Effects of global warming
Worries over sudden ocean warming spike
The world's oceans have suddenly spiked much hotter and well above record levels in the last few weeks, with scientists trying to figure out what it means and whether it forecasts a surge in atmospheric warming.
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‘Climate change leading to extreme weather events in Türkiye’
The climate changes caused by the decrease in water resources, pollution and destruction of nature are causing many extreme weather events, which have increased at record levels in the last eight years nationwide, according to meteorological reports.
The extreme weather events broke records in all years after 2015 and have been increasing since 2018 in Türkiye, reports say.
La Nina, which worsens hurricanes and drought, ends
After three nasty years, the La Nina weather phenomenon that increases Atlantic hurricane activity and worsens western drought is gone, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has said.
Half of world’s glaciers expected to vanish by 2100
Half of the Earth's glaciers, notably smaller ones, are destined to disappear by the end of the century because of climate change, but limiting global warming could save others, according to a new study.
The findings, published in the journal Science on Jan. 5, provide the most comprehensive look so far at the future of the world's 215,000 glaciers.
96% of Humanity has Felt the Impact of Global Warming
Whether they realize it or not, some 7.6 billion people - 96% of humanity - have felt the impact of global warming on temperatures in the past 12 months, researchers say.
But some regions have felt it much more strongly and more often than others, according to a report by Climate Central, a climate science think tank.
Türkiye to witness season’s first snowfall early next year: Expert
Türkiye will experience the autumn effect between October and December, while the season's first snowfall is expected to arrive at the beginning of the new year, from January through March, due to a weather phenomenon called "La Nina," a prominent Turkish meteorologist has said.
Free-diving champ honored with UN title
Turkey's multiple world-record holder and free-diving champion Şahika Ercümen has joined the fight to preserve oceans, becoming a "life below water advocate" of the United Nations.
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Antarctic base records hottest temperature ever
A research base in the Antarctic has recorded the hottest temperature ever for the continent amid rising concern about global warming that has caused an increase in the melting of ice sheets around the south pole.
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Oceans were hottest on record in 2019
The world's oceans were the hottest in recorded history in 2019, scientists said on Jan. 14, as manmade emissions warmed seas at an ever-increasing rate with potentially disastrous impacts on Earth's climate.
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Russia's Territory is Expanding Because of the Melting Arctic Ice
The largest country in the world is expanding, according to a Russian naval expedition to the Arctic Ocean, where 5 small islands were discovered after the ice was withdrawn.
The new land is located in a bay located in the New Earth archipelago in the far North of Russia.