Current Affairs Question - 21 January 2022

Consider the following statements:

1. Recently, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) confirmed that Verkhoyansk, a Siberian town, experienced a temperature of 38⁰ C on 20^th June, 2020, the highest temperature ever recorded in the Arctic region.
2. On 6^th February, 2020, at the Esperanza station in Argentina - a part of the Antarctic region – the highest temperature of 18.3°C was recorded.
3. The Arctic region is warming at the same rate as the rest of the world, mainly because of human-made greenhouse gas emissions.

Which of the above statement(s) is/are true?

Consider the following statements:

1. Recently, India voted against a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) draft resolution that linked climate change to security.
2. The resolution was co-sponsored by Ireland and Niger. It was first proposed by Germany in 2020.
3. India said that the resolution was an attempt to shift climate talks from the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) to the Security Council and a step backward for collective action on the issue.

Which of the above statement(s) is/are true?