Antarctic Peninsula at warmest in last 3 decades: Study

The year 2020 is the hottest in the Antarctic Peninsula in the past three decades, a study said. It added, between January-August, temperatures reached between 2-3°C on the peninsula, which is the northernmost part of mainland Antarctica. Those temperatures are "more than 2°C over typical values", climatologist Raul Cordero said in a statement released by the Chilean Antarctic Institute.Continue...

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Amazing facts about environment before after Corona

Images of New Delhi, India on Oct. 28, 2019, left, and April 20, 2020. India's air quality improved drastically during a nationwide lockdown to curb the coronavirus. Earth Day 2020: Startling photos show pollution before and after the coronavirus lockdown This combination of Monday, Oct. 28, 2019, top, and Monday, April 20, 2020 photos shows India Gate in New Delhi. India's air quality improved drastically during a nationwide lockdown to curb the COVID-19 coronavirus. Images of New Delhi, India on Oct. 28, 2019, left, and April 20, 2020. India's air quality improved drastically during a nationwide lockdown to curb the coronavirus. Just in time for Earth Day 2020, a new photo report reveals the visible transformation in the global atmosphere from the time before the era of coronavirus and now.t Saellite images, radar maps and photos from the ground taken prior to mid-March depict international industrial hubs, including New York City and New Delhi, as well as expanses of

The Vanishing Ice: Climate Change and Its Dire Impact on Arctic Wildlife

Introduction: In the vast, icy expanses of the Arctic, a silent crisis is unfolding. The effects of global warming are nowhere more apparent than in this frigid wilderness, where the reality of climate change has become a daily struggle for survival for its inhabitants. The Shrinking Arctic Ice: At the heart of this crisis is the rapid melting of sea ice. The Arctic's ice caps, integral to the region's ecosystem, are shrinking at alarming rates. This loss of ice is not just a statistic; it's a dramatic shift that is uprooting the lives of the wildlife that call the Arctic home. Polar Bears: Icons of Climate Change: Polar bears, the majestic symbols of the Arctic, are perhaps the most visibly affected. Dependent on sea ice for hunting seals, their primary food source, these bears are finding their hunting grounds disappearing. As a result, they are forced to swim longer distances and face starvation, leading to a decline in their population. Arctic Foxes and Seals: Adapting

Antarctica's snow turning green due to climate change: Study

The snow in Antarctica is turning green as microscopic algae bloom across the surface of the melting snow due to climate change, a study published in the journal Nature Communications said. The distribution of green snow algae is also influenced by marine birds and mammals, whose excrement acts as a nutritious natural fertiliser to accelerate algal growth, the study said. For more:- factrend@in

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