The Arctic is a mosaic of the seas, glaciers and northern outskirts of the continents - a place most of us will never see. And most of us at the mention of the Arctic come to mind only one thing - the ice.
The new computer model showed: if humanity does not want to increase the level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere by more than 35% in comparison with the 2005 index by 2100, the cheapest way to do this is to reduce emissions.
Some argue that climate change will destroy people as a species. And then we will be killed by what has produced us: the swift fluctuations of the world average temperature 3-2 million years ago coincide with the golden age of human evolution.
American climatologists have calculated that reducing global carbon emissions will solve the problem of global warming for too long. Much faster will cool down the Earth emissions of minor gases - methane and nitrogen oxide.
An increased level of radiation is noted in the ash from incineration plants located near the capital of Japan, reports AFP. Experts suggest that this is ash from the burning of garden debris collected after the tragedy.
With the current climate change trends remaining, one in ten species is threatened with extinction by 2100, researchers from the University of Exeter (UK) concluded.
According to the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, which introduced a new Red List of endangered species, most tuna species need urgent protection.
