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Wildfires caused major CO2 emissions last year: Study
Publicado em 14 de agosto de 2024
Wildfires made more frequent and intense by climate change released significant quantities of CO2 into the air in 2023-2024, said a first-of-its-kind annual study published Wednesday.
Fires in natural areas caused 8.6 billion tonnes of CO2 emissions worldwide between March 2023 and February 2024 -- 16 percent above average.
Only a relatively calm fires season in the African savannah prevented the 2023-2024 season from breaking a fresh record for CO2 emissions at the global level.
These [...]
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Barbie unveils doll of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine maker
Publicado em 04 agosto 2021Barbie-maker Mattel Inc. has unveiled a doll of the scientist behind the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, Professor Dame Sarah Gilbert. Gilbert was the lead scientist in the development of the coronavirus vaccine at Oxford University, and her new doll is one of five female scientists honored by the toy maker for their contributions in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). The vaccine researcher said she first found the gesture “very strange” but hoped that [...]ver notícia