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Explained: What is causing whales to wash up on America's East Coast?
• 2 years agoSince early December 2022, 23 dead whales have washed ashore along the US' East Coast. The majority of the fatalities have been humpbacks, and post-mortem examinations have revealed that ship strikes are most likely the cause of many of the deaths
July was the hottest month ever recorded in the world, reports NOAA
• 4 years agoThe month was 0.02 degrees Fahrenheit higher than the previous record set in July 2016, which was equaled in 2019 and 2020.
Hurricanes, wildfires, tornadoes, floods – Here’s how you can be more weather-ready
• 4 years agoApathy and complacency can also be dangerous when it comes to weather-driven disasters.
Deep ozone hole over Antarctica to stick around till end-November after September peak
Trendingdesk • 4 years ago2020 also saw the fourteenth-lowest levels of ozone – a key part of the atmosphere's shielding effect – in the past 33 years.
Even with the COVID-19 lockdown pulling the brakes on economies, CO2 emission hit a new record in May
• 5 years agoCarbon dioxide recorded at the Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii reached 417 parts per million in May, higher than the record of 414.8 ppm set last year.
Ozone layer is recovering, thanks to climate change treaty signed over 30 years ago, finds study
Trendingdesk • 5 years agoEarth’s ozone layer, responsible for protecting the planet from Sun’s ultraviolet rays, has been healing and might even fully recover, a recent study has revealed
Corals of Great Barrier Reef to face a period of heat-induced mass coral bleaching
• 5 years agoThe 345,400 sq km World Heritage-listed coral network has been devastated by four coral bleaching events since 1998.
Earth has a fever: 2010 was the hottest decade ever measured in the past 11,500 years
• 5 years agoscientists said they see no end to the way man-made climate change keeps shattering records.
Global warming: October 2019 might have been second-hottest month in the second-hottest year on record
Tech2 News Staff • 5 years agoThe report comes after numerous similar studies of monthly global temperatures that show Earth's climate has warmed steadily.
Humankind needs to rescue the oceans to rescue itself, scientists warns in UN IPCC Oceans report
• 5 years agoHalting global warming, won't stop the major changes underway in the world's oceans, but will buy time to understand future impacts and how to adapt.