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It is the time for nature: World Environment Day 2020

Manning Law

CO 2 levels in the atmosphere hit an all-time high in early May. And while greenhouse gas emissions may dip this year because of lockdowns, we should not celebrate. Think of the atmosphere as a bathtub, and emissions as the water that flows from the tap. This directly impacts human health and wealth. The tub is still filling.

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Climatology: The Science of Global Weather Systems over the Long Term

Environmental Science

Satellites, for example, are used in meteorology to track weather systems and to monitor atmospheric fronts to predict what the weather will do next. Known as ENSO, they are opposite effects of the same process and are defined as an oscillation (a variation in magnitude) between the temperature of the atmosphere and the ocean.

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The Year in Water, 2021

Circle of Blue

The Colorado River water that cooled the plant is part of a broader legal impasse. Vincent, Borneo, and Alaska, decades of displacement, deforestation, and warming have defined a harrowing Anthropogenic Epoch. climate change panel’s most recent report, which noted that a buildup of greenhouse gases is intensifying the water cycle.

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