A mind boggling theory has been put forward by Lars-Georg Hersoug, a researcher of Denmark, who say that the increase in obese people in his country is roughly equivalent to the increase of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
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Relatively Small Rise In Temperature But In Very Long Term, Melts Greenland Ice Sheet Completely
The Greenland ice sheet is more sensitive to global warming than thought, for just a relatively small, but very long term, temperature rise would melt it completely, according to a study.
Low Lying Pacific Archipelago Of Kiribati Is Under Threat Of Underwater Submersion
Kiribati President Anote Tong is negotiatng with Fiji’s military government to purchase Vanua Levu, Fiji’s second largest island, to be utilized as a relocation site for his countrymen which had been under threat of rising sea levels.
Skepticism & Denial Of Climate Change Are Rife Among Republicans
Globally, the United States is the second biggest polluter after China, and yet signs of progress in preventing the emission of greenhouse gases remain elusive.
Carbon Emissions Acidify Oceans At A Faster Rate, Threaten Survival Of Marine Species
In the last 100 years atmospheric carbon dioxide has risen to about 30 percent above pre-industrial levels.
Cassava Can Cope Up Climate Change, Gives Hope To Farmers – Scientists
Among the staple crops, cassava performed best compared to potato, maize, bean, banana, millet and sorghum.
Significant Link Is Drawn Between Climate Change & Fire Mortality Worldwide
Wildfires, peat fires and controlled burns on farming lands kill hundred thousands of people worldwide each year.
Critically Endangered Sea Creatures Face Extinction Unless Conservation Zones Are Made Mobile
Satellite tracking devices are now small and affordable enough that they can monitor the precise location, including the depth, of large numbers of sea creatures.
The Expansion Of Water As Oceans Warm & Melting Of Poles’ Ice Caps Are Main Driver Of Sea Level Rise
Melting ice from mountain glaciers particularly in Asia, are having a much smaller effect on sea levels than previously thought, with a ‘negligible mass loss’ over the last ten years.
The Decline Of 200,000 years Old Mediterranean Seagrass, Exacerbated By Climate Change
A patch of ancient seagrass in the Mediterranean sea is up to 200,000 years and could be the oldest known living thing on Earth, after scientists dated them.