“COLOMBOUNILANKA”, an Asteroid Named After University of Colombo

The International Astronomical Union (IAU) formally named an asteroid after the University of Colombo on March 21, 2022. Dr Nalin Samarasinha, a University of Colombo alumnus, and Dr Tod Lauer, a fellow astronomer, found this asteroid in 2000 from the Kitt Peak National Observatory in Arizona, USA. The asteroid was recently given the number 607372 and the discoverers were given official discovery credit once its orbit was thoroughly established.

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IPCC Releases the Latest Report on Climate Change: Warns a Threat to Human Wellbeing and Health of the Planet

On 28th February 2022, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released their latest report on Climate Change. The report predicts the unavoidable multiple climate hazards over the next two decades with global warming of 1.5°C (2.7°F).

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