Climate change: The ‘irreversible’ impacts of global warming – Times of India

“What makes climate change difficult is that it is not an instantaneous catastrophic event, it’s a slow-moving issue that, on a day-to-day basis, people don’t experience and don’t see.”- During one of the interviews, Barack Obama, Ex-President, USA drew attention…

You Can Spot Climate Change in Old Restaurant Menus – The Atlantic

City of Vancouver Archives Vancouver, British Columbia, is nothing short of a seafood paradise. Situated at the mouth of the formerly salmon-rich Fraser River, the city overlooks Vancouver Island to the west, and beyond that, the open Pacific Ocean. Long…

Reclassification of Earth’s minerals reveals 4000 more than we thought

Some scientists suggest minerals should be reorganised by the methods that make them, which would increase the known number of minerals on Earth by 75 per cent

Climate Friday | Climate change tough on your AC and your wallet – WTOL

If you compare your summer electric bills to those from past years, you can see for yourself the relationship between cooling degree days and electricity cost. TOLEDO, Ohio — Have you cranked up the air conditioning this summer? You’re not…

Tiny swimming robots seeking life in alien seas

Tiny swimming robots sound like cool science fiction. But a JPL robotics engineer is developing them, for future missions to ocean worlds.

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After Arrest, Climate Activist Goes On Rant That Jailhouse Food Wasn’t Vegan

A vegan climate activist who was arrested during this week’s Blockade Australia protests has shared a lengthy rant on social media where she complained about being fed a cheese sandwich. The protester, who goes by Holly Eckells on Facebook, was…

In Svalbard where global warming is in full view on your doorstep – The Irish Times

Svalbard sits about halfway between Norway’s most northern point and the North Pole. Surrounded by the Arctic Ocean and covering an area similar to the Republic of Ireland, the archipelago ranges from 74 to 81 degrees north latitude. Longyearbyen, Svalbard’s…

Charon’s red cap created by “atmospheric surges”

An odd reddish polar cap on Pluto’s moon Charon has puzzled scientists since 1st seen in 2015. Now researchers may have solved the mystery of Charon’s red cap.

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Baby woolly mammoth – beautifully preserved – found in Yukon

Miners in Yukon, Canada stumbled upon a well preserved, 30,000-year-old baby woolly mammoth. She’s beautiful, geologists said.

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Better ice tower reservoirs for farming

Automation can build bigger and better ice tower reservoirs that use less water and last longer for farming use in dry, high-altitude locations.

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