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This is an article of notable issues relating to the terrestrial environment of Earth in 2020.They relate to environmental events such as natural disasters, environmental sciences such as ecology and geoscience with a known relevance to contemporary influence of humanity on Earth, environmental law, conservation, environmentalism with major worldwide impact and environmental issues.
19 September – A recently discovered near-Earth object called 2024 PT 5 is calculated to become a "mini-moon" with a temporary orbit around Earth from September 29 until November 25. It will return in the year 2055. [414] [415]
The December 2020 Lancet Countdown review concluded that trends in 2020 showed "a concerning paucity of progress" in numerous sectors, including "a continued failure to reduce the carbon intensity of the global energy system, an increase in the use of coal-fired power, and a rise in agricultural emissions and premature deaths from excess red meat consumption.
Brasher said geomagnetic storm activity was expected to continue. With the planet absorbing its impacts on a delayed timeframe, the visual effects could possibly stick around through Tuesday, he said.
Science and technology Exploration of the Moon , Commercial Lunar Payload Services A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida , United States , carrying the American Blue Ghost M1 moon lander from Firefly Aerospace and the Japanese Hakuto-R Mission 2 moon lander from ispace .
The Milne Ice Shelf, on Ellesmere Island in the northern Canadian territory of Nunavut, collapsed in two days at the end of July 2020. This was the last fully intact Arctic ice shelf. [13] Environmental groups declared that 2020 was at or near the hottest year on record. NASA said 2020 was tied with 2016, but NOAA said it was the second or ...
The most recent one was 640,000 years ago. It’s known as a super-eruption because it released an estimated 250 cubic miles of material – 1,000 times larger than the Mount St. Helens eruption ...
Throughout the year, earthquakes killed 561 people, making 2024 the least deadliest year for earthquakes since 2020. Almost all of the year's fatalities were attributed to a M w 7.5 earthquake that struck the west coast of Honshu in Japan immediately after 2024 began, which was also the strongest event of the year and the deadliest in the ...