Amazon rain forest could be entirely destroyed if deforestation continues
According to Amazon scientists, deforestation has reached a tipping point where it could cause the rainforest to disappear entirely if it is not stopped. Illegal logging has caused the rainforest to shrink to the point where it may no longer be able to sustain itself unless immediate action is taken.
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Global CO2 emissions from the power sector experience the largest drop since 1990
Global Carbon Dioxide emissions from the power sector dropped by 2% last year, making it the largest drop since 1990. This dip occurred due to the reduction in coal usage in Europe and the United States. Although coal usage in China rose by a large amount as the country became responsible for half the world's coal-fired power generation.
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Summers in Australia are now twice as long, scientists suspect climate change
According to a new report, summers in Australia are now twice as long as they used to be in the 50s and 60s. The summer has been extended by 31 days in most of the country's capital cities and many suspect climate change is the cause of this drastic change.
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Scientists baffled by new climate model predictions
Scientists have been inputting global data into large simulations of the Earth's climate for some time and up until this point they had all agreed on how much pollution it would take to raise the planet's temperature by 3 degrees. Recently however different models have begun predicting a five-degree increase for the same amount of pollution. Meaning it will take much less pollution to destroy the planet than previously thought.
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Scientists surprised by sudden rise in greenhouse gas HFC-23
The greenhouse gas HFC-23 was used to replace gases used in fridges, inhalers and air conditioners due to their ozone-depleting effects, but has instead contributed significantly to global warming, with India and China as the main emitters of HFC-23. Despite the two countries' governments reporting a reduction in HFC-23 use, researches have found its atmospheric concentration is increasing rapidly, contradicting reported figures from the Indian and Chinese governments.
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