Read this article up to the map of the Exclusion Zone.

What surprising phenomenon has happened to Chernobyl in the past decade and why is it surprising?

Why has the Exclusion Zone “paradoxically become a unique area for biodiversity”? 

Read this article and answer the following questions on global warming and climate change.

1. What are some reasons that global emissions have been the highest ever recorded and what effect does this increase in emissions have on the world?

2. What are 3 abnormal weather occurrences in 2012 and what was it caused by?