Earlier, i spoke to dr matt patterson, whos a Postdoctoral Research assistant in Atmospheric Physics at the University Of Oxford and has been following the winter heatwave. He said this is not a common occurance. Its really quite unusual to see a heatwave of this magnitude in the winter. As you said, weve seen temperatures of 38 degrees in some andes towns when we would expect to see temperatures of 10 15 degrees at this time of year. So really quite unprecedented. In terms of the magnitude, 20 degrees more than average, thats comparable with Summer Heatwaves that weve seen in the southern United States, Southern Europe and china this year. Can you explain in basic terms what exactly is causing this heatwave in winter . Certainly. Its a High Pressure system just to the east of the andes, which is basically dragging warm air down from the tropics and bringing that heat down towards chile and argentina. That High Pressure is also compressing the air, much like when you pump up a bike tyr
environmental movement in 1970. it s a chance to focus on some of the biggest challenges, and possible solutions, for addressing environmental issues. it s been marked in different ways across the globe. in peru, shamans from all over the country gathered to make an offering to mother earth, in preparation on friday. the ancestral rituals, whose origins lie in the indigenous cultures there, are made to thank the earth and to build an awareness of the planet. there were also protests in cities around the globe. in southern france, thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of toulouse today to denounce plans to build a new 30 mile highway they say will cause pollution, worsen global warming and threaten biodiversity. and here s the scene in london where thousands of climate activists gathered at a rally organised by the extinction rebellion group, to draw attention to the climate crisis and encourage more people to act. in the us capital, washington, dc, climate activists
this decision is a victory supporters of abortion rights, as it defends broad access to this pill and for the biden administration. president biden has responded: with me is our correspondent, jess parker. this ruling essentially keeps access to mifepristone as it was, open access to mifepristone. what happens now? it is a status quo ruling for now. as you say, access to mifepristone as it was remains, that means women can use it to ten weeks of pregnancy. a lower court ruling had looked at reducing that to seven and women will continue to be able to use medicines, three consultations get the drug order by mail. it is a drug thatis order by mail. it is a drug that is used by many women in the us and over half of abortions. it is seen as a very significant decision by the supreme court stopped but it is a temporary decision by the supreme court. picking it back to a lower court will now hear it over the coming months and it over the coming months and it could end up back with