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The world’s largest ocean cleaning project could begin as early as 2020
A crowdfunded 100km-long boom to clean up a vast expanse of plastic rubbish in the Pacific is one step closer to reality after successful tests of a scaled-down prototype in the Netherlands last...
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What it's like on a submarine trip to the 'poop cannon,' a pipe off the coast...
I’ve never piloted a submarine through human effluent. Sitting inside a glass sphere built for two, I receive my instructions on how to surface, in case the driver suffers an adverse medical event.At...
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This 21-year-old invented a way to clean up the massive Pacific garbage patch
Boyan Slat is not your typical 21-year-old.At an age when most people are still trying to figure out what they're going to do with their lives, the Dutch innovator is the head of The Ocean Cleanup, a...
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Bill Nye slams NASCAR in an epic take-down calling it the 'anti-NASA'
For famed science educator, comedian, and author Bill Nye (the science guy) watching a NASCAR race with his family is bittersweet.The super-fast cars zipping around the track is "exciting," Nye...
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A massive storm in Washington that toppled trees and triggered mudslides...
SEATTLE — At least three people were killed and about 250,000 homes and businesses were without power in Washington state on Wednesday after a storm blew down trees and triggered mudslides, authorities...
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This year's El Niño is shaping up to be one of the most powerful on record
If you've been paying attention to the weather news at all lately, you'll know that it's a big year for a weather event called El Niño.The complex phenomenon could bring warmer, wetter weather to the...
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Disturbing numbers reveal just how deadly air pollution is for humans
Air pollution poses a serious threat to human health, especially in developing countries like China where the quality of air is particularly bad.A recent study from UC Berkeley estimated that air...
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Big Oil's dream of drilling off the Arctic coast of Alaska may be ending
You can add Norway's state oil company to the list of petro-giants that have abandoned their dreams of finding black gold in the icy white Arctic.Statoil is walking away from a block of leases it has...
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The shrinking Amazon forests may lose thousands of tree species
A first-of-its-kind examination of the Amazon's trees found that as many as half the species may be threatened with extinction or heading that way because of massive deforestation.Among the more than...
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The most intense El Niño ever observed is already a worldwide disaster
Last week, I wrote about new evidence that shows Earth’s climate system has moved into an unprecedented state over the last several months, at least since the invention of agriculture 10,000 years ago....
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An LA resident just powered through enough water for nearly 100 homes — and...
California is in the middle of its fourth year of drought. Experts say it's the worst the state has seen in 1,200 years.Dwindling reservoirs, shrinking lakes, and dried-up farm fields are everywhere —...
View ArticleThis teen has been leading the fight against climate change since he was six
Xiuhtezcatl Martinez is an indigenous climate activist, hip-hop artist, and he's on the frontlines of a youth-led environmental movement. He's also only 15 years old. Since age six, this "anti-Bieber"...
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Weather-related disasters have become so common, they're happening almost daily
GENEVA - Weather-related disasters such as floods and heatwaves have occurred almost daily in the past decade, almost twice as often as two decades ago, with Asia being the hardest hit region, a UN...
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Over half of the tree species in the Amazon are at risk of extinction
Ever since we were children, we’ve learned in grade school and from Ranger Rick about the cutting down of the rainforest. We learned that it’s bad—that lots of animals and trees are killed and people’s...
View ArticleThis is the heaviest ship in the world
The heaviest ship in the world is Pioneering Spirit. It’s so big, that it carries cranes big enough to carry other cranes.It’s owned by Allseas, an oil rig company. The boat can lay oil pipes on the...
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UN: Weather-related disasters are costing the world $300 billion each year
Floods, storms, heatwaves and droughts cost the global economy between $250bn ($165bn) and $300bn each year, new research has estimated. The report, released by the United Nations on 23 November, also...
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A crazy landslide made this California road look like a roller coaster
A landslide just outside of Los Angeles caused Vasquez Canyon Road to buckle and break last week. By the time the land stopped shifting, the road looked more like a rollercoaster. The power lines...
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A mysteriously buckling road in California is still rising — and geologists...
A 60-meter stretch of road in Santa Clarita, California, rose up off the ground and crumbled in the space of about 3.5 hours on Thursday 10 November, with further buckling reported over the next few...
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Here's the mistake everyone makes when deep-frying turkeys
Deep-fried turkey is delicious but dangerous.Each year plenty of Americans whip out the turkey fryer and, before Thanksgiving is over, cause an estimated $15 million in property damage.That's because...
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Scientists: Ted Cruz understands less about climate than a kindergartner
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) has the poorest understanding of climate science of all the 2016 presidential candidates, according to a report card prepared for the Associated Press by eight climate and...
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