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ENVIRONMENT - February 2016

Feb 2016

Sep 20, 2017

August Declared Second Hottest in 137 Years

As per an analysis of global temperatures by NASA scientists, last month was the second hottest August in 137 years of record.

August 2017 was 0.85 degrees Celsius warmer than the mean August temperature from 1951-1980.

The modern global temperature record begins around 1880 because previous observations did not cover enough of the planet.

Sep 19, 2017

Iceberg Twice the Size of London

An iceberg more than twice the size of London is adrift at sea after splitting from the Antarctic.
The iceberg, dubbed A68, split from the Larsen C ice shelf and is adrift in the adjacent Weddell Sea.
This was the third major split from the Antarctic in just over two decades.

Sep 08, 2017

Decline in Hector's Dolphin Population

An environmental organisation revealed that the Hector's dophin population, which lives only in the waters of New Zealand, has reduced by 80 per cent in the last 50 years.
It is estimated that there are currently only some 9,000 Hector's dolphins (Cephalorhynchus hectori) left, after a drastic population decrease from the 50,000 estimated in 1970, which has placed it on the list of endangered species of the International Union for Conservation of Nature.

Aug 27, 2017

New Species of Long Necked Dinosaurs

Scientists have discovered a new species of long-necked titanosaurian dinosaur in Tanzania that lived about 70 to 100 million years ago.
The new species named Shingopana songwensis is a member of the gigantic, long-necked sauropods. Its fossil was discovered in the Songwe region of the Great Rift Valley in southwestern Tanzania.

Aug 23, 2017

Effect of Climate Change on Fish

According to a new study, the size of the fish could be expected to reduce by 20 to 30 per cent as a result of rising ocean temperatures due to climate change across the globe.
Warmer waters increase fish's need for oxygen but climate change will result in less oxygen in the oceans.

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