Around the turn of the millennium, Earth’s spin started going off-kilter, and nobody could quite say why. For decades, scientists had been watching the average position of our planet’s rotational axis, the imaginary rod around which it turns, gently wander south, away from the geographic North Pole and toward Canada. Suddenly, though, it made a sharp turn and started heading east. In time, researchers came to a startling realization about what had happened. Accelerated melting of the polar ice s
According to one research, the combination of global atmospheric warming and westerly winds moving toward the poles would certainly accelerate the retreat of mountain glaciers in both hemispheres.
change conference is now underway in egypt. the u.n.-sponsored event takes place this year in sharma el sheik. more than 45,000 people around the world are registered for the conference, including heads of states and climate activists. the stated goal, to deliver real action on the climate emergency. the climate crisis is already threatening some of the most beautiful natural wonders on earth in southern chile. mountain glaciers are in danger of disappearing as global temperatures arrive. and scientists fear local habitats will be severely affected. cnn s rafael romo explains. reporter: this is the land where glaciers roar and dolphins bask in the freedom that can only be enjoyed by the fact that civilization as we know it is so far away. this is also where the atlantic and pacific oceans meet at the southern-most point of chile. the south american country extends nearly 4,300 kilometers from north of the tropic of
locals, many see the taliban as outsiders, and they risk repeating the same mistakes as their old opponents. sekunder kermani, bbc news, andarab. the former us president donald trump has made his first speech in washington since leaving office, repeating false claims that the election had been stolen. he described the united states under president biden as a nation in decline. he stopped short of announcing his candidacy for 2024, but predicted republicans would retake the white house. many of the world s mountain glaciers are at risk of being lost because of climate change. scientists are warning if current trends continue, the alps glaciers could lose more than 80% of their current mass in the next 80 years. temperatures are currently warming at 0.3 degrees celcius per decade, about twice as fast as the global average.