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Earth's ice is melting: where and how fast?
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (658+ words) Melting glaciers and ice sheets are raising sea levels while the Arctic is poised to log one of its worst winters on record. Here are some key points about the planet's ice as human-induced global warming accelerates: Nearly all of…...
Iowa would expand groundwater monitoring sites under House bill (aj)
2+ week, 6+ day ago (144+ words) Iowa would expand groundwater monitoring sites under House bill (aj)swiowanewssource.com Supervisors agree to battery energy storage public hearing AUDUBON COUNTY " The Audubon Board of Supervisors agreed on " Iowa House panel raises per-pupil school funding proposal to" The Iowa…...
Greenpeace slams fossil fuel sponsors for Winter Olympics
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (421+ words) Greenpeace said fossil fuel emissions were threatening winter sports Greenpeace activists staged a protest in Milan on Thursday against the sponsorship of the Milan-Cortina Olympics by energy giant Eni, warning that fossil fuel emissions were threatening the viability of winter…...
Rescuers dig for six missing in New Zealand landslide
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (480+ words) Authorities say a young girl is among the missing after a landslide hit a New Zealand campsite Workers are searching for victims after a landslide ploughed into New Zealand campsite New Zealand authorities are being asked why people were not…...
Supervisors hear geological report
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (277+ words) Members of the Audubon County Board of Supervisors met on Tuesday and discussed hydrogen drilling. Officials said on the company's web site that hydrogen is a "chemical feedstock for ammonia," and "(Fertilizer) produced from the ammonia contributes to feeding half…...
Albania's waste-choked rivers worsen deadly floods
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (506+ words) Albania's waterways are being clogged by plastic rubbish, with many saying it is making floods worse Plastic tide: trash-filled floodwaters after heavy rains in Durres, Albania As flooding receded in parts of Albania on Tuesday, the Balkan nation's polluted waterways…...