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In congested Istanbul, e-scooters find a home

In congested Istanbul, e-scooters find a home

The global proliferation of the two-wheelers has reached the Turkish metropolis, and one company in particular is dominating the market.
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Digital twin may save Turkey’s Marmara Sea from pollution risk

Still recovering from the impact of last year’s large-scale mucilage issue, the Marmara Sea’s marine life is threatened both by climate change and a backlog of years of pollution in one of Turkey’s most industrialized regions.

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The most disgusting symptom of climate change: sea snot

The thick layer of mucilage that covered the Sea of Marmara for weeks was an unsettling glimpse of climate change’s more oozy effects.
Urbanization is fueling Turkey's sea snot invasion

Urbanization is fueling Turkey's sea snot invasion

Industrialization and population growth in the Istanbul region is being blamed for a slimy outbreak of marine mucilage, threatening sea life in the Marmara Sea.
'Coronavirus forces adherence to Paris climate goals'
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'Coronavirus forces adherence to Paris climate goals'

The global outbreak of the novel coronavirus has led to falling carbon emissions due to drops in industrial production and transportation amid nation-wide lockdown measures across the world, forcing countries to meet the goals of the 2015 Paris climate accord, according to a Turkish meteorologist.

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