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Oct 06, 2021

Himachal Pradesh Becomes 1st State to Begin Organised Cultivation of Dalchini

The CSIR's Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology (IHBT) has introduced cinnamon cultivation in Himachal Pradesh on a pilot basis. True cinnamon or Cinnamomum verum is grown mainly in Sri Lanka, while minor producing countries include Seychelles, Madagascar, and India.
India imports 45,318 tonnes of cinnamon annually from China, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Indonesia and Nepal. With the cultivation of cinnamomum verum, HP has become the first state of India to have organised cultivation of cinnamon.

South Pole Records Coldest Winter on Record

The South Pole just had its coldest winter on record.
Between April and September, a research station sitting on a high plateau in Antarctica, registered an average temperature of minus 78 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 61 degrees Celsius). That's the coldest temperature recorded since record keeping began in 1957, and about 4.5 F (2.5 C) lower than the most recent 30-year average.
The previous record for the coldest winter was minus 77 F (minus 60.6 C) in 1976.

Oct 05, 2021

August 2021 is the 6th-warmest in 142 Years

As per NOAA's National Center for Environmental Information analysis, August 2021 was the 6th hottest month on the Earth, despite the fact that, Central Texas went through a cooler than average month.
While analysing the August's heat, scientists found that the average global land and ocean surface temperature was 1.62 degrees F more than the average of 20th-century.
North America witnessed its top-10 warmest August.
Asia had its 2nd warmest August while Africa had 3rd warmest August.
Since 2009, 9 out of 10 warmest Augusts on Earth have happened.
Year 2021 was also the 2nd hottest summer on record in Northern Hemisphere. Year 2020 witnessed the hottest summer on record in the Northern Hemisphere.
NOAA is an American scientific and regulatory agency working under the United States Department of Commerce that forecasts weather, charts the sea, monitors oceanic & atmospheric conditions, and conducts deep sea exploration, besides managing fishing & protecting marine mammals.

Oct 03, 2021

Phillips 66 to Cut 30% Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 2030

US Refiner Phillips 66 would cut greenhouse gas emissions by 30% from its operations by 2030, amid mounting pressure on the industry to join the fight against climate change and cut carbon emissions by mid-century.
Since the 2015 Paris climate accord set a goal to keep global warming to well below 2 degrees Celsius, there has been pressure on refiners to announce ambitious targets and operate more cleanly.
The refiner expects to achieve the target through investments in lower-carbon business platforms including renewable fuels, lithium-ion batteries, carbon capture and hydrogen.

Oct 02, 2021

New Dinosaur Species Found in Brazil

Scientists discovered a new dinosaur species in Brazil which most likely roamed the southeast part of America around 70 million years ago. The fossils of the species were unearthed in Brazil by a team of paleontologists.
A team of paleontologists found the remains of the new species, dubbed as 'Kurupi itaata', in Monte Alto, Brazil. This location has been one of the richest areas for dinosaur discoveries yet.
Kurupi itaata represents the first named tetrapod dinosaur for the Marília Formation (Bauru Group), a geological unit that occurs on São Paulo, Minas Gerais, Goiás, and Mato Grosso do Sul states, Brazil.

Oct 01, 2021

US Declares 23 Bird, Fish and other Species Extinct

The ivory-billed woodpecker is among 23 species declared extinct by the US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS).
The service has proposed removing them from the Endangered Species Act (ESA), which protects species under threat.
In all, 11 birds, one bat, two fish, one plant and eight types of mussel have been declared extinct.
The FWS said that it had made the determination based on rigorous reviews of the best available science for each of these species.
"Each of these 23 species represents a permanent loss to our nation's natural heritage and to global biodiversity," said Bridget Fahey, who oversees species classification for the Fish and Wildlife Service

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