Abnormally warm sea surface temperatures resulting in increased activity in Indian Ocean Experts are linking increased activity in the Indian Ocean and Amphan’s extreme intensity to global warming and abnormally warm sea surface temperatures (SSTs). “Global warming is making these cyclones more and more powerful by heating up ocean/sea surface waters and adding to their …
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Sravya Annappareddy, a ten-year-old Indian-American girl, has been donating cookies to the nurses and firefighters for being the frontline warriors. Sravya, a fourth-grade student at the Hanover Hills Elementary School in Maryland, was honoured by President Donald Trump with two other 10-year-old Girl Scouts for their gesture. With the baked snacks, they also sent personalised greeting …
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Sea-level rise poses grave threat to ecosystems and economies Sea-level rise, which has accelerated in recent decades, threatens to permanently inundate densely populated coastal cities and communities. According to researchers, modern sea-level rise is linked to human activities and not to changes in Earth’s orbit. The researchers were surprised to find that, over the last …
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Carlsberg and Coca-Cola back pioneering project to make ‘all-plant’ drinks bottles Beer and soft drinks could soon be sipped from “all-plant” bottles under new plans to turn sustainably grown crops into plastic in partnership with major beverage makers. A biochemicals company in the Netherlands hopes to kickstart investment in a pioneering project that hopes to …
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One cannot help but look back nostalgically to a time when we thought the biggest crisis facing humanity would evolve over many years. How quickly concerns have changed. In a matter of months, the nation has been forced to commit to several trillion dollars in stimulus packages to keep the American economy on life support …
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