Hello, this is bbc news with ben brown. The headlines calls for students in the uk not to go back to university in case it sparks a second wave of coronavirus. We are really worried that we could see universities becoming the care home of any second wave of covid 19 in the uk. European countries are urged to offer a place of safety to hundreds of migrants rescued by ships in the mediterranean including one paid for by the street artist banksy. Tight security in belarus ahead of more expected protests. The government there is accused of cracking down on foreignjournalists. Now on bbc news. Sarah keith lucas and nick millerfrom bbc weather look at the impact of covid 19 on our climate in 2020. This time on weather world, coronavirus, our climate and the changes to our atmosphere and the air that we breathe that no one would have thought possible at the start of the year. Im at the bbc Weather Centre, where i will be investigating what part weather, climate and the seasons could be playin
Theyll be speaking to us live in a few moments. For weather world. We have a special report on the huge challenges faced this time on weather world, by lebanon as it struggles to rebuild after last coronavirus, our climate months port explosion. And back in class. And the changes to our atmosphere and the air that we breathe that no one would have thought possible all round the world, millions of children at the start of the year. Return to School Despite the global pandemic. Im at the bbc Weather Centre, where i will be investigating what part weather, climate and the seasons could be playing in the spread of the disease. And i am in bbc weathers climate check studio, where i will be reporting on lockdowns and a sudden drop in Carbon Emissions. And finding out whether there could be any long lasting impacts for our climate. Also on weather world, crisis at the poles. Unprecedented heat, and why the earths extremes are bearing the brunt of global warming. The temperature has hit 38 cen
Narrator given the earths distance from the sun, its globalaverage temperature should be a chilling 18 degrees celsius. Fortunately, gases in our atmosphere trap some of the suns heat, creating a hospitable, average temperature of 15 degrees celsius. But the burning of fossil fuels is changing the composition of the atmosphere by increasing the concentrations of these heattrapping gases. Scientist pieter tans and a team of researchers are continuously keeping watch on this change one that could ultimately alter the environment for all living things. Dr. Tans we use the atmosphere as a diagnostic to monitor that the earth is really doing what we hope it is doing. Narrator but the atmosphere does not just trap heat, it moves it around the world, and together with the oceans shapes earths climate and weather patterns. One powerful example of this is the Tropical Cyclone, more commonly known in the United States as the hurricane. Dr. Kerry emanuel has spent much of his career trying to und
Doing what we hope it is doing. Narrator but the atmosphere does not just trap heat, it moves it around the world and together with the oceans shapes earths climate and weather patterns. One powerful example of this is the Tropical Cyclone, more commonly known in the United States as the hurricane. Dr. Kerry emanuel has spent much of his career trying to understand these lethal storms and the larger role they might play in regulating climate. Theres something rather unexpected thats turned up from research that hurricanes may have a profound effect on the climate. Narrator both of these studies offer us deeper insight into the complicated everchanging, active system that is the outermost layer of our planet the atmosphere. All around the world scientists from the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration commonly known as noaa are monitoring trace gases in the atmosphere. One of their findings is that Carbon Dioxide is increasing due to the burning of fossil fuels on earth an increas
Its11am and these are the main stories this morning. The moment of crisis has come David Attenborough tells the bbc efforts to tackle Climate Change need to happen now as Global Temperatures are the second highest on record. This is an urgent problem that has to be solved. And what is more, we know how to do it. Thats the paradoxical thing, that were refusing to take steps that we know have to be taken. Prince harry will make his first public appearance since he and his wife meghan announced theyll be stepping back from their roles as senior royals. Figures show the number of knife crimes in england and wales are the highest
theyve been in a decade. The nhs demands Gambling Companies take urgent action to tackle addiction and its impact on Mental Health. An aide to Donald Trumps lawyer claims the president knew exactly what was going on when ukraine was pressured to investigate his democratic rival. Tv cameras are to be allowed to film in crown courts in england and wales for the first