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ENVIRONMENT - October 2015

Oct 2015

Oct 15, 2015

Baby Dinosaur Fossils Found

A handful of baby dinosaur fossils complete with fragments of eggshells have been uncovered in Mongolia.
They are the youngest ever discovered of a type of giant hadrosaur that lived about 70 million years ago, known as Saurolophus angustirostris.
Their discovery adds to knowledge about how dinosaurs developed and grew, from birth to adulthood.

Oct 11, 2015

World will bypass 2C global warming limit despite carbon pledges: Experts

Experts have warned that pledges by nations to cut carbon emissions will fall far short of those needed to prevent global temperatures rising by more than the crucial 2C by the end of the century.
A rise of 2C is considered the most the Earth could tolerate without risking catastrophic changes to food production, sea levels, fishing, wildlife, deserts and water reserves.

Sea Turtles Face Deadly Risk

As per researchers, increasing plastic pollution, all species of marine turtles face the grave risk of losing their population.
When turtles ingest plastic, they can suffer intestinal blockage that can result in malnutrition which can in turn lead to poor health, reduced growth rates, lower reproductive output and even death.
As per a study, the annual global plastic production has grown from 1.5 million tonnes to 299 million tonnes in the last 65 years and as a result plastic pollution is increasing, both on land and at sea.

Oct 09, 2015

World's Oceans Facing Biggest Coral Die-off

Scientists have confirmed the third-ever global bleaching of coral reefs is under way and warned it could see the biggest coral die-off in history.
Since 2014, a massive underwater heat wave, driven by climate change, has caused corals to lose their brilliance and die in every ocean. By the end of this year 38% of the world’s reefs will have been affected. About 5% will have died forever.

Oct 07, 2015

200 New Species Discovered in Himalayas

According to a new report by WWF, a snub-nosed monkey that sneezes when it rains, a walking fish and a jewel-like snake are among more than 200 new species discovered in the fragile eastern Himalayas.
As per the World Wildlife Fund, the discoveries in the past five years include 133 plants, 26 species of fish, 10 new amphibians, one reptile, one bird and one mammal.

Oct 06, 2015

Chile Creates Largest Marine Reserve

The Chilean government has created the largest marine reserve in the Americas by protecting an area roughly the size of Italy.
The new area, called the Nazca-Desventuradas Marine Park, constitutes about eight percent of the ocean areas worldwide that have been declared off-limits to fishing and governed by no-take protections.
The Pac-Man-shaped marine protected area (MPA) encompasses roughly 115,000 square miles of ocean around San Ambrosio and San Felix islands. Together, they're known as the Desventuradas (or Unfortunate in Spanish) Islands, which are part of the underwater Nazca Ridge, which runs southwest from Peru to Easter Island.

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