Global Environmental Challenges 2025

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17 Jan 2025, 13:00

seminar room H7 (DHF)

9. Health Implications of Seasonal Haze in Southeast Asia

Jerry Yau

17/01/2025, 13:00

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Seasonal haze has plagued Southeast Asia for years. It originates from the agricultural practice of clearing the land by burning that releases particulate matter of less than 2.5 micrometer (PM2.5). PM2.5 is light enough to be transported by wind to neighbouring countries, and small enough to penetrate the alveoli in lungs. However, public awareness of its health implications are still...

15. Impact of Climate Change on Glacial lake outburst (GLOF) in Northern Pakistan

Rabia Mir (University of Bayreuth)

17/01/2025, 13:20

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Northern Pakistan's glaciers, located in the Hindu Kush Himalayan region, are critical for sustaining South Asia's water resources and ecosystems. However, these glaciers are rapidly melting due to global warming, primarily driven by human activities such as fossil fuel combustion, deforestation, and industrial processes. Glacier melting, a significant effect of climate change, has increased...

16. India and climate change due to CO2 Emission: To view the issue from our perspective

Yash Suhagiya

17/01/2025, 13:40

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The future of humanity is seriously threatened by the changes in the climate over the past few years. In this sense, Research on environmental issues and international trade has been dominated by consumption-based carbon emissions This study looks at the relationship between carbon emissions and methods for controlling them. It also explores carbon emissions in global value chains linked to...

8. Microorganisms and heavy metals associated with atmospheric deposition in a congested urban environment of a developing country: Sri Lanka

Claudia Fernando

17/01/2025, 14:00

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Atmospheric deposition plays a crucial role in the cycling of pollutants, including heavy metals(HMs), bacteria, and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons(PAHs). While many studies have focused on HMs or bacteria individually, simultaneous investigations of both in urban atmospheric deposition remain limited. This study examined the presence of bacteria and heavy metals in atmospheric deposition in...