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Huge Disturbance: The Great Barrier Reef Was Just Hit by a Flood of Polluted Water
Complete Article From the publisher.It didn’t need this.
Month: February 2019
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Chernobyl: The End of a Three-Decade Experiment
Complete Article From the publisher.Victoria Gill, BBC “This place is more than half of my life,” says Gennady Laptev. The broad-shouldered Ukrainian scientist is smiling wistfully as we stand on the now dry ground of […]
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Killer Whales Are Expanding Into the Arctic, and Dying
Complete Article From the publisher.Richard Kemeny, Hakai In February 2016, hunters from Sanikiluaq, Nunavut spotted two killer whales prowling around a group of beluga whales in southeast Hudson Bay. It was an unusual sight for […]
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What would a national emergency over climate change look like?
Complete Article From the publisher.Well, it finally happened: President Trump declared a national emergency in order to secure funding for his barrier between Mexico and the United States. We are under virtually no threat from […]
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Study shows hope for fighting disease known as Ebola of frogs
Complete Article From the publisher.Despite widespread infection, some frog populations are surviving a deadly disease that is the equivalent of mankind’s Ebola virus. The reason —genetic diversity.
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Schoolchildren strike over climate change
Complete Article From the publisher.Thousands of schoolchildren across the country have walked out of their classrooms to protest over climate change.
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‘We are presiding over an ecological apocalypse’
Complete Article From the publisher.We talk to four young activists, united behind the climate change cause, but with differing views on how to make their voices heard.
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Climate march students: ‘We need change and we need it now’
Complete Article From the publisher.Students have protested across the UK to air their views on the issue of climate change. We talked to some of those in Manchester.
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Cost of Climate Change: Nuisance Flooding Adds Up for Annapolis’ Historic City Dock
Complete Article From the publisher. Sea level rise is eating into the revenue of this quaint coastal business district. An innovative new study estimates the economic costs. By Nicholas Kusnetz The City Dock neighborhood of […]
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High-tide flooding disrupts local economic activity
Complete Article From the publisher.Evaluation of observed sea level rise impacts to date has emphasized sea level extremes, such as those from tropical cyclones. Far less is known about the consequences of more frequent high-tide […]