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Regenerative Farming And The Green New Deal
The Green New Deal is a broad and ambitious agenda that includes a commitment by the federal government to invest in communities, infrastructure, technology, and good jobs to help the United States meet the challenges of climate change and achieve economic…
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In 2019, more Americans went to the library than to the movies. Yes, really.
The US film industry may have generated revenues somewhere in the region of $40 billion last year, but it seems Hollywood still has plenty of work to do if it wants to compete with that most hallow…
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Now that's a f*cking visual https://twitter.com/RARohde/status/1222888656660094979
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Robert Rohde
It is hard to grasp the enormous scale of human carbon emissions. Since 1850, it is estimated that human activities, such as burning fossil fuels and clearing forests, have released more carbon than is currently present in all the living things on Earth.
Climate change in the Antarctic
A colossus is thawing
If it melts, numerous cities could be flooded: The Thwaites Glacier has an important braking function in the Antarctic. An expedition team is now reporting worrying measurement results.
https://www.spiegel.de/wissenschaft/natur/antarktis-wasser-unter-thwaites-gletscher-wird-immer-waermer-a-bce85715-ae97-4046-aae4-3f22df5ee5c6
A colossus is thawing
If it melts, numerous cities could be flooded: The Thwaites Glacier has an important braking function in the Antarctic. An expedition team is now reporting worrying measurement results.
https://www.spiegel.de/wissenschaft/natur/antarktis-wasser-unter-thwaites-gletscher-wird-immer-waermer-a-bce85715-ae97-4046-aae4-3f22df5ee5c6
Spiegel
Ein Koloss taut auf
Wenn er schmilzt, könnten zahlreiche Städte überflutet werden: Der Thwaites-Gletscher hat eine wichtige Bremsfunktion in der Antarktis. Jetzt meldet ein Expeditionsteam besorgniserregende Messergebnisse.