Bangladesh Prepares for Electric Vehicles

Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Sun, 18 Jun 2023 00:27:42 +0000

As China, Western Europe, and the USA charge ahead to become majority passenger electric fleets, we have to remember that this will not be good enough unless the rest of the world joins us. Some of the poorest countries in the world are the ones to bear the brunt of climate change fueled disasters — […]

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Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm Mocha Hits Myanmar, Bangladesh

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Mon, 15 May 2023 16:49:36 +0000

Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm Mocha made landfall on 14 May in Myanmar, near the border with Bangladesh, accompanied by sustained winds of 180-190 km/h and violent gusts, torrential rainfall, and flooding. The WMO community provided forecasts and meteorological support to humanitarian agencies to help them mobilize against this dangerous threat for hundreds of thousands of […]

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Russia Ready to Bring Nuclear Power to Sri Lanka

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2023 18:29:10 +0000

Government officials in Sri Lanka said they will work with Russia to bring nuclear power to the country as part of its effort to increase the supply of electricity for the island nation. Professor S.R.D. Rosa, chairman of the Sri Lanka Atomic Energy Board, told local media the country is looking at offshore and onshore […]

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Nuclear Power on the Upswing, Numerous Projects Take Shape Around the World

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2022 16:42:33 +0000

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The International Energy Agency (IEA) says momentum is building for nuclear power in many countries amid soaring fuel prices and growing energy security concerns. “In today’s context of the global energy crisis, skyrocketing fossil fuel prices, energy security challenges and ambitious climate commitments, I believe nuclear power has a unique opportunity to stage a comeback,” […]

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Southern Florida Among Spots At Greater Risk Due To Sea Level Rise, Finds New Machine Learning Study

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Mon, 04 Nov 2019 22:25:53 +0000

The new CoastalDEM, machine-learning enabled predictions of extreme coastal water level risk exposures much higher. Legacy models showed 250 million people at risk by 2050. With CoastalDEM, a hundred million more people are at risk

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India to fence entire border with Bangladesh

Credit to Author: cmiranda| Date: Sun, 11 Aug 2019 08:59:03 +0000

India to fence entire border with Bangladesh

DHAKA — Bangladesh has no objection to India’s plan to fence the entire border between the two countries if it is done following due procedure, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan has said.  “India has already fenced about 80 percent of the border. They want to complete the rest of the work. I said that if it is […]

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Conjoined Bangladeshi twins stable after separation—doctors

Credit to Author: nguno| Date: Sat, 10 Aug 2019 14:37:54 +0000

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Conjoined Bangladeshi twins who were separated last week are in a stable condition, the team of Hungarian and Bangladeshi doctors who carried out the marathon operation said Saturday. Three-year-old Rabeya and Rukaya who were joined at the head suffered from a rare embryological disorder affecting an estimated one in every five to six million births. […]

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Dengue Outbreak in Bangladesh: Faster spread feared during Eid holiday

Credit to Author: hniitsu| Date: Thu, 01 Aug 2019 03:45:38 +0000

Dengue Outbreak in Bangladesh: Faster spread feared during Eid holiday

After the dengue outbreak spread to almost every district in the country, health experts now fear the viral fever will spread further and faster during Eid vacation, when tens of thousands of people are expected to head home.

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