The disruption of the climate system is also causing changes in rainfall patterns, with significant regional disparities. The decrease in precipitation contributes to drought phenomena, which are already strongly affecting the North and South of the continent. This trend will continue in the coming years: the percentage of the decade spent in drought in 2050 could exceed 80% in North Africa, and in the South of the continent.
A binary star system has been discovered that contains two stars orbiting around each other so closely that they could fit inside the Sun together. As detailed in a study, set to be published in the journal TK, the system comprises stellar objects known as a brown dwarf and a red dwarf, locked in intimate […]