China's first overseas atmospheric background station, the Zhongshan National Atmospheric Background Station in Antarctica, officially began operations on Sunday, enhancing global response to climate change.
The station will conduct continuous and long-term operational observations of changes in atmospheric composition and concentration in Antarctica, providing an accurate representation of the average state of atmospheric composition and related characteristics in the region, while contributing to worldwide efforts to address climate change.
Atmospheric background, also known as atmospheric baseline, refers to the natural composition of the atmosphere that is unaffected by human activities.
According to Ding Minghu, director of the Institute of Global Change and Polar Meteorology of the Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences, polar regions are regarded as "amplifiers" of global climate change, and the observation data from the station offer unique geographical advantages and significant scientific value.
The station, China's ninth to officially enter operation, features a comprehensive observing system comprising seven categories of meteorological elements, including ozone and aerosols.
China's 1st overseas atmospheric background station in Antarctica starts operations, supporting global climate efforts
China's 1st overseas atmospheric background station in Antarctica starts operations, supporting global climate efforts
The Palestinian death toll from the ongoing Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip has risen to 44,429, with 105,250 injured, Gaza-based health authorities said in a statement released on Sunday.
Over the past 24 hours, Israeli military operations in Gaza led to 47 deaths and 108 injuries, according to the statement.
Gaza's government media office said on Sunday that a journalist with the local Quds News Network was killed in an Israeli attack on the besieged enclave, taking the overall death toll of media practitioners in the Gaza Strip to 192 since October last year.
Palestinian official news agency WAFA reported on Sunday evening that the Israeli army had launched attacks on the western part of Gaza City, killing five people and wounding many others.
A joint announcement by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and the Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) on Sunday said that earlier in the day, an Israeli air force warplane launched an air strike in Jenin of the West Bank, killing a Palestinian armed personnel. The Palestinian Ministry of Health confirmed that a total of four Palestinians were killed in the air strike.
On the same day, the military wing of Hamas, Al-Qassam Brigades, said it had ambushed Israeli military targets in Rafah, the southern Gaza Strip.
Al-Quds Brigades, the armed wing of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, claimed that their fighters used mortars to attack an Israeli command center in central Gaza.
Palestinian death toll from Israeli attacks in Gaza rises to 44,429
