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Royal Commission for AlUla Signs Partnership with SUEZ to Provide Municipal Service Solutions

Saudi Arabia’s Royal Commission for AlUla has announced the signing of a partnership with SUEZ Company. SPA
Saudi Arabia’s Royal Commission for AlUla has announced the signing of a partnership with SUEZ Company. SPA
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Royal Commission for AlUla Signs Partnership with SUEZ to Provide Municipal Service Solutions

Saudi Arabia’s Royal Commission for AlUla has announced the signing of a partnership with SUEZ Company. SPA
Saudi Arabia’s Royal Commission for AlUla has announced the signing of a partnership with SUEZ Company. SPA

Saudi Arabia’s Royal Commission for AlUla has announced the signing of a partnership with SUEZ Company specialized in water and waste management, to provide municipal and environmental services in AlUla, to achieve inclusive, sustainable development.

According to the partnership signed during the Future Investment Initiative Forum, SUEZ will contribute to developing municipal services and providing safe and sustainable resource solutions in AlUla. It will further address the effects of climate change on nature while preserving AlUla's biodiversity.

The partnership will allow the implementation of strategic development projects and knowledge exchange to improve water and waste management to achieve the commission's goal of improving the quality of life in line with the AlUla Sustainability Charter, Saudi Vision 2030, and the Saudi Green Initiative.

The commission focuses on sustainability, efficiency and quality of life to achieve the Vision for AlUla through benefiting from SUEZ's expertise as one of the world's leading water and waste management companies, which will contribute to providing municipal solutions and preserving the cultural natural environment.

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Japan Records Second-Hottest September

Visitors wait to see the giant pandas Ri Ri and Shin Shin at Ueno Zoo, a day before their return to China, Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, in Tokyo. (AP)
Visitors wait to see the giant pandas Ri Ri and Shin Shin at Ueno Zoo, a day before their return to China, Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, in Tokyo. (AP)
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Japan Records Second-Hottest September

Visitors wait to see the giant pandas Ri Ri and Shin Shin at Ueno Zoo, a day before their return to China, Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, in Tokyo. (AP)
Visitors wait to see the giant pandas Ri Ri and Shin Shin at Ueno Zoo, a day before their return to China, Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, in Tokyo. (AP)

Japan had its second-hottest September since records began with some regions the warmest yet, the weather agency said, in a year likely to become the warmest in human history.

Across the archipelago the month's average temperature was 2.52 degrees Celsius higher than usual, the Japan Meteorological Agency said Tuesday.

This was "the second highest figure since the start of the statistics in 1898, after last year's high", a statement said.

But some regions, including eastern and western parts of mainland Japan, logged the highest ever average temperatures for September since comparable data began available in 1946, the agency added.

The subtropical jet stream's peculiar northward movement, as well as the Pacific high pressure system that extended towards Japan, made it easier for warm air to shroud the archipelago, the agency said.

"The temperature of the ocean surface near Japan was also markedly high, which possibly contributed to high temperatures on the ground," it added, citing the "long-term effect of global warming" as well.

The average global temperature at the Earth's surface was 16.82C in August, according to the EU's climate monitor Copernicus, which draws on billions of measurements from satellites, ships, aircraft and weather stations.

June and August global temperatures broke through the level of 1.5C above the pre-industrial average -- a key threshold for limiting the worst effects of climate change.

Human-caused greenhouse gas emissions are warming the planet, raising the likelihood and intensity of climate disasters such as droughts, fires and floods.