Extinction Rebellion, an environmental advocacy organisation, started four days of protests in London on Friday, promising less commotion and greater participation than the massive blockades that have been its signature. This weekend, the group anticipates a gathering of 100,000 people outside the parliament, and so far, it claims that 30,000 individuals have expressed interest. It expects 40,000 to 50,000 people to show out to "The Big One" event, which will take place on Sunday in conjunction with the London Marathon.

Climate activists launch four day mass protest in London

Scientists at the world's northernmost year-round research station are racing to understand how the fastest-warming place on earth is changing. Researchers have been studying the polar region for decades and now they are trying to find out what these climate changes may mean for the planet's future.

Polar regions warming fastest- what does this mean earth's future?

A new satellite image shows China increasing its Antarctic footprint. Beijing's 5th station in southern Polar region is being built as China continues construction. New shipping routes are too being planned to be made in the Area.

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China is set to construct the "Polar Silk Road" and is actively participating in the development of polar regions. In the country's new 2021-2025 "five-year plan'', China is pushing for influence in the Arctic and Antarctic regions.

China's polar silk road by 2025?

The Earth’s magnetic field, ie, the location of the North Pole and the South Pole is never stable. In fact, it is continuously in the process of flipping, until it gradually does.

Earth's magnetic poles may be flipping by 10° each year, way more than previously thought!

Almost 600 billion tonnes of ice was lost from the Greenland area during the summer of 2019 alone. In turn, this raised the global sea levels by almost 0.1 inches within a span of just two months.

Greenland lost 600 billion tonnes of ice last summer alone

In a historic first, national carrier Air India scripted history as its flight AI73, from Delhi bound to San Francisco, United States, became the first Indian commercial flight to fly over the Polar region on Thursday.

Watch: Glimpses of first Indian commercial flight over North Pole

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