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Climate-driven extreme heat may make parts of Earth too hot for humans

Limiting global warming to less than 2°C will potentially save billions from long-duration exposure to heat which humans cannot physiologically tolerate for sustained periods,...

Michael Simire - October 11, 2023

Climate Change

Earth experienced hottest three-month period on record – WMO

The past three months have been the hottest ever recorded on Earth, according to the United Nation’s World Meteorological Organisation (WMO). The UN agency, citing data...

Michael Simire - September 6, 2023

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For the third time this week, Earth sets heat record

Earth's average temperature set a new unofficial record high on Thursday, July 6, 2023, the third such milestone in a week that already rated...

Michael Simire - July 7, 2023

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Ozone layer recovery on track due to Montreal Protocol – UN report

The Earth’s ozone layer is on track to recover within four decades due to the implementation of the Montreal Protocol, a UN-backed panel of...

Michael Simire - January 10, 2023

Conservation

There are 50bn birds on Earth, say Australian researchers

No fewer than 50 billion birds call planet Earth home, according to an extrapolation by Australian scientists published in the journal Proceedings of the...

Michael Simire - May 18, 2021

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Scientists warn Earth could break through major climate threshold by 2032

Global temperatures could exceed 1.5 degrees Celsius above their preindustrial levels within the next 15 years, according to a new scientific study, crossing the first...

admin - May 13, 2017

Science & Tech

Scientists find planet similar, close to Earth

In an article published by Nature World News on Wednesday, researchers announced the discovery of a new “Earth-like” planet orbiting a star not far...

admin - August 25, 2016

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