China has expressed its grave concern about the accident involving US submarine USS Connecticut hitting an unknown object in the South China Sea, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said on Friday, urging the US to clarify more details about the accident, its purpose of cruising in the area, and…
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‘Deadly Trio’ (Part 3) – Ocean warming and permanent heatwaves: Global Oceans
Scientists call it the ‘deadly trio.’ If ocean acidification, oxygen loss, and overheating are not ended soon, a massive die-off of ocean life may be unstoppable. In September 2020, Ian Angus published 3 articles in CLIMATE & CAPITALISM , an eco-socialist / ecological Marxist journal. The articles considered the elements of the…
‘Deadly Trio’ (Part 2) – Running low on Oxygen: Global Oceans
Scientists call it the ‘deadly trio.’ If ocean acidification, oxygen loss, and overheating are not ended soon, a massive die-off of ocean life may be unstoppable. In September 2020, Ian Angus published 3 articles in CLIMATE & CAPITALISM , an eco-socialist / ecological Marxist journal. The articles considered the elements of…
‘Deadly Trio’ (Part 1) – Corrosive Seas: Global oceans
Scientists call it the ‘deadly trio.’ If ocean acidification, oxygen loss, and overheating are not ended soon, a massive die-off of ocean life may be unstoppable. In September 2020, Ian Angus published 3 articles in CLIMATE & CAPITALISM , an eco-socialist / ecological Marxist journal. The articles considered the elements of…
Nobel Prize for Physics goes to scientists who explained climate change
Earth’s climate is a vastly complex system on a grand scale. On a microscopic level, so is the complicated physics of atoms and molecules found within materials. The 2021 Nobel Prize in physics knits together the work of three scientists who illuminated such intricate physical systems by harnessing basic tools…
Technology empowers agriculture in China
To better ensure the wellbeing of its people, China’s policy-makers are eyeing a technology-empowered future for its agriculture. China, the world’s most populous country, feeds nearly one-fifth of the world’s population. With less than 9 percent of global arable land, how does China supply its 1.4 billion people with safe,…
BRI remains attractive as decarbonization push garners attention
China’s recent announcement about stepping up support for other developing countries in developing green and low-carbon energy and not to build new coal-fired power projects abroad makes the Belt and Road Initiative more appealing, experts have said. Kaposvar 100MW Photovoltaic Power Plant under construction in Kaposvar, Hungary. (Photo by Attila Volgyi/Xinhua)…
HAS COVID-19 “PATIENT ZERO” BEEN FOUND – IN KANSAS?
Ironically, the 1918 “Spanish Flu” originated Kansas, USA as well. Quietly altered death certificates add to the mystery; first confirmed Covid deaths in US and China on the same day You already know the story—in December of 2019, doctors notice a patient has a dry cough, fever, and has lost…
Africa draws inspiration from China to curtail desertification
ADDIS ABABA, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) — China’s experience in reforestation and fighting desertification has injected lots of inspiration into Africa, which needs to curb the alarming expansion of the Sahara desert, Ethiopian experts have said. The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) recently estimated that by 2030, Africa will…
Half of the Planet’s Coral Reefs Have Been Lost Since 1950
China experiments on how to grow a coral reef Global coral reefs have entered a distinctive human-dominated era, the Anthropocene, characterized by more frequent severe global coral bleaching events and regional-scale coral habitat degradation. The prime causes of this are increased ocean temperatures, increased light intensity and increased ocean acidity…