France affected by severe winter drought

France affected by severe winter drought

France is facing its driest winter since 1959, with the country recording the longest winter drought since record-keeping began. The drought has been caused by a winter heat wave that has gripped Europe, causing snow to melt prematurely in the...
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Antarctic sea ice hit lowest levels since satellite record

Antarctic sea ice hit lowest levels since satellite record

Antarctic sea ice refers to the layer of frozen seawater that surrounds the continent of Antarctica and expands during the winter months around the Antarctic continent. Unlike the Arctic, where sea ice is decreasing in extent and thickness due to...
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Coal mine project near the Great Barrier Reef rejected

Coal mine project near the Great Barrier Reef rejected

Australia has made a huge step in protecting its Great Barrier Reef, rejecting a proposal for a new coal mine less than 10km near the UNCECO World Heritage site. This is the first time a coal mine has been blocked...
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Greenland records highest temperatures in a millennium

Greenland records highest temperatures in a millennium

Greenland, the world’s largest island, located between the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans, is facing the hottest temperatures in at least the last 1,000 years. A new ice core study showed that rising temperatures are caused by global warming. Ice cores...
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Temperatures in the coldest city in the world have exceeded -50

Temperatures in the coldest city in the world have exceeded -50

In Yakutsk, the capital of the Yakutia region of Russia, known as the coldest place on Earth, the temperature dropped below -50°C this week. The average temperature in January, the coldest month, is around -40°C (-40°F), with temperatures dropping as...
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NASA says 2022 was one of the warmest years on record

NASA says 2022 was one of the warmest years on record

According to data from NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 2022 was the fifth warmest year on record while in some parts of the world was the warmest ever. Overall, the...
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Mecca’s deserted mountains turned lush green

Mecca’s deserted mountains turned lush green

Mecca, the holiest city in Islam, is located in a desert valley in western Saudi Arabia. Images showing the otherwise arid and deserted mountains in and around the holy city, turned green after weeks of heavy rains, became viral. The...
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