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Boreal Forests Burning More Now Than Any Time in Past 10,000 Year
07/25/2013

Charcoal records reveal that far northern wildfires have doubled in frequency recently

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China Earthquake: Death Toll From Strong Temblor Hits 94, With Over 1,000 Injured
07/24/2013

The government’s earthquake monitoring center said the quake was magnitude-6.6, while the U.S. Geological Survey said it was 5.9

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Climate Change Driving World’s Rarest Cat to Extinction
07/24/2013

If current conditions persist, Nature Climate Change estimates the “time to extinction to be less than 50 years,

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Crowdfunded 3D Ocean Farms Could Help Restore the Health of the Seas
07/23/2013

Smith imagines that a network of small farms the size of Washington state could have the potential to create enough protein to feed the world.

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GMO Cotton Pest Resistance: Tragically Threatening Low-Income Farmers in the US, India, South Africa
07/23/2013

Three of thirteen major pest species have become resistant to genetically modified (GMO) Bt cotton.

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Dead Stingrays On Mexican Beach Investigated By Authorities
07/22/2013

Mexican authorities are investigating the death of at least 250 stingrays found on a beach of the Gulf coast state of Veracruz.

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Wastewater Wells, Geothermal Power Triggering Earthquakes
07/22/2013

Geoscientists say the new epidemic of quakes is related to industrial wastewater being pumped into underground storage wells.

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These Yellow River Sand-Washing Photos Are Just Nuts
07/19/2013

To counteract rising water levels that endanger levees, China blasts the river’s mud and sand downstream at an incredible 91,820 cubic feet per second.

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Iceberg Eight Times the Size of Manhattan Breaks Off From Antarctica
07/19/2013

Were the West Antarctic ice shield to make its way into the ocean, it could contribute to a 3.3 meter rise in global sea levels.

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Bangladesh Pollution, Told in Colors and Smells
07/18/2013

In Savar, Bangladesh, site of April’s factory disaster, untreated factory wastewater is common.

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