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Oceans Are Warming Much Faster Than Scientists Previously Thought

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01/11/2019

01/11/2019

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Oceans Are Warming Much Faster Than Scientists Previously Thought

Top News: The world’s oceans reached the warmest temperatures on record in 2018, and are warming 40 percent faster than scientists previously expected, according to a new study in the journal Science.

The study says climate change is increasing ocean temperatures, and could bring about more intense winters in the northern hemisphere, accelerate dangerous coastal flooding, and create stronger natural disasters. The warming temperatures are also harming marine life and coral reefs.

“Global warming is here, and has major consequences already. There is no doubt, none!” the authors of the study said in a statement.

A U.S. government study released in November 2018, found that the consequences of climate change could cost the United States hundreds of billions of dollars and thousands of lives by the end of the century, due to increased environmental disasters.

United States: President Donald Trump visited the U.S.-Mexican border in Texas as he considers declaring a national emergency if Congress continues to reject his demand for billions of dollars to fund a border wall. The Department of Defense is also preparing to divert military funds for the wall’s construction if the president orders it to do so.

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AFRICA

•  Three people face trial for stealing a suitcase full of $150,000 in cash from the home of Zimbabwe’s former president, Robert Mugabe.

•  South African authorities intercepted 256 pounds of poached rhinoceros horns being smuggled out of the country.

•  Sudanese security services fired tear gas on demonstrators to break up mass protests against the government.

AMERICAS

•  Trump’s former personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, is expected to testify before Congress next month concerning the president’s conflicts of interest and alleged ties to Russia.

•  Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro began his second term as president amid protests over widespread economic chaos and political strife.

•  Canada’s Parliament unveiled plans to allow more than 1 million new immigrants into the country over the next three years.

ASIA

•  North Korean leader Kim Jong Un expects to “achieve results” in a second summit with Trump.

•  Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said the “whole world” wants to avert a no-deal Brexit situation after holding talks with British leaders.

•  Two Reuters journalists detained in Myanmar for reporting on ethnic cleansing against Rohingya Muslims lost an appeal over a seven year jail sentence.

EUROPE

•  A 95-year-old former Nazi concentration camp guard who was deported from the United States to Germany last year has died.

•  Poland arrested a Chinese telecommunications executive on suspicion of spying for the Chinese government.

•  Belarus has lifted a cap on the number of U.S. diplomats allowed to work in the country.

MIDDLE EAST

•  The U.S.-led coalition in Syria said it has begun withdrawing U.S. troops, though U.S. officials did not give details on specific timetables or troop movements.

•  A drone from Shiite rebels exploded over a military parade in Yemen, killing at least six people.

•  U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo rebuked the Obama administration for a “misguided” Middle East policy during a speech on his visit to Egypt.

- By Robbie Gramer

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