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Climate crisis: 2020 was joint hottest year ever recorded
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Average surface temperature in 2020 was 1.25C higher than in the pre-industrial period of 1850-1900, dangerously close to the 1.5C target set by the world’s nations to avoid the worst impacts.
The Quest for a Disposable Mask That Won’t Pollute
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Companies experiment with ways to make the plastic used in most face coverings biodegradable, so it won’t threaten marine life.
NASA-supported Study Confirms Importance of Southern Ocean in Absorbing CO2
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Research shows the Southern Ocean (the continuous body of salt water around Antarctica) absorbs much more carbon from the atmosphere than it releases
@NCAR_Science @ArcticAirDoctor
Two hippos test positive for Covid at Antwerp zoo
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Staff at zoo in Belgium investigating cause of infections, which could be first reported cases in species
Your burger is heating Earth
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Figure: Foods with the greatest carbon footprint @IPCC_CH @G_stordalen @olavkjorven
Winter heatwave sweeping US but there’s a blizzard warning in Hawaii
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‘Blowing snow’ in Hawaii ‘will significantly reduce visibility at times, with periods of zero visibility,’ National Weather Service says