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Lightning strikes inside the Arctic circle may double this century, sparking widespread tundra fires and increasing the risk of setting off the carbon time bomb held within permafrost, new research showed on April 5.

The oceans, which are the source of life on Earth, could become our worst enemy globally, if nothing is done to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions. This is said in a UN report, BTA reported.

Thousands of dead birds have been recently collected from the marshes of the eastern province of Van, raising concerns among locals.