The amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere reached its highest level in 800,000 years in 2016, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said Monday.
Carbon dioxide levels “surged” at record breaking speeds last year, with globally averaged concentrations of CO2 hitting 403.3 parts per million in 2016 compared to 400 parts per million in 2015, according to the WMO’s Greenhouse Gas Bulletin.
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Atlantic hurricane season begins today.
People in other parts of the world call these storms typhoons or cyclones, but they are all the same thing: a rotating storm that forms in the tropics (that’s near the equator) and has winds of at least 74 miles per hour (119 kilometers per hour). “Hurricane” comes from Hurican, the name of an evil god for ancient peoples in the Caribbean. They took the name from Hurakan, the name the ancient Maya of Mexico gave to their god of wind and storm. For people in the tropics, these storms have always been a part of life.
Learn more about hurricanes in Nature’s Fury: The Science of Natural Disasters, now open.
Cambridge University scientists have identified a chemical in the brain that blocks unwanted thoughts, offering a new avenue to treat neurological disorders. http://ift.tt/2lXzefU
Jeff Bezos: “We Have to Go to Space to Save Earth”
Artificial Intelligence and Robotics are booming at the moment, soon Robots will start replacing humans at work, is your job at risk?
Ever wondered how hurricanes form?
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Today is the birthday of the renowned theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking. Doctors grimly estimated that he wouldn't make it past his twenties, and today he turns 76 - and still one of the sharpest minds in the world. Happy birthday Stephen!
Robot driver coming soon!
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