Giorno: 16 Gennaio 2023

Warning of unprecedented heatwaves as El Ni?o set to return in 2023

Read More The return of the El Ni?o climate phenomenon later this year will cause global temperatures to rise “off the chart” and deliver unprecedented heatwaves, scientists have warned. Early forecasts suggest El Ni?o will return later in 2023, exacerbating extreme weather around the globe and making it “very likely” the world will exceed 1.5C […]

Eco group slams Davos summit as global elites arrive in private jets to talk climate policy

Post Content Greenpeace International, a global climate group that opposes fossil fuels, released a study showing that elites largely travel to the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) annual conference via private jets. The analysis – published late last week by Greenpeace and the environmental research firm CE Delft – showed that there was a significant uptick […]

San Fran’s reparations committee proposes $5 million to each Black longtime resident, total debt forgiveness

Post Content San Francisco’s reparations committee has proposed paying each Black longtime resident $5 million and granting total debt forgiveness due to the decades of “systematic repression” faced by the local Black community. The San Francisco African American Reparations Advisory Committee, which advises the city on developing a plan for reparations for Black residents, released […]

Michigan budget surplus projected to reach nearly $10 billion by year’s end

Post Content Michigan state government is awash in tax dollars. The state could end the fiscal year with a surplus of $5.1 billion in the general fund and $4.1 billion in the school aid fund, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s budget director said Friday. The budget year ends on Sept. 30. Chris Harkins said nearly $6 billion […]

A Pilot Couple Killed in Air Crashes in Nepal: 16 Years Apart

Read More A rescue team recovers the body of a victim from the site of the plane crash of a Yeti Airlines operated aircraft on Jan. 15, 2023, in Pokhara, Nepal, on Jan. 16, 2023. (Bijay Neupane/Reuters) KATHMANDU—In 2010, Anju Khatiwada joined Nepal’s Yeti Airlines, following in the footsteps of her husband, a pilot who […]

2 People Still Missing After Nepal Plane Crash, 70 Confirmed Dead

Read More None of the passengers on board the twin-engine ATR 72 aircraft that crashed in the city of Pokhara, Nepal, on Jan. 15 are likely to have survived, according to officials. In a phone interview with The Washington Post, Tek Bahadur K.C., chief district officer of Kaski District—which has Pokhara as its district headquarters—said that authorities in the area were “trying to recover […]

Integrate environmental, social and governance factors into property valuations

Read More The environmental, social and governance (ESG) framework is a critical topic. The green premium drives the need for investors, property owners and property valuers to focus on ESG and incorporate these factors into their investment and valuation criteria.  Concerning the valuation industry, in simple terms, it means that the property sector can no […]