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How History Did the Dodo Wrong

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Stark before-and-after images expose significant shrinking of significant Amazon rivers

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Substantial tributaries that feed the magnificent Amazon River-- the biggest in the world-- have actually plunged to record-low levels, overthrowing lives, stranding boats, and threatening threatened dolphins as dry spell grips Brazil.The nation is presently sustaining its worst dry spell because records started in 1950, according to Cemaden, the nation's natural catastrophe tracking. It's Brazil's 2nd straight year of severe dry spell. Almost 60% of the nation is impacted, with some cities, consisting of the capital Brasília, sustaining more than 140 successive days without rain.In the heart of the Amazon rain forest, the influence on rivers is stunning and professionals are sounding the alarm on what this indicates for the area, a biodiversity location and vital environment modification ...

‘Extremely uncommon’: Hottest ocean temperature level in 400 years threatens the Great Barrier Reef

Science and Nature

Mass Coral Bleaching has actually been occurring in the Great Barrier Reef given that the 1990s. (Image credit: Ove Hoegh-Guldberg) The Great Barrier Reef is now dealing with the most popular sea surface area temperature levels in 4 centuries, a brand-new research study discovers. The fast warming is triggering enormous coral whitening which threatens the marine community and biodiversity, the researchers cautioned."The world is losing among its icons," research study lead author Benjamin Henley, a paleoclimatologist at the University of Melbourne, Australia, stated at a press conference Tuesday (Aug. 6). "We will regretfully see the death of among Earth's many amazing natural marvels."The Great Barrier Reef, off the coast of Queensland, is home to the world's biggest collectio...