August 9, 2021 – आवारा मुसाफिर

Coffee and croissant in a French cafe? You’ll need a COVID pass for that

August 9, 2021627 Views

The French morning ritual of a coffee and croissant became more complicated on Monday as people had to show proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test before taking a seat at their favourite cafe, though numerous eateries ignored the new rules. A health pass now has to be shown to eat in a restaurant, drink in a bar, access non-emergency treatment in a hospital or travel on an intercity train, part of a government drive to contain a fourth wave of infections. A coronavirus disease (COVID-19) health pass poster is seen in a restaurant as France brings on tougher restrictions where a proof of immunity will now be required to access most public spaces and to travel by inter-city train, in Nice, France, August 9, 2021. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard President Emmanuel Macron unveiled th...

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Tourists wade through Venice square hit by unseasonal flood

AWARA MUSAFIR BUREAU

August 9, 2021474 Views

Rare summer flooding submerged Venice's famed Piazza San Marco in up to a metre of water overnight. The lagoon city is often hit by so-called "acqua alta" (high water) in autumn and winter, and devastating floods in November 2019 caused hundreds of millions of euros of damage. A couple dances in a flooded St. Mark's Square during an exceptional high water in Venice, Italy August 8, 2021. REUTERS/Manuel Silvestri Sunday night's event was less damaging, however, and couples in the square danced to piano music almost knee deep in the water, while children splashed and paddled and tourists waded through, shoes in hand. Venice's high water incidents are caused by a combination of factors exacerbated by climate change - from rising sea levels and unusually high tides to land subside...

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UN Climate panel warns of a catastrophe

UPENDRA SWAMI

August 9, 2021740 Views

Earth has not been so warm since the Pliocene Epoch roughly 3 million years ago Among the many things that IPCC report released on Monday had said very categorically, one of utmost significance is that the world is running out of time. Climate change is already affecting every inhabited region across the globe with human influence contributing to many observed changes in weather and climate extremes. If the world drastically cuts emissions in the next decade, average temperatures could still rise 1.5C by 2040 and possibly 1.6C by 2060 before stabilizing. FILE PHOTO: Aerial view of an area affected by a bushfire on Fraser Island (K'gari), Queensland, Australia December 5, 2020 in this picture obtained from social media. Save Fraser Islands Dingoes Inc via REUTERS If the world d...

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Once-in-50-year heat waves now happening every decade

AWARA MUSAFIR BUREAU

August 9, 20211361 Views

U.N. sounds clarion call over 'irreversible' climate impacts by humans The U.N. climate panel sounded a dire warning Monday, saying the world is dangerously close to runaway warming – and that humans are "unequivocally" to blame. Extreme heat waves that previously only struck once every 50 years are now expected to happen once per decade because of global warming, while downpours and droughts have also become more frequent, a UN climate science report has said. Flames rise as a wildfire burns at the village of Afidnes, north of Athens, Greece August 6, 2021. REUTERS/Costas Baltas The report found that we are already experiencing those effects of climate change, as the planet has surpassed more than 1 degree Celsius in average warming. Heat waves, droughts and torrential rains ...