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NEW YORK - U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Friday that the world is facing “a five-alarm fire” that requires urgent and united

NEW YORK - U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Friday that the world is facing “a five-alarm fire” that requires urgent and united

The 16th straight health check for the northern polar region spotlighted the first ever rainfall at Greenland summit station, record warm temperatures between October and December 2020, and the new problem of expansion of beavers in the Arctic.

The Arctic continues to deteriorate from global warming, not setting as many records this year as in the past, but still changing so rapidly that federal scientists call it alarming in their annual Arctic report card.

Since 1992, global temperatures increased on average almost 1.1°F (0.6°C), shattering annual high-temperature record eight times, resulting in extreme weather disasters

Florida State University News Researchers find Greenland glacial meltwaters rich in mercury May 24, 2021 | 11:00 am | SHARE: An aerial view of Nuup Kangerlua (fjord) and the glaciers that feed meltwater into it. This fjord receives approximately 20 cubic kilometers of meltwater from the ice sheet every year (equivalent to 8 million Olympic sized swimming pools of water). Photo courtesy of Jade Hatton/University of Bristol. New research shows that concentrations of the toxic element mercury i...

Why David Hockney’s Piccadilly Circus is a great piece of public art Though some might sneer, Hockney’s playful scribble is a testament to the optimism and humour public art can bring to cities. By Elise Bell It’s 9am on a Monday in Piccadilly Circus. Sweat drips down the nape of your neck as you emerge from the Tube carriage, a sardine tin of people spilling out on to the platform. You wish you could be anywhere but here. And then you see it. An odd sign, more a scribble ...

By    •  Updated: 12/04/2021 - 18:17 Millions of us take holidays in the European Union each year, with Paris, Milan and Barcelona among the top tourist destinations worldwide. While they are undoubtedly amazing cities, there are some equally dazzling destinations that seem to fly under the radar. As well as the 27 member states of the EU, there are 32 special territories. Some are classed as Outermost Regions, while others are Overseas Countries and Territories, o...