US and China to sign Paris climate deal in April. Countries responsible for 40% of worldâs carbon emissions to formally approve historic pact and pursue efforts to limit warming to 1.5C, reports Climate Home. Done deal! US President Barack Obama with President Xi Jinping of China at the Paris climate conference in Le Bourget, France. The two leaders will soon meet in Washington DC. China and the United States, the worldâs two leading carbon polluters, said on Thursday they planned to formally join the Paris climate agreement in 2016.
A: According to the Institute for Marine Mammal studies, dolphins can generally hold their breath for as long as  10 minutes. They normally breathe about four to five times per minute.
To put it in perspective for a friend, see how high you can count during that time. Believe it or not, there actually have been people who have held their breath for even longer than 11 minutes, though. The Guinness Book of World Records has a special category for holding your breath underwater. Unlike the freedivers who practice static apnea, the Guinness guidelines allow contestants to breathe pure oxygen for up to 30 minutes prior to their attempt.