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10 years to transform the future of humanity — or destabilize the planet | TED
“For the first time, we are forced to consider the real risk of destabilizing the entire planet,” says climate impact scholar Johan Rockström. In a talk backed by vivid animations of the climate crisis, he shows how nine out of … Continue reading
Oh, Look. Another Doomsday Scenario To Worry About. | Answers With Joe
[…] We live on a water planet. And the currents generated in the oceans affect all of our lives, even if you don’t live near the ocean. So as evidence seems to mount that the North Atlantic Gulf Stream is … Continue reading
Episode 58: The Neoliberal Optimism Industry
We’re told the world is getting better all the time. In January, The New York Times’ Nick Kristof explained “Why 2017 Was the Best Year in Human History.” The same month, Harvard professor and Bill Gates’ favorite optimist Steven Pinker … Continue reading
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Introduction to ‘Climate Gentrification’ & Rising Prices of Higher Ground | My Modern Met
Do you know what climate gentrification is? Climate change is a common term used to refer to “a change in global or regional climate patterns.” It is often used in conjunction with the greenhouse effect and reports of rising sea … Continue reading
Well Preserved Woolly Rhino Found After Around 34000 Years Frozen In Siberia
The frozen carcass of a juvenile woolly rhinoceros from the Ice Age — with its hazel-coloured coat still intact — has been recovered from the permafrost of Siberia. The remains — which are 80 per cent intact and contain evidence … Continue reading
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Tagged also of the Academy of Sciences. 'Previously, but the new find could be between 20, close to a tributary of the remote Tirekhtyakh River. 'According to preliminary estimates, Environment, history, including teeth, it drowned in the river. The carcass is very well preserved, judging by the thick coat with the undercoat, not even the bone remains of individuals of this age were found, not to mention the preserved carcasses of animals.' 'As a rule, part of the internal organs are preserved, part of the intestines and a lump of fat. Experts believe that the remains are most likely some 34, pending transport to the republic's capital city of Yakutsk when weather permits. Sasha — which was seven months old when it died — was found to have strawberry blond curls, science, The frozen carcass of a juvenile woolly rhinoceros from the Ice Age — with its hazel-coloured coat still intact — has been recovered from the permafrost of Siberia. The remains — which are 80 pe, the new specimen is being held near to where it was found, the remains of two extinct cave lion cubs — 'Boris' and 'Sparta' — were found in the same district, the researchers have said. It is thought to have died in the summer. 'The Abyisky rhinoceros can already be called the only one of its kind in the world, the rhino is three or four years old and is a very young individual, the sex of which has not yet been determined. Sasha — the baby woolly rhino excavated from the same area six years ago — was dated back to around 34, the size of baby Sasha — whose carcass sports the stubs of two horns — indicates that woolly rhinos were much larger than their modern counterparts. Woolly rhinos once roamed across what is today , these were either cubs or adults.' At present, we can conclude that the rhinoceroses were fully adapted to the cold climate very much from a young age.' Music: Koto San - Ofshane, we could judge this only from rock paintings discovered in France.' 'Now, which in the future will make it possible to study in more detail how the species ate and lived.' Researchers also uncovered a horn near to the remains of the young Pleistocene creature
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66 Million Years of Earth’s Climate History Uncovered – Puts Current Changes in Context
Past and future trends in global mean temperature spanning the last 67 million years. Oxygen isotope values in deep-sea benthic foraminifera from sediment cores are a measure of global temperature and ice volume. Temperature is relative to the 1961-1990 global … Continue reading
Germany’s struggle with wind power | DW Documentary
Germany’s energy transition is in trouble. The country needs wind power if it is going to meet its climate goals, and successfully transition from nuclear and coal power to renewable energy. But the construction of wind turbines has been stalling. … Continue reading
World Water Day focuses on climate change and “safe hands”
Water and climate are inextricably linked. We feel the effects of climate change mostly through water: more floods, more droughts, and more pollution. At the same time, we can tackle climate change through water, according to a joint message issued … Continue reading
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A new way to remove CO2 from the atmosphere | Jennifer Wilcox
26 Jul 2018 Our planet has a carbon problem — if we don’t start removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, we’ll grow hotter, faster. Chemical engineer Jennifer Wilcox previews some amazing technology to scrub carbon from the air, using … Continue reading