The United Nations says climate change, pollution, deforestation and over hunting have led to a rapid rise in extinctions, threatening the richness of nature that underpins services such as clean air, water as well as food and health.
Global Warming/Climate Change
Is Variation In Sun Activity Caused A Warming Earth Rather Than Green Gas Emission?
The heat and light of the sun waxes and wanes over a roughly 11 year period. Scientists had thought it warmed the earth more during peaks of activity, for example as measured by the number of spots visible in the sun’s atmosphere.
Climate Change Has Caused “Miracle Rice” Yield To Decline
A study conducted by the Manila based Institute showed that the yield of the IR8 rice variety also known as “miracle rice” had dropped to 7 tons per hectare from yields of 9.5 to 10.5 tons per hectare when it was first introduced.
The Strengthening Of La Niña Could Trigger More Hurricanes
La Niña is marked by a cooling of the tropical Pacific Ocean which is the opposite phase of the El Niño event, which is marked by unusually warm tropical water in the Pacific region.
Glaciers Has Enough Ice To Raise World Sea Levels
In a study published in the journal Nature Geoscience, Greenland the second biggest ice sheet behind Antarctica serves as a new piece of puzzle that each one of us needs to understand.
Disputed Island Resolved By Global Warming
There has been a controversy between Bangladesh and India who wanted to control over a tiny rock island in the Bay of Bengal.