nuclear-news

Science and Technology:

¶ The United States and Europe are among the world’s largest emitters of nitrogen dioxide, but both have also shown the most dramatic reductions in these emissions between 2005 and 2014, according to new global NASA satellite maps. Nitrogen dioxide is a major respiratory pollutant in urban smog. [CNN]

This map shows the average concentration of nitrogen dioxide in the lowest parts of the atmosphere in 2014. NASA image.

World:

¶ Australian households and businesses added another 60 MW of rooftop solar in November, taking the overall figure for the year to date to 654 MW. Businesses added 143 MW of rooftop solar capacity. About 510 MW of rooftop solar capacity has been added at households in the year to date. [CleanTechnica]

¶ Cars were forced off the road and factories closed in Beijing on Saturday after the city was again blanketed by…