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2018 Environmental Performance Index: Air quality top public health threat

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Switzerland’s top ranking reflects strong performance across most issues, especially air quality and climate protection. Burundi, Central African Republic, Madagascar, the Bahamas, and Latvia slipped significantly in environmental performance, largely due to sub-par performance on climate change. Source: EPI. Click to enlarge.

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Oceans Lock Away Carbon Slower Than Previously Thought

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Oceans are believed to absorb roughly 26 percent of global carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions by drawing down CO 2 from the atmosphere and locking it away. This is the sedimentation law we should be following,” says Prakash, who hopes to get the results into climate models.

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