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2024 In The Environment
This is an article of notable issues relating to the terrestrial environment (biophysical), environment of Earth in 2024. They relate to environmental events such as natural disasters, environmental sciences such as ecology and geoscience with a known relevance to contemporary influence of humanity on Earth, environmental law, conservation (ethic), conservation, environmentalism with major worldwide impact and environmental issues. Events Environmental policies approved Open policy proposals Environmental disasters Pollution events See also General *2020s in environmental history *2024 in climate change *Green recovery *Template:2024 in space, 2024 in space *List of environmental issues *Outline of environmental studies Natural environment *Lists of 21st-century earthquakes, List of large earthquakes in the 21st century *List of large volcanic eruptions in the 21st century *Lists of extinct animals#Recent extinction *:Species described in 2024 *:Protected areas est ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Green Recovery
Green recovery packages are proposed environmental, regulatory and fiscal reforms to build prosperity in the wake of an economic crisis, like the COVID-19 pandemic or the Global Financial Crisis. They pertain to fiscal measures that intend to recover economic growth while also positively benefitting the environment, including measures for renewable energy, efficient energy use, nature based solutions, sustainable transport, green innovation and green jobs, amongst others. For green recovery in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, support has come from multiple political parties, governments, activists and academia across the European Union, the United Kingdom, the United States, and other countries. Following similar measures in response to the Global Financial Crisis, a key part of the packages is to ensure that actions to combat recession also combat climate change, including the reduction of coal, oil, and gas use, clean transport, renewable energy, eco-friendly buildings, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Disaster Response
Disaster response is the second phase of the disaster management cycle. It consists of a number of elements, for example; warning/evacuation, search and rescue, providing immediate assistance, assessing damage, continuing assistance and the immediate restoration or construction of infrastructure (i.e. provisional storm drains or diversion dams). The aim of emergency response is to provide immediate assistance to maintain life, improve health and support the morale of the affected population. Such assistance may range from providing specific but limited aid, such as assisting refugees with transport, temporary shelter, and food to establishing semi-permanent settlements in camps and other locations. It also may involve initial repairs to damaged or diversion to infrastructure. The focus in the response phase is on keeping people safe, preventing the next disasters and meeting the basic needs of the people until more permanent and sustainable solutions can be found. The main res ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Disaster Science
A disaster is a serious problem occurring over a short or long period of time that causes widespread human, material, economic or environmental loss which exceeds the ability of the affected community or society to cope using its own resources. Disasters are routinely divided into either "natural disasters" caused by natural hazards or "human-instigated disasters" caused from anthropogenic hazards. However, in modern times, the divide between natural, human-made and human-accelerated disasters is difficult to draw. Examples of natural hazards include avalanches, flooding, cold waves and heat waves, droughts, earthquakes, cyclones, landslides, lightning, tsunamis, volcanic activity, wildfires, and winter precipitation. Examples of anthropogenic hazards include criminality, civil disorder, terrorism, war, industrial hazards, engineering hazards, power outages, fire, hazards caused by transportation, and environmental hazard, environmental hazards. Developing countries suffer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Human Impact On The Environment
Human impact on the environment (or anthropogenic impact) refers to changes to biophysical environments and to ecosystems, biodiversity, and natural resources caused directly or indirectly by humans. Modifying the environment to fit the needs of built environment, society is causing severe effects including global warming, environmental degradation (such as ocean acidification), Holocene extinction, mass extinction and biodiversity loss, ecological crisis, and ecological collapse. Some human activities that cause damage (either directly or indirectly) to the environment on a global scale include population growth, overconsumption, overexploitation, pollution, and deforestation. Some of the problems, including global warming and biodiversity loss, have been proposed as representing Global catastrophic risk, catastrophic risks to the survival of the human species. The term ''anthropogenic'' designates an effect or object resulting from human activity. The term was first used in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 In Rail Transport
Events January * – São Paulo Metro Line 17 expected to start operation. * – Jokeri light rail opening. * – Taiwan Railways Administration is set to be incorporated. March * – Line 4 of Guadalajara light rail system opening. * – Scheduled MRT Orange Line opening. September * – Caltrain is expected to begin electrified service along the San Francisco Peninsula. November * – Earliest date the Lynnwood Extension of Link light rail is expected to open from Northgate to Lynnwood in Snohomish County, Washington. December * – expected completion of Stuttgart–Wendlingen high-speed railway. * – Planned completion of the García-Monterrey light rail link. * – Grand Union scheduled to commence operating between London Paddington and Carmarten Unknown date * – The Cross River Rail line is planned to open in Brisbane, establishing a new tunnel crossing of the Brisbane River. * – The Sydney Metro extension open ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Timeline Of Sustainable Energy Research 2020–present
Timeline of notable events in the research and development of sustainable energy including renewable energy, solar energy and nuclear fusion energy, particularly for ways that are sustainable within the Earth system. Events currently not included in the timelines include: * events of new goal-codifying policy about, commercialization of, adoptions of, deployment-statistics of, announced developments of, announced funding for and dissemination of sustainable energy -technologies and -infrastructure/systems * research about related phase-outs in general – such as about the fossil fuel phase out * research about relevant alternative technologies – such as in transport, HVAC, refrigeration, passive cooling, heat pumps and district heating * research about related public awareness, media, policy-making and education * research about related geopolitics, policies, and integrated strategies Solar power Space-based solar power Ongoing research and development projec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lists Of Extinct Animals
This page features lists of extinct species, organisms that have become extinct, either in the wild or completely disappeared from Earth. In actual theoretical practice, a species not definitely located in the wild in the last fifty years of current time is textually called "extinct". Plants * List of recently extinct plants Animals By region * List of African animals extinct in the Holocene ** List of extinct animals of Réunion * List of Asian animals extinct in the Holocene ** List of extinct animals of India ** List of extinct animals of the Philippines * List of European animals extinct in the Holocene ** List of extinct animals of Catalonia ** List of Caucasian animals extinct in the Holocene ** List of extinct animals of the British Isles *** Extinct animals from the Isle of Man ** List of extinct and endangered species of Italy ** List of extinct and endangered species of Lithuania ** List of extinct animals of the Netherlands ** List of extinct animals of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Large Volcanic Eruptions In The 21st Century
This is a list of volcanic eruptions in the 21st century with a Volcanic explosivity index (VEI) of 4 or higher, and smaller eruptions that resulted in fatalities, significant damage or disruptions. See also *List of volcanic eruptions 1500–1999 *List of large Holocene volcanic eruptions *List of largest volcanic eruptions *List of natural disasters by death toll *List of volcanic eruptions by death toll *Lists of volcanoes References {{Reflist, 30em External links VEI glossary entryfrom a United States Geological Survey, USGS website How to measure the size of a volcanic eruption from ''The Guardian'' The size and frequency of the largest explosive eruptions on Earth a 2004 article from the ''Bulletin of Volcanology'' 4) from the Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program">List of Large Holocene Eruptions (VEI > 4) from the Smithsonian Global Volcanism ProgramVEI (Volcanic Explosivity Index) from the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural Histor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lists Of 21st-century Earthquakes
The following is a summary of significant earthquakes during the 21st century. In terms of fatalities, the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake was the most destructive event with around 227,898 fatalities, followed by the 2010 Haiti earthquake with 160,000 fatalities, 2005 Kashmir earthquake 87,351 fatalities and 2008 Sichuan earthquake with 87,587 fatalities. The 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami became the List of disasters by cost, costliest natural disaster, resulting in approximately $360 billion in property damage at the time, followed by the 2008 Sichuan earthquake which resulted at least $150 billion in damage. List of deadliest earthquakes * Note: At least 1,000+ fatalities List of largest earthquakes by magnitude * Note: At least 8.5+ magnitude List of costliest earthquakes Note:This only ranks immediate costs, for example, nuclear meltdown and climate and fossil fuel costs, as well as other ongoing costs from quakes are not ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
