Today is Thursday, Jan. 15, 2019 Here’s what you need to know:
Good morning,
2019 was officially the second warmest year on record around the globe and 1.8 degrees higher than the historical average, according to a government report on Wednesday. The higher average temperatures are due to human activities that release greenhouse gases and emissions of carbon dioxide such as energy production and transportation.
“We crossed over into more than 2 degrees Fahrenheit warming territory in 2015 and we are unlikely to go back. This show’s that what is happening is persistent, not a fluke due to some weather phenomenon,” Gavin Schmidt, director of NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies, said per ABC News.
Although the rising temperatures make small day-to-day weather changes, climate experts are claiming that the slightest change in average temperatures can trigger serious consequences that are unable to be reversed. If the trend continues, the warming oceans will destroy ecosystems and more unprecedented bushfires will occur as well.
“We are experiencing the impacts of global warming unfolding literally in real time,” Noah Diffenbaugh, senior fellow at the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment, said.
News from The Post:
Here’s what you need to know about the future plans for Ohio University’s LGBT Center (The Post)
The Athens City School District voted to rename the Athens High School football stadium after Joe Burrow. (The Post)
Athens lawyer and city councilman, Pat McGee, is retiring after 18 years at OU’s Center for Student Legal Services. (The Post)
Scores and Game Times:
Take a look at two LSU fans’ national championship experience in Athens (The Post)
Here’s what you missed from Ohio Athletics over winter break (The Post)
Here are the stats that mattered in Ohio women’s basketball’s 73-72 loss against Western Michigan (The Post)
Athens Weather
Don’t forget your coat. Today will be partly cloudy with no precipitation and a high of 39 degrees. (Courtesy of Scalia Lab)
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