SHANGHAI( REUTERS)-China will take action to control emissions of HFC-23, a potent greenhouse gas created during the production of refrigerants, the Environment Ministry said on Saturday( Sept 25). Beijing is facing pressure to phase out HFC-23 as part of its obligations under the Kigali Amendment of the Montreal Protocol on ozone-depleting substances, which took effect in China this month. Also known as trifluoromethane, HFC-23 is one of 18 types of hydrofluorocarbons to be gradually banned und

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--Four astronauts returned to Earth early Monday after a six-month stay at the International Space Station.... Their SpaceX capsule parachuted into the Atlantic off the Florida coast. Returning were NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen and Warren “ Woody ” Hoburg, Russia's Andrei Fedyaev and the United Arab Emirates' Sultan al-Neyadi, the first person from the Arab world to spend an extended time in orbit.... “ You've got a roomful of happy people here, ” SpaceX Mission Control radioed. SpaceX launch

close Video Putin, Kim Jong Un's meeting at spaceport'a clear message'we should be concerned: Anthony D' Esposito Rep.... The Soyuz MS-24 rocket is launched with Expedition 70 NASA astronaut Loral O' Hara, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub at the Baikonur Cosmodrome on September 15, 2023 in Kazakhstan.... That crew — also two Russians and an American — will ride it home on September 27....

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Gatwick Airport CEO, Stewart Wingate( Image: Getty) SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you.... This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding.... Frustration for fed-up families comes as further rail strikes loom. TrendingAdding to travellers’ misery, train services on the next two Saturdays will be hit as 20, 000 workers strike....

Drivers are being warned to expect long delays on popular routes during the Platinum Jubilee bank holiday period as nearly 20 million getaway journeys are planned. The RAC estimated that 19.5 million leisure trips by road will take place between Wednesday and Sunday.A survey of 1, 460 drivers’ travel plans indicated that Friday is likely to be the most congested day on the roads as day-trippers combine with families returning home from half-term breaks. Planning a journey carefully is important

Some 60 years ago, parts of the River Thames were declared biologically dead.... Even slight alterations in seasonal heat may upset the river’s ecosystem and erode living habitats. Advertisement Story continues below advertisement The researchers also found elevated nitrate concentration that threatens water quality.... It became heavily polluted during the Industrial Revolution as toxic runoffs from tanneries and human waste found their way to the river....

The Hubble Space Telescope captured an image of Arp 122, a peculiargalaxy comprised of two galaxies — NGC 6040 and LEDA 59642 — in the midst of a collision.... " That may well be what results from the collision pictured in this image." HOW NASA JUST MADE HISTORY USING A CAT VIDEO The Andromeda Galaxy is expected to collide with the Milky Way in about four billion years, according to the NASA/ ESA announcement.... The Hubble Space Telescope is a project of international cooperation between NASA