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ENVIRONMENT - February 2016

Feb 2016

Nov 09, 2017

Heat Source under Antarctica

A study by NASA has found that a geothermal heat source called mantle plume lies deep below Antarctica’s Marie Byrd Land, explaining some of the melting that creates lakes and rivers under the ice sheet.

Nov 08, 2017

Syria Signs Paris Climate Agreement

Syria has decided to sign the Paris agreement on climate change, the world’s final functioning state to do so.
The surprise decision by Syria will leave the US as the only country outside the agreement if it follows through on President Donald Trump’s vow to leave.
Syria’s decision brings to 197 the number of nations signed up to the landmark 2015 pact on global warming.

Nov 07, 2017

Fossil of Our Earliest Ancestors

Fossils of the oldest-known ancestors of most living mammals, including human beings, have been unearthed in southern England.
Scientists who identified the specimens say they are the earliest undisputed fossils of mammals belonging to the line that led to humans.
They date back 145 million years.

Nov 03, 2017

Coral Reefs Can Adapt to Climate Change

According to a study, cool-water corals can adapt to a slightly warmer ocean, but only if global greenhouse gas emissions are reduced.
Researchers found that some corals in the normally cool waters of the Cook Islands carry genetic variants that predispose them to heat tolerance.

Oct 31, 2017

Global Atmospheric CO2 Levels

The concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere increased at record speed last year to hit a level not seen for more than three million years.
The new report has raised alarm among scientists and prompted calls for nations to consider more drastic emissions reductions at the upcoming climate negotiations in Bonn.

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