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  With regard to this particular bird, we considered it as a sub-entity of the Kentish Plover. It is a widespread species in the Northern Hemisphere and is found in countries such as England, Southern Russia, Kazakhstan and Western China. In winter they fly to tropical countries and go back to countries of origin when the season ends They live and breed on the ground and feed on small insects. Although people don’t catch them and eat, they have a threat from stray dogs in the area. They lay ...

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Colombo (News 1st); Researchers at the University of Colombo discovered a new species of bird. The discovery was made by Dr. Sampath Seneviratne from the Department of Zoology and Environment Sciences at the University of Colombo, Professor Yang Liu from China, and under-graduate research student Jude Janitha Niroshan. Dr. Sampath Seneviratne said the new bird (Shore Bird), was located from the shoreline of Sri Lanka close to Mannar, Jaffna, and Hambantota District wetlands as well as the Chai...

Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions dropped by 7% this year, the biggest annual drop ever recorded since World War II, as most countries imposed lockdowns and restrictions to limit the spread of the novel coronavirus. Still, this isn’t the way to deal with climate change. Emissions are likely to rebound next year, and experts are calling for a sustainable and drastic cut to emissions, not a one-time accident. The empty streets of Toronto, Canada during the pandemic. Image credit: Flickr / Roozbeh...

published : 11 Dec 2020 at 10:45 Emissions from aviation fell some 40 percent in 2020, the research showed PARIS - Carbon emissions fell a record seven percent in 2020 as countries imposed lockdowns and restrictions on movement during the Covid-19 pandemic, the Global Carbon Project said Friday in its annual assessment. The fall of an estimated 2.4 billion tonnes is considerably larger than previous annual record declines, such as 0.9 billion to...

Researchers say global carbon emissions dropped by an estimated 2.4 billion metric tons this year due to the coronavirus-induced lockdowns. They have also warned that the emissions may rebound once the pandemic ends.

Fall of estimated 2.4 billion tonnes considerably larger than previous annual record

Researchers say global carbon emissions dropped by an estimated 2.4 billion metric tons this year due to the coronavirus-induced lockdowns. They have also warned that the emissions may rebound once the pandemic ends.

A study Global Carbon Project said carbon emissions fell a record seven percent in 2020 as countries imposed lockdowns and restrictions on movement during the Covid-19 pandemic. This considerably larger than previous annual record decline such as 0.9 billion tonnes at the end of World War II.