DIPACULAO, Aurora (Eagle news) – A huge white female shark, about 17 feet long, was found lifeless on the shore of Brgy. Lobbot in Dipaculao, Aurora. Residents in the area were surprised because this was the first time they have seen such a big shark The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has classified this type of white shark, also known as “great white shark,” as a “vulnerable” species. Philippine laws prohibit the capture […]
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Permafrost more vulnerable than thought: scientists
by Marlowe HOOD PARIS, France (AFP) — Frozen, sub-Arctic wastelands loaded with planet-heating greenhouse gases are more susceptible to global warming than previously understood, scientists warned on Monday. Even stabilising the world’s climate at two degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit) above pre-industrial levels — the daunting goal laid down in the 196-nation Paris Agreement — would melt more than 40 percent of permafrost, or an area nearly twice the size of India, they reported in […]





