natural hazard policies that include coverage for earthquakes in 2024 and 2025. Insurance Business
• [New] Blockchains, the most common form of distributed ledger technology, could help shine light on byzantine global supply chains by providing access to certification data, sourcing practices and environmental impact - even calculating carbon footprints. TechRepublic
• [New] Over the next decade, electrification will play a critical role in the energy transition, enabling further reduction of carbon emissions from natural gas. MarketScreener
• The estimate of plastic pollution on the ocean floor could be up to 100 times more than the amount of plastic floating on the ocean's surface based on recent estimates. ScienceDaily

Last updated: 13 April 2024