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Launch of New Global Biodiversity Fund Marks Milestone in Environmental Sustainability

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Abdulrahman Abotaleb VANCOUVER – In an unprecedented move aimed at combating the intensifying global biodiversity crisis, a new Global Biodiversity Framework Fund (GBFF) has been inaugurated at the Seventh Assembly of the Global Environment Facility (GEF). Supported by 185 countries, the fund aims to expedite investments in conserving and sustaining …

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Inaugural Winners of the GEF Assembly Inclusive Challenge Program Revealed

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August 23, 2023 Abdulrahman Abotaleb The Global Environment Facility (GEF) announced on August 23rd the selection of 23 civil society organizations as the winners of the Inclusive GEF Assembly Challenge Program. Hailing from 26 different countries, these organizations received grants up to $100,000 for their commitment to community-centric projects against …

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July 2023, Highest Record-breaking Temperatures

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In a stark revelation, the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) has declared, in a statement that Yemen Science received, that July 2023 witnessed the highest global surface air temperatures ever recorded in any month. This unsettling discovery, based on computer-generated analyses using billions of measurements from satellites, ships, and weather …

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Augmented Reality: Enhancing Experiences and Challenging Internet Architecture

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By: Abdulrahman Abotaleb A few weeks ago, Apple announced the launch of its latest innovation, “Vision Pro”, which is an Augmented Reality glasses.  But Apple is not the only company invests its resources and researches in developing the Augmented Reality (AR) technology. For example, Google has been involved in AR through …

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Unprecedented Wildfires Ravage Greece, Breaking Emission Records

Flames burn a hill on the Aegean Sea island of Rhodes, southeastern Greece, on Monday, July 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris).

26 July 2023 Greece has recently experienced a devastating surge in wildfires, resulting in the highest carbon emissions recorded for the month of July in the last two decades, according to the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS). The intensity and emissions from these wildfires in the eastern Mediterranean, particularly in …

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Amid Coronavirus outbreak: Copernicus monitors reduction of particulate matter (PM2.5) over China

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After measures were taken to halt the spread of the COVID-19 virus, the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) monitored reduced levels of PM2.5 likely linked to the precautions. As news of the COVID-19 virus broke out in Hubei province, China, in late December 2019, the Chinese government has since begun …

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After Canary Islands travel chaos, tracking path of dust plume to Western Europe

ECMWF/CAMS Forecasts of Aerosol Optical Depth for Sunday 23/02 at 1800 UTC (forecast based Sunday 23/02 at 0000 UTC) and for Friday 28/02 at 1500 UTC (forecast based Thursday 27/02 at 0000 UTC)

After desert dust grounded flights in the Canary Islands, forecasts from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) can help track where the dust goes next to help both the transport industry and travellers. A large swathe of desert dust from the Sahara swept across the Canary Islands earlier this week, …

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Debate rages on US EPA plan to end testing on mammals by 2035

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The announcement of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to stop funding toxicity tests on mammals by 2035 is in the news, fostering the discussion on how this step was taken. An article in Speaking of Research analyses the situation, exploring EPA’s policies and decisions and raising questions about the …

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The 2019 ozone hole could be one of the smallest in 30 years

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Scientists from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service expect that the 2019 ozone hole could be one of the smallest seen since 30 years in the lead-up to the UN’s International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer   Scientists from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) are expecting that …

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THE GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS USE IBM WATSON FOR GENOMICS®TO DELIVER PERSONALIZED ONCOLOGY CARE

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The Geneva University Hospitals (HUG) is first European university hospital to utilize IBM’s artificial intelligence (AI) technology to help uncover therapeutic options for cancer patients. HUG – a leading Swiss healthcare provider – today announced that HUG has become the first European university hospital to use the IBM Watson Health’s …

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