Researchers Extract Air Dating Back to the 1870s in Antarctica
A team of researchers extracted more than 194 cubic feet of air that was trapped beneath the surface ice in Antarctica. The samples represented the largest collection of air dating from the 1870s. It is expected that the air samples will help to learn more about the composition of the atmosphere throughout history. It will help to measure the changes in the amount of greenhouse gases (GHG).
Australia Sees Hottest Day Ever
Australia experienced its hottest day on record and the heat wave is expected to worsen, exacerbating an already unprecedented bushfire season.
The average nationwide temperatures of 40.9 degrees Celsius beat the previous record of 40.3 degrees Celsius in January 2013.
The heat wave is another alarm bell about global warming in Australia.
Dec 18, 2019
Coldest Day in 22 Years
December 17, 2019 was bitingly cold in Delhi. It was so chilly that the temperature recorded at 2 pm was only 1.8 degrees more than that recorded at 3 am, making the day the coldest in 22 years.
According to India Meteorological Department (IMD), the maximum temperature on Tuesday was 12.2 degrees Celsius, while the minimum was 10.4 degrees Celsius.
Scientists said that temperature hit the lowest since December 28,1997, when the maximum (day) temperature had touched 11.3 degrees Celsius.
Dec 16, 2019
Anak Krakatau: Giant Blocks of Rock Litter Ocean Floor
Shattered remnants from the volcano that generated a devastating tsunami in Indonesia a year ago have been pictured on the seafloor for the first time.
Scientists used sonar equipment to image the giant chunks of rock that slid into the ocean when one side of Anak Krakatau collapsed.
Some of these blocks are 70-90 m high.
Over 400 people around the Sunda Strait died in the nighttime disaster, and thousands more were injured and/or displaced.
Dec 15, 2019
Deforestation is up in Brazil
According to government data, deforestation in Brazil's Amazon jumped to the highest level for the month of November since 2015. Destruction of the world's largest tropical rainforest totalled 563 square km in November, 2019 103% more than in the same month last year.
Climate Crisis Set to Increasingly Impact Migration
According a report published by by the UN's migration monitor, the impact of climate crisis on migration is expected to increase in the coming years.
In its Global Migration Report 2020, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) pointed out that anthropogenic climate change, originating in human activity, is expected to increasingly affect migration. The report found increasing evidence that the magnitude and frequency of extreme weather events are rising, and this is expected to increasingly affect migration.
Dec 14, 2019
Delhi Records Highest Rain for Dec. in 27 Years
Delhi witnessed the highest rainfall recorded in a single day in the month of December in at least 27 years since 1991, from when data has been readily available with the met department. Delhi recorded 33.5 mm rain.
India Meteorological Department (IMD) data shows the highest rainfall ever recorded in the month was on December 3, 1923, when the city received 75.7mm rainfall. In December 16, 2003, 28mm rainfall was recorded.
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