environment
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Antarctica’s ‘Doomsday Glacier’ Is in Trouble, New Data Shows
Ran, the unscrewed submarine that the scientists used, heading down into the depths under the Thwaites GlacierPhoto: Filip Stedt (Getty…
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Tons of Invisible Asteroid and Comet Dust Falls on Us Every Year
Imperceptibly small bits of dust from space fall to Earth in a perpetual microscopic meteor shower.Image: NASA/Bill Ingalls Some 10,000…
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Soufriere Volcano’s ‘Explosive Eruption’ Rocks St. Vincent
On Friday, the small Caribbean island of St. Vincent became the epicenter of the seismic world when La Soufriere volcano…
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Brazilian Amazon Lost a Connecticut-Sized Area of Forest Last Year
An area consumed by fire and cleared near Novo Progresso in Para state, Brazil.Photo: Andre Penner (AP) Last year was…
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Methane Has Never Risen This Fast in the Atmosphere
Flaring during oil and gas production is a big source of methane.Photo: Matthew Brown (AP) There’s more methane in the…
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International Project Sees How Quiet of Covid-19 Affected Oceans
An orca chases herrings on Jan. 14, 2019 near the Norwegian northern city of Tromso.Photo: Olivier Morin (Getty Images) Between…
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The Midwest’s Active Fire Season Is a Warning for the West
Fires blaze in WisconsinPhoto: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (Other) It’s a climate cliché to say the world is on…
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Antarctic Expedition Disrupted After Ship Catches Fire
MPV Everest traveling through ice floes from Davis to Mawson stations.Image: Wayde Maurer/Australian Antarctic Division None of the 109 expeditioners…
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Hundreds of Glacial Rivers Are Pouring Into Greenland’s Ice
A stream of meltwater flowing into a moulin on the Greenland Ice sheetScreenshot: NASA Goddard on Youtube (Other) We use…
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Formosa Plastics Plant Tests Joe Biden on Environmental Justice
In March 2020, St. James Parish residents Myrtle Felton, Sharon Lavigne, Gail LeBoeuf, and Rita Cooper protest Formosa’s proposed plastic…
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