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Aug 26, 2015

July Was Earth's Hottest Month on Record

As per Federal officials July was Earth's hottest month on record, smashing old marks.
July's average temperature was 61.86 degrees Fahrenheit, beating the previous global mark set in 1998 and 2010 by about one-seventh of a degree. That's a large margin for weather records.
Records go back to 1880, but nine of the 10 hottest months on record have happened since 2005.
As per scientist Jake Crouch, it is quite likely that 2015 will end up the hottest year on record, beating last year.

Aug 22, 2015

July was the hottest month in history: US Scientists

The world broke new heat records in July, marking the hottest month in history and the warmest first seven months of the year since modern record-keeping began in 1880, US authorities said.
The findings by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration showed a troubling trend, as the planet continues to warm due to the burning of fossil fuels, and scientists expect the scorching temperatures to get worse.

Aug 19, 2015

Global warming Halts Ocean Cooling

New research shows that global warming caused by human activities has halted the 1,800 years of steady cooling trend in the oceans of the world.
Today, the Earth is warming about 20 times faster than it cooled during the past 1,800 years.
This study highlights the profound effects we are having on our climate today.

Aug 18, 2015

Central Asian Glaciers

Mountain glaciers in Central Asia have shrunk four times faster than the world average, threatening river flows vital for agriculture and hydro power from Uzbekistan to western China.
According to a study, global warming is likely to quicken the thaw in the vast Tien Shan range in coming years, melting half the remaining ice by the 2050s.
A local rise in temperatures, perhaps linked to climate change in the North Pacific and North Atlantic Oceans, means ever more precipitation is falling as rain in summertime on the Tien Shan, eroding glacier ice.
The Tien Shan range, whose glaciers contain about seven times the amount of ice as the Alps or a third of the Himalayas, stretches 2,500 km through Central Asia.

World’s most Beautiful and Expensive Gem Stone

The world's most exquisite and precious opal was unearthed in the mining region of South Australia. This rare multicolored opal called the 'Virgin Rainbow' is being touted as the most beautiful gem stone ever.
It is worth more than $1 million and was formed over millions of years from the opalized fossils of dinosaurs. Opal is created when water and silica mix together to form a gel that flows into rocks and fossils.
The gem will make its public debut at an exhibition in September.

Aug 16, 2015

Godzilla El Nino the Worst One till Date

Scientists have predicted a 'Godzilla El Nino,' which will be worse than all the previous El Ninos is alresdy happening.
Scientists and meteorologists, who have been monitoring sea surface temperatures since March, have agreed that the world was in the midst of an El Nino.
They have also said that this El Nino had the potential to be the most powerful on record.
El Nino is the warm phase of the El Niño Southern Oscillation (commonly called ENSO) and is associated with a band of warm ocean water that develops in the central and east-central equatorial Pacific.

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