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ENVIRONMENT - February 2016

Feb 2016

Mar 07, 2017

UK Carbon Emissions Drop

The UK’s carbon dioxide emissions have fallen to their lowest level since the 19th century as coal use continues to plummet.
Emissions of the major greenhouse gas fell almost 6% year-on-year in 2016.
Emissions of carbon dioxide from coal fell 50% in 2016 as use of the fossil fuel dropped by 52%.
The assessment suggests carbon emissions in 2016 were about 381m tonnes, putting the UK’s carbon pollution at its lowest level.

Mar 02, 2017

Antarctica Warming Up

The year 2016 has been declared as the hottest year on record, the dangers of global warming on the world loom larger than ever.
The massive Antarctic region serves as a measuring unit when it comes to climate change.
In February the Antarctic sea ice extent hit its lowest level since records began nearly four decades ago.

Feb 24, 2017

Bronze Age Weapons Discovered

A stash of rare weapons including a notched bronze sword and a gold-decorated spearhead, which likely date back to between 1000 BC and 800 BC, have been discovered by archaeologists in Scotland.
Archaeologists discovered the remains of 12 Bronze Age buildings during the dig, as well as a much earlier Stone Age hall that probably dates back to the very beginnings of agriculture in Scotland.

Feb 17, 2017

Earth Has a New Guest

There has been another addition to the number of continents in the Earth. Scientists claim to have unearthed a new continent which they named 'Zealandia'.
As per scientists, the 5 million square kilometer landmark east of Australia is a continent and this theory is backed by satellite data and rock samples.
Zealandia includes the regions of New Zealand and New Caledonia and is believed to be mostly submerged.

Feb 16, 2017

Canadian Glaciers Major Contributor to Sea Level Change

As per a new study, ice loss from Canada's Arctic glaciers has transformed them into a major contributor to sea level change.
From 2005 to 2015, surface melt off ice caps and glaciers of the Queen Elizabeth Islands grew by an astonishing 900 percent, from an average of three gigatons to 30 gigatons per year.

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