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Covid has 'devastating' impact on gender equality
2020-11-20 01:11:54| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Britain could slip back in terms of workplace equality, but there are signs of hope, a charity says.
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Bangladesh highlights Covid's "devastating" impact on RMG sector
2020-07-08 15:09:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
The prime minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina, has said the Covid-19 pandemic has had a "devastating impact" on the country's readymade garment (RMG) sector and expressed concern over the growing level of job losses on the economy.
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Scientists express alarm at 'devastating' impact of climate change on coral reefs
2016-04-10 18:10:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Independent: Scientists have expressed alarm at the devastating impact of climate change on the world's coral reefs. More than a third of Earths reefs are now under threat due a process known as bleaching, in what could be the worst crisis ever to hit these vital ecosystems. Bleaching, where the symbiotic relationship between algae and small animals called polyps breaks down, can occur under heat stress and has been linked to multiple weather events including the latest severe El Nio phenomenon. The...
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Startling Footage Calif Reservoirs Shows Devastating Impact Epic Drought
2015-08-01 15:49:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: If you`re wondering how much damage four years of an epic drought can wreck, look no further than the condition of California`s depleted reservoirs. In new footage of the Folsom, Oroville and Shasta reservoirs--captured by the California Department of Water Resources (CA-DWR) on July 20--it`s genuinely startling to see how little water remains. The CA-DWR wrote on Facebook that Folsom Lake measured at 34 percent of capacity, Lake Oroville at 35 percent and Lake Shasta at 45 percent. Jay Famiglietti,...
Greenwashing Frackings Devastating Climate Impact
2013-08-13 18:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Several years ago, Utah public health officials realized they had a big problem on their hands--one with national implications as other states were racing to increase oil and gas drilling. Smog levels in the states rural Uintah basin were rivaling those found in Los Angeles or Houston on their worst days. The culprit, an U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) report concluded earlier this year: oil and gas operations. The industry was responsible for roughly 99 percent of the volatile organic...
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