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Scientists say these 11 major cities could become unlivable within 80 years
As global temperatures and sea levels rise, some of the world's major cities could experience unbearable living conditions.Cities like Chicago and New Delhi have already endured fatal heat waves, which...
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What Earth might look like in 80 years if we're lucky — and if we're not
Last year was the warmest year on record for the planet's oceans, and the fourth-warmest year ever in terms of surface temperature.That warming trend has continued into 2019: July was the hottest month...
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Deep in California's Monterey Bay, scientists captured an underwater...
An unmanned expedition to the depths of Monterey Bay, California discovered a baleen whale carcass on the bottom of the Pacific Ocean. The carcass still contained some blubber and internal organs....
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The fashion industry emits more carbon than international flights and...
Fast fashion makes shopping for clothes more affordable, but it comes at an environmental cost.The fashion industry produces 10% of all humanity's carbon emissions, is the second-largest consumer of...
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The last Tasmanian tiger is thought to have died more than 80 years ago. But...
The Tasmanian tiger — a marsupial the looked like a cross between a large cat, a fox, and a wolf — was thought to have gone extinct in 1936.But according to a document recently released by the...
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Macy's and Bloomingdale's will stop selling fur as part of a company-wide ban...
Macy's, Inc. has announced that they will stop selling fur products that are not ethically sourced by the end of fiscal year 2020.The ban includes every brand and subsidiary owned by Macy's Inc.,...
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An Argentinian company is creating cold-resistant 'super bees' to fight a...
In an effort to save crops amidst a drastic decline in bee populations, a startup in Argentina is producing a nutrient-packed formula that is fed to the pollinators once a week to turn them into "super...
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An engineer has devised a way to stop Arctic ice from melting by scattering...
Scientists have discovered that melting in Greenland and Antarctica is occurring much faster than they previously thought. This year, the extent of Arctic sea ice was the second-lowest ever...
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LeBron James and Arnold Schwarzenegger are among thousands of LA residents...
LeBron James and Arnold Schwarzenegger are among thousands of Los Angeles residents evacuating their homes due to a fire near the Getty Center.The fire broke out early Monday morning and has spread to...
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I only drank water out of pasta straws for a week, and restaurants should be...
Pasta straws are the latest eco-friendly alternative to the traditional plastic options. Noodles are biodegradable, so you can compost them when you're finished with your drink. I decided to try using...
View Article6 ways Californians can control the spread of wildfires
California wildfires are getting worse. In fact, six of the state's most destructive wildfires occurred in the last four years.In 2018 alone, fires scorched nearly 2 million acres. It was California's...
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Thousands of animals around the world are at risk of extinction. But not...
The world is in the midst of a mass extinction— the sixth time in the planet's history that species are experiencing a major global collapse in numbers.Up to 1 million species are threatened with...
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Sorry, Elon Musk and Jack Dorsey: There's so much CO2 in the atmosphere that...
On Tuesday, Elon Musk pledged to donate $1 million to the #TeamTrees campaign started by the YouTuber Jimmy Donaldson (also known as MrBeast).The campaign hopes to plant 20 million trees "in a variety...
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A San Francisco startup is paying its employees $200 a month to reduce their...
Front, a startup that makes a shared inbox app, has challenged its employees to reduce their screen time to less than 14 hours a week. If the employee can make it a whole month, they earn $200.Mathilde...
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Greta Thunberg is stuck on the wrong continent after the year's most...
Greta Thunberg, a 16-year-old activist, has emerged as the face of a global youth movement demanding action to curb climate change.Thunberg refuses to fly in airplanes because of their carbon...
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Greta Thunberg told Ellen DeGeneres that meeting with President Trump would...
The climate activist Greta Thunberg appeared on Friday's episode of "The Ellen DeGeneres Show." DeGeneres asked the 16-year-old whether she'd consider trying to help President Donald Trump understand...
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A new fire exploded to over 8,700 acres overnight in Ventura County,...
The Maria Fire exploded to 8,730 acres overnight on a mountaintop in Ventura County, California.Over the last two weeks, strong Santa Ana and Diablo winds have helped fires spread across...
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Over 1,500 California fires in the past 6 years — including the deadliest...
Pacific Gas & Electric Co. power lines have caused more than 1,500 California wildfires in the past six years, including the deadliest blaze in the state's history.Many critics, including Gov....
View ArticleAvocado prices have boomed in the last decade — here's why they are so expensive
Avocado prices have rocketed in recent years by up to 129%.Heatwaves, droughts, and water scarcity can have devastating effects on avocado production.The increasing popularity of avocados is causing...
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More than 11,000 scientists have declared a 'climate emergency.' One of the...
A group of more than 11,250 scientists from around the world have signed a declaration stating that our planet is in the midst of a "climate emergency."They cite climate-change indicators like warming...
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