asia /newsroom/taxonomy/term/241/all en Juan Wang /newsroom/juan-wang Thu, 30 Jan 2020 20:58:14 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 198398 at /newsroom Narendra Subramanian /newsroom/narendra-subramanian Tue, 26 Feb 2019 16:59:44 +0000 Anonymous 22848 at /newsroom Aerosol emissions in East Asia driven by consumption in developed countries /newsroom/channels/news/aerosol-emissions-east-asia-driven-consumption-developed-countries-262510 <p>Much of the influence on climate from air pollution in East Asia is driven by consumption in the developed countries of Western Europe and North America, according to research co-led by 平特五不中 atmospheric scientist Yi Huang.</p> <p><span>In a paper published online this week in <em>Nature Geoscience,</em> Huang and colleagues from China, the U.S. and U.K. report that international trade shifts the climate impacts of aerosols -- solid or liquid particles suspended in air -- from net consuming countries to net producing countries.</span></p> Tue, 06 Sep 2016 19:44:07 +0000 christopher.chipello@mcgill.ca 26126 at /newsroom T. V. Paul /newsroom/t-v-paul Tue, 26 Feb 2019 16:59:44 +0000 Anonymous 23610 at /newsroom Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, falls on Nov. 13 /newsroom/channels/news/diwali-hindu-festival-lights-falls-nov-13-218909 <p>For about a billion revelers around the world, that means it's time to start thinking about sweets -- specifically the South Asian confections called mithai. [鈥 "Sweets are a sign of positive things, that life is good," said Arvind Sharma, a professor of religion at 平特五不中. "When you offer something to god and then give it to someone to eat, it becomes sacred."</p> <p>Read more at聽<em><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204840504578086890027787994.html" target="_blank">Wall Street Journal (Asia)</a></em></p> Fri, 09 Nov 2012 16:48:31 +0000 joy.wang@mail.mcgill.ca 12114 at /newsroom