World News Headlines July 1, 2020 Under One Ceiling 0 One wild chart shows the intensity of 2020’s Arctic fires 0 0000 0 0 more One wild chart shows the intensity of 2020’s Arctic fires July 1, 2020 Under One Ceiling now playing Transferring money from UAE abroad: what are my cheapest options July 1, 2020 Under One Ceiling WIN With Nespresso This Mother’s Day July 1, 2020 Under One Ceiling NBA Playoffs 2022: A Casual Fan's Guide to the Postseason July 1, 2020 Under One Ceiling Best New Climbing Gear of 2022 July 1, 2020 Under One Ceiling A Local Weekend Travel Guide to Austin, Texas July 1, 2020 Under One Ceiling First Drive: 2022 Range Rover Ups the Luxury SUV Experience July 1, 2020 Under One Ceiling Most Stylish Rain Jackets, Parkas, and Trench Coats for Men July 1, 2020 Under One Ceiling EU eyes Russian oil import ban as Moscow strikes western Ukraine July 1, 2020 Under One Ceiling World-class Clark Int’l Airport opens new 110,000 square-meter passenger terminal July 1, 2020 Under One Ceiling PCG: Bodies of 5 children who drowned in Taal Lake found July 1, 2020 Under One Ceiling One wild chart shows the intensity of 2020’s Arctic fires For a vivid idea of how extreme the Arctic Circle fires have been this year, look at the stark graphic below. Produced by the European Union’s earth observation agency, Copernicus, the chart shows satellite observations of the size and intensity of fires in the Arctic Circle — the polar region atop Earth — during the last 18 years (that’s the length of this wildfire satellite record). The years 2019 (yellow bars) and 2020 (red bars) stand like dominant skyscrapers over the average of the previous 16 years (gray bars). “The two years together is quite alarming,” Thomas Smith, an assistant professor in environmental geography at the London School of Economics, told Mashable in late June. “I don’t use that word lightly.” Read more… More about Science, Arctic, Climate Change, Fires, and Science Related Related posts: Yemen war: Lawyers submit case to UK police accusing UAE, Saudi Russia has 90,000 troops near Ukraine border, Kyiv says Save £25 on a Kindle and get 3 months of Kindle Unlimited for free Thousands of children in UAE have no access to schooling: Report tags: RSS Feed World News 0000 0 0 previous UN's ex-Libya envoy slams 'hypocrisy' of Security Council members next Google delays reopening U.S. offices until September
