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50 incredible facts about Earth's oceans in one staggering infographic
Covering about 70% of the Earth's surface, the ocean is the biggest reservoir of water from here to the Sun.That vastness also makes them pretty mysterious. Over the centuries, however, we've learned a...
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New Orleans is trying to ensure that Katrina's devastation never happens again
Ten years ago, Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans and other parts of the Gulf Coast. It wasn't the first storm to hit the Crescent City, but the failures of the city's protection systems were so...
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Salads aren't making you happy, and they aren't helping the planet
There are some foods we eat because they're high in protein or fiber, or because they remind us of childhood dinners with our families. Then there's salad.It's a last-resort meal if ever there was one....
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A weird property of water is a third of the reason oceans are rising fast
Earth's oceans rose an average of three inches since 1992, and the warming waters show no signs of stopping, NASA announced on August 26.Steve Nerem, a climatologist who leads NASA's Sea Level Change...
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10 years after Hurricane Katrina, here's why New Orleans still faces disaster
Ten years ago, Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans and other parts of the Gulf Coast. It wasn't the first storm to hit the Crescent City, but the failures of the city's protection systems were so...
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A green, neatly trimmed symbol of the American dream has outlived its purpose
The hashtag #droughtshaming—which primarily exists, as its name suggests, to publicly decry people who have failed to do their part to conserve water during California’s latest drought—has claimed many...
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Something historic is happening with hurricanes in the Pacific Ocean — and it...
There are some storms a-brewin' ...And although none of them have made landfall, they're making part of the Pacific Ocean near Hawaii resemble a Van Gogh painting.Here's a photo showing Hurricanes...
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Thousands of walruses are stranded together on an Alaskan beach
Last September, somewhere around 35,000 walruses crowded ashore in Point Lay, Alaska, driven to land because the Chukchi Sea ice floes they'd normally rest on had melted.This year, which had a record...
View ArticleWhat the West Coast will look like under 25 feet of water
Coastal cities could see a rise in sea levels by as much as 4 ft by the end of the century. To help put a visual to the number, artist Nickolay Lamm created this series of simulations of West Coast...
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Elon Musk says humanity is currently running 'the dumbest experiment in history'
At some point humans are going to run out of the fossil fuels that power our lives.There is no other end point to the current era than to stop using fossil fuels — either because we've used them all up...
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Elon Musk says humanity is currently running 'the dumbest experiment in history'
At some point humans are going to run out of the fossil fuels that power their lives.There is no other end point to the current era — either because we've used them all up or because the Earth's...
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I went to the source of the world's best coffee — and saw firsthand why the...
Whether you prefer a straight shot of tangy espresso or a few sweet sips of a blended coffee drink, chances are you love coffee.Not only is this bittersweet drink one of the most widely consumed...
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This video from NASA shows just how much garbage has filled up our oceans
New research suggests that 90% of seabirds have plastic in their guts as the result of material dumped at sea.The news highlights the problem of garbage patches — mostly plastic particles gathered by...
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This photo of Obama staring down a melting glacier is a dramatic sounding of...
President Barack Obama stared down a melting glacier in Alaska on Tuesday in a dramatic use of his presidential pulpit to sound the alarm on climate change.From a distance, Exit Glacier appears as a...
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There are now 4 swirling cyclones in the Pacific and the photo looks like a...
Over the weekend, three Category 4 hurricanes were spotted surrounding Hawaii.Now, a fourth storm has joined the historic bunch of tropical cyclones hanging out in the Pacific. Tropical Depression 14E...
View ArticleObama's breathtaking Alaska Instagram photos reveal something ominous
President Barack Obama is on a three-day trip to Alaska to bring attention to climate change, and his pictures on the White House Instagram account give us a glimpse of the Last Frontier's stunning...
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The UN is frustrated with 'snail's pace' progress on climate change
The "snail's pace" of progress on an accord to combat climate change caused widening unease at U.N. negotiations on Friday, with time fast running out before a Paris summit at which a global agreement...
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The 16 best science movies and shows on Netflix
Labor Day weekend is here.That means a retreat to the woods or a beach for some of us. For others it's the perfect moment to hit the couch and gorge ourselves on streaming cinematic adventures (when...
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This is how many trees are left on the planet
New research has provided the most accurate count yet for the number of trees on Earth: 3.04 trillion.The finding, with 95% accuracy, is about eight times more than previous estimates, but suggests...
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The 24 best companies to invest in if you care about not destroying earth
London-based startup ET Index is trying to encourage "green" investment by providing investors with carbon emission data and tracking, both for portfolios and individual companies.The company tracks...
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