Recent data from Global Forest Watch shows trends in tree cover loss, split by five drivers:
forestry, shifting agriculture, and wildfires, which lead to
commodity-driven deforestation and urbanization often cause
This dataset combines time-series data of tree cover loss.
The drivers of tree cover loss vary markedly across regions.
Wildfires and forestry (logging) are the main drivers of tree cover loss in Europe and North America, with wildfires mainly occurring in Canada and Russia.
Tree cover loss from wildfires does not include fire clearing for agriculture.
Commodity-driven deforestation is a key cause in Asia and South America, largely due to trends in Brazil and Indonesia.
Shifting agriculture โ where trees are cleared so the land can be cultivated temporarily before being abandoned โ is the dominant driver of tree cover loss in Africa and a major driver in South America.
forestry, shifting agriculture, and wildfires, which lead to
temporary tree cover loss, while commodity-driven deforestation and urbanization often cause
permanent deforestation.This dataset combines time-series data of tree cover loss.
The drivers of tree cover loss vary markedly across regions.
Wildfires and forestry (logging) are the main drivers of tree cover loss in Europe and North America, with wildfires mainly occurring in Canada and Russia.
Tree cover loss from wildfires does not include fire clearing for agriculture.
Commodity-driven deforestation is a key cause in Asia and South America, largely due to trends in Brazil and Indonesia.
Shifting agriculture โ where trees are cleared so the land can be cultivated temporarily before being abandoned โ is the dominant driver of tree cover loss in Africa and a major driver in South America.
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Women tend to live longer than men.
In 2021, this difference amounted to a 5-year gap in global life expectancy:
the average life expectancy was 73.8 years for women versus 68.4 years for men.
This is also visible in the map.
In some countries, like Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine, the gap is large โ more than 10 years in 2021.
In other countries, such as Nigeria, it is less than 2 years.
The next chart shows how the sex gap has changed over time.
Large spikes are visible during major wars, reflecting the fact that many young men died then.
You can also see that the gap gradually widened in many countries over the 20th century but has narrowed again in recent decades.
In 2021, this difference amounted to a 5-year gap in global life expectancy:
the average life expectancy was 73.8 years for women versus 68.4 years for men.
This is also visible in the map.
In some countries, like Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine, the gap is large โ more than 10 years in 2021.
In other countries, such as Nigeria, it is less than 2 years.
The next chart shows how the sex gap has changed over time.
Large spikes are visible during major wars, reflecting the fact that many young men died then.
You can also see that the gap gradually widened in many countries over the 20th century but has narrowed again in recent decades.
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What causes these differences?
1.The sex gap in life expectancy begins at birth: newborn boys have higher death rates than newborn girls, as theyโre more vulnerable to diseases and genetic disorders due to having X chromosome.
Boys are more likely to be born premature; and they also have higher death rates in the first week of life.
2. It continues in youth, when boys have a higher death rate than girls, typically due to violence and accidents , suicides, poisonings, and other โexternal causes of deathโ.
During the World Wars, the gap spiked due to a surge in death rates in young men.
3. Itโs sustained at older ages when men have higher death rates than women from chronic health conditions, which are partly due to higher rates of smoking, alcohol, and drug use.
As there are many reasons for the sex gap in life expectancy, its size varies between countries and has shifted over time.
In the past, gender differences in infant mortality were the leading cause of the gap in life expectancy. But now, differences at older ages are a larger contributor to the gap in life expectancy.
1.The sex gap in life expectancy begins at birth: newborn boys have higher death rates than newborn girls, as theyโre more vulnerable to diseases and genetic disorders due to having X chromosome.
Boys are more likely to be born premature; and they also have higher death rates in the first week of life.
2. It continues in youth, when boys have a higher death rate than girls, typically due to violence and accidents , suicides, poisonings, and other โexternal causes of deathโ.
During the World Wars, the gap spiked due to a surge in death rates in young men.
3. Itโs sustained at older ages when men have higher death rates than women from chronic health conditions, which are partly due to higher rates of smoking, alcohol, and drug use.
As there are many reasons for the sex gap in life expectancy, its size varies between countries and has shifted over time.
In the past, gender differences in infant mortality were the leading cause of the gap in life expectancy. But now, differences at older ages are a larger contributor to the gap in life expectancy.
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No calls or mails after office hours: Whatโs in Australiaโs โright to disconnectโ Bill? ๐ #express_explained
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Pakistan Public Service Commission Mock Interview
Interviewer- If Katrina Kaif has some Indian nuclear attack info and asks you to sleep with her before sharing, for Pakistan security will you do it
Aspirant- Yes Sir, for country I will
Interviewer- What if some Taliban man named Gul Khan asks you to sleep with him in Afghanistan in exchange for information for Pakistan, will you do it?
Aspirant- Sir??? What????
Interviewer- Bewakoof samjha hai, you will develop relation with Katrina for Pakistan?
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BTW this is a real mock
https://youtu.be/4NjNyyLCS-4?si=4sXBZ_3Ae-9mvxNY
Interviewer- If Katrina Kaif has some Indian nuclear attack info and asks you to sleep with her before sharing, for Pakistan security will you do it
Aspirant- Yes Sir, for country I will
Interviewer- What if some Taliban man named Gul Khan asks you to sleep with him in Afghanistan in exchange for information for Pakistan, will you do it?
Aspirant- Sir??? What????
Interviewer- Bewakoof samjha hai, you will develop relation with Katrina for Pakistan?
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BTW this is a real mock
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Btw public service commission ka nhi
Inter-Services Selection Board ka video h
Which is a committee for the selection of commissioned officers in the Pakistan Armed Forces: the Army, the Navy, and the Air Force.
Btw public service commission ka nhi
Inter-Services Selection Board ka video h
Which is a committee for the selection of commissioned officers in the Pakistan Armed Forces: the Army, the Navy, and the Air Force.
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A giant hole in Siberia is visible from space and growing rapidly. It might reveal hints about our planet's future. | Business Insider India
https://www.businessinsider.in/science/news/a-giant-hole-in-siberia-is-visible-from-space-and-growing-rapidly-it-might-reveal-hints-about-our-planets-future-/articleshow/112932871.cms
https://www.businessinsider.in/science/news/a-giant-hole-in-siberia-is-visible-from-space-and-growing-rapidly-it-might-reveal-hints-about-our-planets-future-/articleshow/112932871.cms
Business Insider
A giant hole in Siberia is visible from space and growing rapidly. It might reveal hints about our planet's future. | Businessโฆ
The Batagay megaslump first appeared in satellite images as a sliver. Now it's a chasm emitting thousands of tons of carbon dioxide per year.
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4 month bad 2025
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Who is Jagdish Tytler, and what was his alleged role 1984 anti-Sikh violence in Delhi? ๐
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The Indian Express
Who is Jagdish Tytler, and what was his alleged role 1984 anti-Sikh violence in Delhi?
A court in Delhi has ordered the framing of charges against Jagdish Tytler in connection to his alleged role in the anti-Sikh violence in Delhi in 1984. Here is a recall
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Mitochondria Dump DNA in The Brain, Potentially Cutting Years Off Our Lives : ScienceAlert
https://www.sciencealert.com/mitochondria-dump-dna-in-the-brain-potentially-cutting-years-off-our-lives
https://www.sciencealert.com/mitochondria-dump-dna-in-the-brain-potentially-cutting-years-off-our-lives
ScienceAlert
Mitochondria Dump DNA in The Brain, Potentially Cutting Years Off Our Lives
Itโs far more frequent than we thought.
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Two young men took a crocodile found in Vishwamitra river in Vadodara to the forest department office on a scooter.
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Two young men took a crocodile found in Vishwamitra river in Vadodara to the forest department office on a scooter.
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Magarmachh be like - bade khtrnak laundhe h ๐
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