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Earth is on the edge of a 'Sixth Extinction'
Close to half of all living species on the Earth could disappear by the end of this century, and humans will be the cause. This is the Sixth Mass Extinction — a loss of life that could rival the...
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The BMW i8 is not your run-of-the-mill hybrid. Sporting a 129 HP motor in the front and a 228 HP turbo engine in the back, the car won't leave you wanting for power and performance. Oh — and did we...
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Here’s the plan to save New Orleans and the Gulf Coast
The Louisiana Gulf Coast and the city of New Orleans are in trouble. Land there is sinking below sea level rapidly, faster than anywhere else in the world, at rates that scientists predict the rest of...
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Google is reportedly in talks to back the largest wind power project in...
Google is in talks to invest in the largest wind power project in Africa.According to CNBC, Google wants to back Kenya’s Lake Turkana Wind Power Project, a massive undertaking that will require more...
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China: We'll achieve peak carbon emissions 'around 2030'
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's Premier Li Keqiang reaffirmed the government's commitment to achieve peak carbon emissions by "around 2030," the State Council said in a statement issued late on Friday.The...
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16 potentially deadly volcanoes that could erupt any minute
Volcanic eruptions have sculpted the landscape, buried cities and reshaped the course of history.When volcanoes blow their tops, they can do so without warning — and with devastating consequences.In...
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21 of the world’s 37 biggest sources of drinking water are on the verge of...
The world is running out of water. New NASA satellite data shows that a majority of the world's largest underground aquifers — the predominant source of our drinking water — are being depleted faster...
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Obama will announce new standards for big trucks to cut carbon emissions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration will propose on Friday new standards for big trucks designed to cut carbon emissions and lower fuel costs, the Wall Street Journal reported.Citing an...
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The water crisis isn't limited to California
The American West, not just California, is experiencing a long-term drought.As drought conditions drag on, the region's water reservoirs are getting drained.Dean Farrell of the University of North...
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Forget being 'on the edge' — Earth is entering a sixth mass extinction
Close to half of all living species on the Earth could disappear by the end of this century, and humans will be the cause.This is the sixth mass extinction— a loss of life that could rival the die-out...
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Donald Trump finally answers questions about 'bullying' a 90-year-old woman...
Years after the release of his scathing documentary, "You've Been Trumped," filmmaker Anthony Baxter finally got his audience with Donald Trump. "I can't do interviews with everybody because I don't...
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There’s a giant hole that’s draining a lake on the border of Oklahoma and...
Like something straight out of "The Twilight Zone", a swirling vortex has opened up in a giant lake on the border of Oklahoma and Texas.The gaping hole — which appeared recently in Lake Texoma —...
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The countries most likely to survive climate change in one infographic
Climate change is real, and it's coming.A new report from the British medical journal The Lancet finds that the effects of climate change will be more severe than we thought: Compared with 1990s...
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We've completely underestimated the catastrophic impacts of climate change
We've severely underestimated the health impacts of climate change.So much so, in fact, that we could be on track to undo the last 50 years of gains in development and global health.That's all...
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The world's most polluted city isn't the one you think it is
Ask anyone to name the most polluted city in the world and chances are the immediate response will be Beijing.In truth, the Chinese capital is only half as polluted as the city in the top spot —...
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Fires are spreading like crazy in Alaska and scientists are concerned
So far in June, Alaska has seen 391 wildfires, with 152 of these starting up on the weekend of June 21-22, totaling more than 1.1 million acres of scorched earth, according to the Alaska Division of...
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Wildfires are already raging — and it's about to get a whole lot worse
Summer just started but wildfires are already ravaging the dried-out West coast.Since the beginning of June, nearly 300 fires have burned in Alaska, with a total of 1.1 million acres already destroyed...
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The director of Avatar just designed a clever alternative to ugly solar panels
Everything James Cameron does is big.Eighty-five years after the world's largest ship sank, the famed Hollywood director turned the RMS Titanic's fatal voyage into a movie that set records for...
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FIREFIGHTER: Wildfires are 'burning hotter, and their behavior is more...
Nicky Sundt spent his summers from 1976 to 1990 in the West — fighting fires for the United States Forest Service. For six of these years, he parachuted into remote areas to combat fires.Now he warns...
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An African python dies prematurely after eating a 30-pound porcupine, but...
Unusual circumstances led to the premature death of one of the world's largest species of snakes, the African rock python, on June 20. (Warning: graphic images of the snake's insides below.)Six days...
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