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‘Edinburgh’s city centre streets closed to traffic to reduce air pollution as traffic free days have begun in Edinburgh city centre’

Posted on May 5, 2019 by newzimbabwevision

City of Edinburgh Council tweeted a picture of one iconic street devoid of carsA number of Edinburgh’s city centre streets have closed to traffic under plans to reduce air pollution.The city has become the first in the UK to join the Open Streets movement.Streets in the Old Town, including the Canongate, Cockburn Street and Victoria Street, will remained closed from midday until 17:00 on Sunday.The initiative will take place on the first Sunday of every…

Cyclone Kenneth (200km/h (124 mph) follows the deadliest storm to strike Mozambique in 3 decades, cyclone IDAI which killed 700 people

Posted on April 25, 2019 by newzimbabwevision

A new tropical threat in the southern Indian Ocean may bring life-threatening weather to parts of Mozambique and Tanzania later this week.Kenneth underwent additional strengthening on Wednesday and Wednesday night and has been upgraded to an intense tropical cyclone by Meteo France, the French national meteorological service.An intense tropical cyclone contains sustained winds of 159-209 km/h (99-130 mph), which is equal to a hurricane of Category 3 to 4 strength in the Atlantic or East…

CLIMATE AND POLLUTION DISASTERS: DURBAN KZN FLOODING in South Africa, 32 dead, soon after cyclone IDAI in Mozambique and Zimbabwe, see also online photos of plastic pollution on Durban beachfront

Posted on April 23, 2019April 23, 2019 by newzimbabwevision