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ENVIRONMENT - July 2018

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Feb 10, 2020

Antarctica Sets Record High Temperature

Antarctica, the coldest, windiest and driest continent on Earth, set a record high temperature, underscoring the global warming trend.
Esperanza, Argentina's research station on the northern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula, reached 64.9 degrees Fahrenheit, or 18.2 degrees Celsius, breaking the previous record of 63.5 degrees set on March 24, 2015. The station has been recording temperatures since 1961.

Feb 07, 2020

Campaign to Save Gloucestershire Roman Villa Unearthed

A campaign has been launched to protect the remains of a Roman villa unearthed during work on a new housing estate.
The villa was discovered in Cam, Gloucestershire, by archaeologists working on behalf of Bovis Homes.
BBC TV presenter and archaeology expert Professor Mark Horton are among those calling for it to be saved, describing it as "a very important discovery".
But the developer says archaeologists have told them the villa does not qualify for preservation.

Feb 06, 2020

World's Biggest Iceberg Makes a Run for it

The world's biggest iceberg is about to enter the open ocean.
A68, a colossus that broke free from the Antarctic in 2017, has pushed so far north it is now at the limit of the continent's perennial sea-ice.
When it calved, the berg had an area close to 6,000 sq km (2,300 sq mi) and has lost very little of its bulk over the past two and a half years.
But scientists say A68 will struggle to maintain its integrity when it reaches the Southern Ocean's rougher waters.

US, EU, India among Big Emitters

The UN chief has said that the European Union, the US, China, India, Japan and Russia are the world's "big emitters" who must respect and meet their commitments to cut greenhouse gas emissions and achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, underlining that their failure to do so will undermine global climate action efforts.

Feb 05, 2020

Britain to Ban Sale of New Gas, Diesel and Hybrid Cars

The government announced that Britain will ban the sale of new gas, diesel and hybrid vehicles from 2035, five years earlier than planned, in an attempt to reduce air pollution and fossil fuel emissions.
Britain's step amounts to a victory for electric cars that if copied globally could hit the wealth of oil producers, as well as transform the car industry.
The U.K. isn't alone in its efforts. More than a dozen countries around the world have announced plans to crack down on new sales of gas and diesel vehicles in the next decade or two. France plans to ban the sale of fossil fuel-powered cars by 2040 and Norway's Parliament has set a non-binding goal that by 2025 all cars should be zero emissions.

Feb 04, 2020

Northern Ireland Assembly Declares a Climate Emergency

The Northern Ireland Assembly declared a climate emergency and backed the creation of an independent body to protect the environment.
It followed a debate on climate change a day earlier.
MLAs supported immediate action to cut carbon emissions and called for an independent Environmental Protection Agency to be established within a year.
Both measures were in a draft Programme for Government in the deal which re-established the political institutions.
In the course of the debate, the assembly was told that Northern Ireland was not being bounced into measures to deal with climate change.
Green Party leader Clare Bailey said there was 50 years of evidence to support the need for action.

Black Carbon Mmelting Himalayan Glaciers

As per a study by Dehradun-based Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology (WIHG), the black carbon concentration that contributes to faster melting of glaciers has almost doubled on the Gangotri Glacier, where the Ganga drains out of in Uttarakhand, over the past few years primarily because of forest fires.
P. S. Negi, a WIHG scientist, said that the main local sources of black carbon include forest fires, domestic and commercial fuel wood-burning and seasonal burning of crop residue.

Swarms of Locusts Spotted in Punjab Villages

Swarms of locusts were spotted in two border villages of Punjab's Fazilka district, prompting the state Agriculture Department to sound a high alert.
Emanating from Pakistan, the swarms of pests three to four km long and one km wide, settled at the trees in these border villages.
However, timely action against the attack ensured their elimination.
As soon as swarms of locusts were spotted near the villages, a team including members from the Agriculture Department and fire brigade was pressed into service to eliminate pests.

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