Monday, 1 October 2018

News in brief - Monday 1st October

Indonesian quake death toll rises
At least 844 people are thought to have died since the earthquake and tsunami struck the island of Sulawesi on Friday; it is feared that the total death toll may yet rise as some remote areas have yet to be contacted

Latest climate change report findings
Top climate scientists are to meet in South Korea this week to discuss the findings of the IPCC's latest report on climate change; the discussions will focus around the need to keep warming to a minimum rise of 1.5 degrees celsius, and how best to do this without compromising quality of life and development

New transport links in the Arctic
A Danish ship has successfully travelled from Europe to Asia through the Russian Arctic in a trial run which saw the journey time cut by five days; it is thought this could become a regular route if global warming continues and a reduction in ice frees up the passage for increasing months of the year