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In Utqiagvik in North Slope of Alaska, sun set yesterday at 1.27 pm. It will reemerge next on 22 Jan 2025, making a polar night of over 2 months. Even then sun will shine only for 48 minutes! Third World Centre for Water Management Water Resources Dvlp

All north #India has plunged into medical emergency as #AirPollution index exceeded 1600. Any level over 301 is hazardous. #USEPA considers anything over 500 off the charts. World’s worst air pollution & true nightmare Third World Centre for Water Management Water Resources Dvlp

#AirQuality index in #Lahore, city of 14mn, reached 1100. Complete weekend lockdowns like #COVID-19 starting soon. Last time Lahore had good air quality July 2021. 2mn people now sick. 1mn children under 5 extremely vulnerable UNICEF Third World Centre for Water Management

In some parts of #Delhi #AirQuality Index reached 1700. Maximum level deemed healthy by World Health Organization (WHO) is 50. At its worst, #Beijing’s level was 1300: today it is 59. Average Delhiite may lose 12 yrs of life. Of 10 most polluted cities of the world 9 are in #India UN Environment Programme Third World Centre for Water Management

Gasoline demand in #China likely to decline 6.4% in 2025 from 2021. China accounted for 16% of global #oil demand in 2023. This structural decline likely to put pressure on oil prices & reduce its CO2 emissions International Energy Agency Third World Centre for Water Management

In 2024 #USA generated more #electricity from #solar, #wind and #hydropower compared to coal for the first time. Let us hope this becomes the trend in future Third World Centre for Water Management

Top 8 most costly #NaturalDisasters in #USA have been due #hurricanes, with #Katrina causing damages of around $200 b. #LosAngeles #wildfires may beat Katrina for total damages Third World Centre for Water Management

#CBO forecasts sharply lower #population growth in #USA over next 3 decades compared to their projection only one year ago. It expects deaths to exceed births by 2033, 7 years earlier than last forecast Third World Centre for Water Management

Cost to homeowners due extreme weather events like #hurricans #droughts #wildfires due #ClimateChange is becoming an increasingly important issue. In 30 years, these could cause $1.47 trillion decline in #USA home values alone Third World Centre for Water Management

Global temperature for the first time was 1.5°C higher than preindustrial times in 2024. January 2025 hottest on record. With countries like #USA jettisoning #ParisClimate accord & burning more fossil fuels, climate targets will be difficult to reach Third World Centre for Water Management

Congratulating Cecilia Tortajada for being elected member of Pontifical Academy of Sciences Anton Muscatelli University of Glasgow UofG Social Sciences UofG Dumfries Campus Third World Centre for Water Management. Currently only #water scientist in this prestigious Academy. Pope Francis to personally introduce her to Academy members

Global economic losses due to #NaturalDisasters were $368 billion in 2024, 14% above inflation-adjusted average from 2000. #LosAngeles #wildfires likely to make 2025 even losses worse Aon Third World Centre for Water Management

After 4 wonderful years & heavy hearts Cecilia Tortajada & I leaving Glasgow for Singapore. University of Glasgow is truly university for the world. No wonder its global ranking climbing steadily Many thanks Anton Muscatelli Rachel Sandison & colleagues for support & friendship UofG Social Sciences UofG Dumfries Campus

Attending #LargeDams meeting in #Chengdu. Institute of #Water Resources and #Hydropower Research has done an excellent job, with some outstanding papers. With #IWHR President Peng Jing Cecilia Tortajada

Privileged and honoured to give keynote lecture on #RiverEthics in Chengdu by #China Institute of Water Resources and #Hydropower Research. Excellent session with many thought-provoking ideas River_ Cecilia Tortajada Third World Centre for Water Management

80% chance at least one of next 5 years will be hotter than 2024, hottest year on record, bringing intense & more prolonged #rain, #droughts and #heatwaves. Sea ice & #glaciers will melt faster & sea level will rise World Meteorological Organization Third World Centre for Water Management

Owners of privatised Thames Water 💧 outsmarted Ofwat & Government for decades by financial engineering. Now that horses left barn OFWAT fined Thames Water of 123 million for non-permanence. Such fines & stricter regulations should have been imposed decades before Third World Centre for Water Management

#Wildfire already consumed 3.15 m ha of dense #BorealForest in #Canada, well above 25-year average of 2.95 ha. #AirQuality in much of SW and south-central Canada already poor, at code red Third World Centre for Water Management

More than 200 #wildfires burning in #Canada, more than 80 of which are out of control. Drier & warmer weather due #ClimateChange making these fires more frequent, hotter and extensive. These fires could change Canadian landscape long-term Third World Centre for Water Management

Delighted to join Cecilia Tortajada & Ashwin Pandya as Visiting Professors Centre for Policy Research #SouthAsia’s by far the best #WaterPolicy think tank & also join #TREADS Advisory Board. Looking forward to working with President Srinivas Chokkakula Third World Centre for Water Management