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ENVIRONMENT - February 2016

Feb 2016

Dec 28, 2016

Cheetahs Rushing Towards Extinction

As per a study, the cheetah is nearing extinction. Due to its dramatic fall in number, very soon it shall be listed in the endangered species category.
Unfortunately it faces persecution rampantly both inside and outside of the protected areas which remain largely unrecognized.
It is estimated that the number of cheetahs left in the wild today to be just 7,100.

Dec 24, 2016

Ammonia Detected in Earth's Atmosphere

In an unexpected first, researchers have discovered ammonia in Earth's lowest atmospheric layer.
The detected ammonia was most concentrated in the upper layer of the troposphere above India and China, countries that have experienced population and economic booms in recent years.

Dec 22, 2016

Sahara Desert witnessed a White Christmas

The Sahara desert witnessed a white cover for the first time in 37 years.
The last snowfall had occurred in February 1979.

Dec 21, 2016

Drilling in Arctic and Atlantic Oceans Banned

Barack Obama has banned future oil and gas drilling in most of the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans.
Using his authority under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act that allow Presidents to withdraw areas from oil and gas leasing and exploration, Obama has protected the entire US Chukchi Sea and the vast majority of the US Beaufort Sea in the Arctic Ocean and 31 canyons in the Atlantic Ocean from drilling.

Dec 13, 2016

Antarctica More Vulnerable to Warming

East Antarctica`s massive ice sheet may be more exposed to global warming than long assumed.
A study shows how strong winds can erode ice shelves that help hold it in place.
There is enough frozen water sitting on top of the world`s polar continent to raise sea level by dozens of metres and redraw the world map if it melts.

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