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Sea levels are rising way faster than they have in the past 2,800 years
WASHINGTON — Sea levels on Earth are rising several times faster than they have in the past 2,800 years and are accelerating because of man-made global warming, according to new studies.An...
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Business Insider is hiring paid interns who love to write about science
Business Insider Science is looking for a paid editorial intern!Interns at Business Insider aren't sent on coffee runs or forced to spend their days filing or making copies.Instead, they are an...
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Here's what America would look like under 25 feet of water
Sea levels are rising several times faster today than at any other point in roughly the last 3,000 years, according to new research.Scientists project that if humans don't get control over greenhouse...
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Reducing the amount of polluting gases we emit could save nearly 300,000...
America’s international climate obligations carry a significant public health benefit, with new research finding that about 295,000 premature deaths could be prevented in the country by 2030 if deep...
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Rising seas are threatening to swallow up some of these beautiful places
Climate change will have many devastating effects related to changes in weather patterns, but perhaps the greatest damage will be caused by rising sea levels — and nowhere is poised to suffer from this...
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Climate change is ruining some of the best aspects of Los Angeles
The city of Los Angeles is known for its sandy beaches, mild temperatures, and lack of humidity.The combination of cool winters and warm summers sets it apart from almost every other city in the...
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This country now has higher air pollution levels than China
India's air pollution levels official overtook China's in 2015, with the average particulate matter exposure exceeding Beijing for the first time in the 21st century.The information was revealed by...
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What's happening in the Arctic is transforming how we transport goods
LONDON, Feb 25 — The Arctic is thawing even faster than lawmakers can formulate new rules to prevent the environmental threat of heavy fuel oil pollution from ships plying an increasingly popular trade...
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Extreme heat waves could occur yearly by 2075
Things are heating up.With climates around the world still changing, deadly heat waves are becoming more common, especially in places like the Middle East which are already struggling with scorching...
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Here's the hard truth about recycling takeout containers
Recycling plastic sometimes seems like a minefield.It should be easy, right? Plastic shampoo and soda bottles go in the blue bins, wispy plastic grocery bags don't — but what about take-out...
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Beijing is planning to build ‘ventilation corridors’ to blow air pollution away
Beijing is planning to develop a network of “ventilation corridors” to help disperse its notorious smog, Xinhua reported on the weekend, citing the city’s planning authorities.But an environmental...
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The disastrous gas leak in California was the largest of its kind in US history
Remember that gas leak that sprang from a natural gas well in the Southern California town of Porter Ranch last fall?Scientists just confirmed that it was the largest methane gas leak the US has ever...
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Wildlife officials are catching poachers with robot animal decoys
Wildlife officials have a new breed of undercover agents: Robotic animals that are more than just taxidermy specimens. These animals are actually so realistic they are used to snare poachers all across...
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Leonardo DiCaprio gave an Oscars climate-change speech that'll give you chills
When Leonardo DiCaprio accepted his Oscar for Best Actor Sunday night for "The Revenant," he took the opportunity to highlight an inconvenient truth."Making 'The Revenant' was about man's relationship...
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As expected, Leonardo DiCaprio won his first Oscar ever for "The Revenant." Instead of talking about himself, he used his speech to address climate change.Story by Ian Phillips and editing by Adam...
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Leonardo DiCaprio won 'most important moment' at the Oscars — but not for his...
Leonardo DiCaprio has tried for years to focus the world's attention on climate change. But Sunday night, while clutching his first (and absurdly long-awaited) Oscar, he took advantage of an incredibly...
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The impact of driverless cars may not be what you think
I started learning driving only three years ago, and – inevitably – failed my first test.Naturally, I was disappointed: but then it occurred to me that I could avoid the whole issue, if only I could...
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London is set to open the world’s largest floating solar farm
On a vast manmade lake on the outskirts of London, work is nearing completion on what will soon be Europe’s largest floating solar power farm – and will briefly be the world’s biggest.But few are...
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A 7.9 magnitude earthquake just struck the southwest of Indonesia
A massive and shallow earthquake struck on Wednesday off the west coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra, a region devastated by the 2004 Indian Ocean quake and tsunami, and there were early reports...
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The dark backstory of 'Mad Max' shows how the world ends
By the time six-time Oscar winner "Mad Max: Fury Road" opens, the world is dead. The "Mad Max" franchise, beginning with the 1979 original movie, takes place in a desolate Australian wasteland where...
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