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SHANGHAI: A new Chinese government report raises alarm over rising sea levels caused by climate change which could potentially threaten the country's developed eastern coast Købe Herre New Balance 580 Rød , according to state media and the New York Times.
The release of the official report, now in its third edition, came shortly before the UN Conference of Parties (COP21) summit, which began on Monday with the aim of striking a global deal limiting dangerous climate change.
China is the world's second biggest economy but also its largest polluter, estimated to have released between nine and 10 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide in 2013.
Beijing pledged last year to peak carbon dioxide output by "around 2030" - suggesting at least another decade of growing emissions.
The government report said the sea levels off China's coast have risen 2.9 millimetres annually from 1980 to 2012 Herre New Balance 580 Sort Billige , according to an article posted on a government-backed website, while glaciers shrank just over 10 percent since the 1970s.
Temperatures are rising at the rate of 1.5 degrees Celsius every 100 years and could jump a further 1.3 to 5.0 degrees Celsius by the end of the century, said the China Climate Change website, which operates under the state planner.
The New York Times said the report, which was compiled under the authority of the Ministry of Science and Technology Tilbud Herre New Balance 996 Grå Sølv , spells out "sombre scenarios" including threats to infrastructure from increased rainfall and melting permafrost, among the possible fallout from climate change.
"Climate change will make the urban conurbations along the coast the regions most affected by climate change nationwide," it cited the report as saying. "Some cities may even face risks of massive disasters that are hard to forecast."
The report, called "The Third National Climate Change Assessment Report", cites projections that the sea off eastern China could rise between 40 to 60 centimetres by the end of the century compared to 20th century averages Herre New Balance 996 Sort Rød DK , the newspaper said.
A separate study by US-based research group Climate Central predicted that China would be the country hit hardest by rising sea levels if global temperatures rose by four degrees Celsius.
It estimated some 145 million people live in Chinese cities and coastal areas that would eventually become ocean were warming to be that high.
RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) -- The Rio 2016 Olympics organizing committee insisted Friday that testing of waters in Guanabara Bay where sailing and some swimming events will take place meet new recommendations from the World Health Organization (WHO).
A document released today by the WHO ruled out routine testing for viruses in the waters of Guanabara Bay. Recommendations made to the Rio 2016 organizing committee and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) are to step up the frequency of testing for bacteria.
The document was published on the WHO website in response to questions about health risks for athletes competing in Rio's open waters for the sailing, rowing, canoe and swimming events.
"Tests for viruses will not be conducted because the WHO does not see the need," said Mario Andrada Herre New Balance 996 Grå Sort Danmark , Rio 2016's executive director of communication at a media briefing.
The WHO confirmed that it does not recommend virus testing as routine monitoring because there are no standardised methods for it, making the interpretation of results difficult.
"The guidelines of the WHO are for tests to focus on two types of bacteria - enterococci and E.coli," said Andrada, explaining that tests were carried out weekly, or every three days Herre New Balance 996 Blå Sølv Udsalg , and eventually on a daily basis.
The recommendation for the frequency to be stepped up will be followed, confirmed Andrada, although the WHO has not established an ideal number relating to tests to be carried out.
The Trump administration put new requirements in place on Friday for the 38 countries participating in the U.S. Visa Waiver Program, including that they use U.S. counterterrorism data to screen travelers, officials said.
The program allows citizens of mainly European countries to travel to the United States for up to 90 days without a visa. Citizens from the 38 countries are required to obtain a so-called travel authorization to enter the United States.
President Donald Trump has sought to tighten the rules for those seeking to visit or live in the United States in several ways Billige Herre New Balance 996 Gul Hvid , saying restrictions are necessary for security reasons.
The changes will apply to all countries in the program. One change is that they will be required to use U.S. information to screen travelers crossing their borders from third countries. Many countries in the program already do that, one administration official said.
Countries whose citizens stay longer than authorized during visits to the United States at a relatively higher rate will be required to conduct public awareness campaigns on the consequences of overstays, the officials said. One existing penalty is that people who overstay a visit may not travel visa-free to the United States in the future.
The threshold for the overstay rate triggering the public information campaign requirement is two percent, the officials said. In the 2016 fiscal year, of the VWP countries Herre New Balance 996 Rød Hvid Rabat , Greece, Hungary, Portugal, and San Marino, a wealthy enclave landlocked inside central Italy Herre New Balance 574 Rød Grå Danmark , had total overstay rates higher than two percent, according to a report by the Department of Homeland Security.
The overall overstay rate for VWP countries is 0.68 percent, lower than non-VWP countries excluding Canada and Mexico, which is at 2.07 percent, according to the DHS report.
Members of Congress have expressed concern about the security risks of overstays. A May 2017 report by the DHS inspector general found the department lacked a comprehensive system to gather information on departing visitors Herre New Balance 574 Blå Sort Rabat , forcing it to rely on third-party data to confir. Adrien Silva Portugal Jersey Benoit Costil France Jersey David Beckham England Jersey Cheap Croatia Soccer Jerseys Carlos Bacca Colombia Jersey Hulk Brazil Jersey Jan Vertonghen Belgium Jersey Carlos Tevez Argentina Jersey Abel Hernandez Uruguay Jersey Michael Lang Switzerland Jersey |
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