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Study measures the effect of regional change in clouds caused by ships’ emissions; masking GHG warming

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The new study uses observations from 2003 to 2015 in spring, the cloudiest season, over the shipping route between Europe and South Africa. —co-author Hannah Director, a UW doctoral student in statistics. The narrower ends of the clouds are youngest, while the broader, wavier ends are older. NASA Earth Observatory.

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TOAR shows present-day global ozone distribution and trends relevant to health; public database

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Statistical analysis was carried out on the data, in order to calculate peak and high ozone levels and to interpret trends and changes in the data. TOAR has created a large publicly available database which also includes a complete set of statistics and graphical downloads. Source: University of Leicester. Click to enlarge.

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The Global Outlook of Electric Vehicles

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Perhaps nothing illustrates the rise of electric vehicles over the past decade more than this statistic: In 2012, the total number of electric vehicles (EVs) sold in the entire world was 120,000. In Africa , South Africa is leading the way on the continent as far as EV adoption, although it remains low.

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EV Charging: A Look at the International Landscape

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South Africa, the European Union and the U.S. According to industry statistics, the European Union had 224,538 fully functional public charging stations, as of the end of 2020. According to Canadian government statistics there are currently only a few thousand EV charging stations nationwide.

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Development of autonomous cars is steadily progressing with AI as an accelerator, says Sven Lanwer, XC expert from Bosch – ET Auto

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And statistics show clearly that it’s a great help. You have said that it’s not very cheap to implement ADAS, especially in countries like India or developing countries like Brazil or South Africa. And this is the philosophy we are taking. But what is your opinion on the development stages.

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Study finds rising temperatures increase risk of unhealthy ozone levels absent sharp cuts in precursors

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This allowed the team to account for year-to-year variations in meteorological conditions, such as hot and dry vs. cool and wet, thereby getting a more detailed and statistically significant picture of future pollution levels. Scientists were able to simulate pollution levels hour by hour for 39 hypothetical summers. Pfister, G. Walters, J.-F.

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USGS records nonfuel mineral production jump of $3.6B in 2022

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The other leading producers of critical minerals were Australia and South Africa with three critical minerals each and Congo (Kinshasa) with two critical minerals. China was the leading producing nation for 30 of the 50 critical minerals (including 14 lanthanides).