February spike in global temperatures stuns scientists

Posted by on Mar 14, 2016 @ 4:56 pm in Conservation | 0 comments | Last modified: March 14, 2016

Global temperatures leapt in February, lifting warming from pre-industrial levels to beyond 1.5 degrees, and stoking concerns about a “climate emergency”. Unusual warmth in waters off northern Australia also prompted an alert by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Authority about the risk of widespread coral bleaching. According to NASA analysis, average...

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