environment
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What’s the Most Climate-Safe Place in the World?
Illustration: Benjamin Currie/Gizmodo Giz AsksGiz AsksIn this Gizmodo series, we ask questions about everything and get answers from a variety…
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ROV Making Incredibly Detailed Maps of Seafloor Off California
A deep-sea crab sits atop a bubblegum coral on Sur Ridge.Image: © 2013 MBARI About 20 miles (32 kilometers) off…
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World Building Codes ‘Travesty’ Erodes Cities’ Climate Plans
Workers install panels on the roof of a home in Newburgh, New York. Photo: Craig Ruttle (AP) Backroom deals, undemocratic…
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Bill Magness, Man Who Oversaw Texas Blackouts, Shown the Door
Photo: Eric Gay (Getty Images) A Texas power grid oversight official who held the spectacularly wishful belief that he could…
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Asteroid Apophis Is Swinging by This Weekend to Taunt Us
Potentially hazardous asteroid Apophis, as imaged on March 2, 2021.Image: Gianluca Masi/The Virtual Telescope Project An asteroid with a small…
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The Water Crisis in Mississippi America Can’t Afford to Ignore
In this Feb. 22, 2021 photo, Doris Devine in Jackson, Mississippi, stores containers with potable water provided by Jackson councilman…
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Climate Change Is Killing Butterflies in the American West
A butterfly sits atop a flower in Los Angeles, California, July 9, 2008.Photo: Gabriel Bouys (Getty Images) Butterflies play essential…
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How Perseverance Made It To Mars: An Engineering Deep-Dive
Image: Jason Torchinsky The world rightfully gawked at the engineering prowess of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory as it successfully landed…
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Chinese Province Could Ban Bitcoin Mining to Cut Energy Use
Inner Mongolia said: Bitcoin is not accepted here anymore!Photo: Lam Yik Fei (Getty Images) Over the past decade, bitcoin has…
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Big Oil’s New Slate of Buzzwords Are Greenwashing at Its Worst
Pumpjacks work in a field near Lovington, N.M.Photo: Charlie Riedel (AP) The past year has been not great for oil…
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