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Burning Plastic for Heating, Cooking, Poisons Poor Families

January 8, 2026 News Editor Comments Off on Burning Plastic for Heating, Cooking, Poisons Poor Families

PERTH, Western Australia, January 8, 2026 (ENS) – A new Curtin University-led study has shed fresh light on the number of households in developing countries that are burning plastic as an everyday energy source, giving rise to serious international health, social equality, and environmental concerns. […]

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Biased Data Yield Flawed AI Weather Forecasts for Global South

August 22, 2023 News Editor Comments Off on Biased Data Yield Flawed AI Weather Forecasts for Global South

NAIROBI, Kenya, August 22, 2023 (ENS) – Biased data being fed into artificial intelligence tools are producing unreliable weather predictions, climate and AI researchers are warning. They say developing countries are at greatest risk of missing out on global climate action and could experience “societal tipping events.” […]