Day: May 13, 2021

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has said for the first time that climate change is being driven at least in part by humans.

The agency made the acknowledgement in a new report that had been delayed by the Trump White House since 2017.

The Climate Change Indicators report charts the extent to which glaciers are shrinking, sea levels are rising and flooding is increasing.

The impacts are being felt by Americans “with increasing regularity”, it says.

Under former U.S. President Donald Trump, the EPA’s Climate Change Indicators website was not updated, as it had been under his predecessor, Barack Obama.

Source: Jordan News Agency

Under the Royal directives, the Jordan Hashemite Charity Organisation (JHCO), in cooperation with the Jordan Armed Forces-Arab Army (JAF) on Thursday, dispatched a humanitarian aid convoy to Ramallah city, and the holy city of Jerusalem.

And based on the national responsibility of the Jordanian private sector, the Hikma Pharmaceutical Company donated various medicines for surgical and anesthesia uses worth $1.6 million.

The JHCO will accept donations from various sectors and individuals through its account in the Jordanian Islamic Bank No. 25061 or Bank Al-Etihad account No. JO05 UBSI 1030 0000 4010 1659 9151 07, and via eFAWATEERcom.

Source: Jordan News Agency

His Majesty King Abdullah and His Royal Highness Crown Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah II on Thursday performed Eid Al Fitr prayer at the Royal Guards Mosque.

Source: Jordan News Agency

The spokesperson of the Public Security Department (PSD) said, on Thursday, that the Civil Defense Department (CDD) firefighters have dealt with a fire erupted at four oil pipelines affiliated to the Jordan Petroleum Refinery in Aqaba governorate.

The firefighters, the spokesperson said, has prevented the fire to reach oil tanks there.

No immediate reports of any damage or casualties were reported due to the fire, the spokesperson said.

He commended the quick response of the CDD’s cadres, adding that an investigation into the incident is underway.

Source: Jordan News Agency