2019 ranks among the 3 warmest years in records dating to the mid-1800s. In 2019, greenhouse gases reached their highest levels on record. Both facts are from the 30th annual State of the Climate report, a review of world climate based on contributions from more than 520 scientists in over 60 countries. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/international-climate-report-2019-record-heat-greenhouse-gas…
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Locust Swarms Are Getting So Big That We Need Radar To Track Them
The desert locust upsurge is yet another of 2020’s horrors. From a report: In June, remote sensing analyst Raj Bhagat noticed a strange signal on India’s weather radar. It looked like a small band of rain near Delhi, moving southwest, but Bhagat was convinced it was a locust swarm. “People began to report it,” he says, referring to sightings on the…
Ancient humans in India survived Toba super-volcano eruption
The Toba super-volcano eruption 74,000 years ago was 5,000 times larger than that of Mount St. Helens. Somehow, ancient human populations in India survived it. Source: https://earthsky.org/human-world/humans-india-survived-toba-super-volcano…
Unusual cyclones over the last 2 years created Africa’s locust plague
East Africa is being ravaged by vast swarms of desert locusts, which have taken advantage of ideal breeding conditions created by unusually heavy rainstorms Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2232190-unusual-cyclones-over-the-last-2-years-created-africas-locust-plague/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Unusual cyclones over past two years created Africa’s locust plague
East Africa is being ravaged by vast swarms of desert locusts, which have taken advantage of ideal breeding conditions created by unusually heavy rainstorms Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2232190-unusual-cyclones-over-past-two-years-created-africas-locust-plague/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Millions of desert locusts descend on Africa
A plague of locusts of biblical proportions has been devouring vast swathes of crops across east Africa. The apocalyptic swarm – the largest in 70 yea… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/334120/millions-of-desert-locusts-descend-on-africa…
Lost Ethiopian town comes from a forgotten empire that rivalled Rome
The buried town of Beta Samati in Ethiopia was once part of the Empire of Aksum, which dominated east Africa for centuries and traded with the Roman Empire Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2226803-lost-ethiopian-town-comes-from-a-forgotten-empire-that-rivalled-rome/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Lost Ethiopian town comes from an ancient empire that rivalled Rome
The buried town of Beta Samati in Ethiopia was once part of the Empire of Aksum, which dominated east Africa for centuries and traded with the Roman Empire Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2226803-lost-ethiopian-town-comes-from-an-ancient-empire-that-rivalled-rome/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…