#Russia launches satellite to monitor climate in Arctic

#Russia launches satellite to monitor climate in Arctic

“#Russia launches satellite to monitor climate in Arctic” MOSCOW – Russia launched its space satellite Arktika-M on Sunday on a mission to monitor the climate and environment in the Arctic amid a push by the Kremlin to expand the country’s activities in the region. The Arctic has warmed more than twice as fast as the…

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#Massive iceberg ‒ larger than NYC ‒ breaks off in Antarctica

#Massive iceberg ‒ larger than NYC ‒ breaks off in Antarctica

“#Massive iceberg ‒ larger than NYC ‒ breaks off in Antarctica” A massive iceberg, larger than New York City, has broken off from an ice shelf in Antarctica, according to researchers on Friday.  The 490-square mile iceberg broke away from the Brunt Ice Shelf about a decade after scientists started detecting cracks in the ice, wrote the British Antarctic…

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#Earth’s magnetic reversal 42,000 ago triggered apocalyptic climate change — could that happen again?

#Earth’s magnetic reversal 42,000 ago triggered apocalyptic climate change — could that happen again?

“#Earth’s magnetic reversal 42,000 ago triggered apocalyptic climate change — could that happen again?” The world experienced a few centuries of apocalyptic conditions 42,000 years ago, triggered by a reversal of the Earth’s magnetic poles combined with changes in the Sun’s behavior. That’s the key finding of our new multidisciplinary study, published in Science. This last…

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#Houston mayor says Texas fallout was ‘preventable’

#Houston mayor says Texas fallout was ‘preventable’

“#Houston mayor says Texas fallout was ‘preventable’” More than 14 million Texans remained without safe drinking water and 20,200 still had no power Sunday evening, as the state continued to battle the devastating fallout from last week’s historic storm.  Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner ripped state officials over the disaster, saying Texas’ power crisis was “foreseeable…

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#Biden to virtually meet with Canada PM Justin Trudeau

#Biden to virtually meet with Canada PM Justin Trudeau

“#Biden to virtually meet with Canada PM Justin Trudeau” President Biden is set to have his first bilateral meeting since taking the White House, via a virtual get together with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, according to a report. The session will take place Tuesday, with the two leaders expected to tackle climate change and…

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#Central Park snow bear sculptures delight New Yorkers

#Central Park snow bear sculptures delight New Yorkers

“#Central Park snow bear sculptures delight New Yorkers” Bear-y cute snow sculptures in Central Park are melting away the winter blues and warming hearts on the Upper West Side. Artist Heide Hatry has spent every day for the past two weeks at the park’s 86th Street entrance, shaping and repositioning her frosty works. By Saturday,…

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