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UMD-led study finds China’s SO2 emissions down 75% since 2007, India’s up 50%; India may now be the top SO2 emitter

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The researchers’ second data source was the Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) on NASA’s Aura satellite, which detects a variety of atmospheric pollutants including sulfur dioxide. This work was supported by the NASA Earth Science Division Aura Science Team (Award No. 80NSSC17K0240), the National Science Foundation (Award No.

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Revealed: Jupiter’s Secret Power Source

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They used the 10-meter Keck II telescope atop Mauna Kea in Hawaii, one of the five largest in the world, to take spectrographic readings of the planet on two nights: 14 April 2016 and 25 January 2017. Wong/University of California, Berkeley/OPAL/ESA/NASA; Gemini Observatory/AURA/NSF/UC Berkeley; J. Photos, from top: A.

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Satellite method provides insight into ozone-NOx-VOCs sensitivity for different locations

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Both are represented in the study by a major gas of each type, the VOC formaldehyde and NO 2 , that are measureable from space by the Dutch-Finnish Ozone Monitoring Instrument aboard NASA’s Aura satellite, launched in 2004. Murray, L. Lamsal, L. Duncan, B., … Tonnesen, G. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres , 122, 10,439–10,461.

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Volvo Car outlines technological future: new Scalable Platform Architecture and focus on four-cylinder engines; Concept You

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For us the new architecture means we can sharpen our design language still further, carving out just the right athletic and dynamic aura that is so important to the most demanding prestige car buyers. The engines will meet all known emissions legislation worldwide up to 2017. Concept You is an excellent example of this.

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India’s electric four-wheeler ride-hailing fleet incentives

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For Bangalore, it was approved in 2017 and will operate and valid till 2023. For the selected cities such as Delhi, Hyderabad and Bangalore for the models such as Mahindra eVerito D2 (BEV), Tata Nexon (BEV), Maruti Suzuki Dzire LXI (gasoline), Hyundai Aura S (diesel), Maruti Suzuki Tour S (CNG).

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News: 2024 Volkswagen ID.Buzz

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Things began to change when in 2017 Volkswagen first showed the Concept ID.Buzz electric bus, which led to today’s public debut of the production 2024 ID.Buzz for North America. Observations: 2024 Volkswagen ID.Buzz The cool factor vibes and aura the ID.Buzz emits will be second to none on the road.

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