Tag: U.N.

Nord Stream rupture may mark biggest single methane release ever recorded, U.N. says

Sept 30 – The ruptures on the Nord Stream natural gas pipeline system under the Baltic Sea have led to what is likely the biggest single release of climate-damaging methane ever recorded, the United Nations Environment Programme said on Friday. A huge plume of highly concentrated methane, a […]

Global temperatures on track for 3-5 degree rise by 2100: U.N.

GENEVA – Global temperatures are on course for a 3-5 degrees Celsius (5.4-9.0 degrees Fahrenheit) rise this century, far overshooting a global target of limiting the increase to 2C (3.6F) or less, the U.N. World Meteorological Organization said on Thursday. “Greenhouse gas concentrations are once again at record […]

Record level of Taliban violence against Afghanistan’s election – U.N.

KABUL- Attacks and intimidation by the Taliban against last month’s parliamentary election in Afghanistan resulted in a record number of civilian casualties, the United Nations said on Tuesday. At least 435 civilian casualties were recorded – 56 people killed and 379 wounded – on election day, Oct. 20, […]

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