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ENVIRONMENT - March 2017

Mar 2017

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.

Aug 22, 2017

Old Trading Network Uncovered

Archaeologists have uncovered a vast trading network which operated in Vietnam from around 4,500 years ago up until around 3,000 years ago.
The discovery significantly changes what is known about early Vietnamese culture.
A study by researchers shows a number of settlements along the Mekong Delta region of Southern Vietnam were part of a sophisticated scheme where large volumes of items were manufactured and circulated over hundreds of kilometres.

Aug 18, 2017

East Antarctic Ice Sheet

A new study validates that the central core of the East Antarctic ice sheet should remain stable even if the West Antarctic ice sheet melts.
According to Kathy Licht, if the East Antarctic ice sheet, which is 10 times larger than the western ice sheet, melted completely, it would cause sea levels worldwide to rise almost 200 feet.

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