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Third of Himalayan glaciers can no longer be saved: study
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Technology Published in 6-2-2019
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KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) One-third of Himalayan glaciers will melt by the end of the century due to climate change, threatening water sources for 1.9 billion people, even if current efforts to reduce climate change succeed, an assessment warns.
If global efforts to curb climate change fail, the impact could be far worse: a loss of two-thirds of the region's glaciers by 2100, said the Hindu Kush ...>>
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Reference: www.chron.com
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Key West bans sale of sunscreens that harm coral reefs
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Technology Published in 6-2-2019
87 Visits
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KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) City officials in Key West voted to ban sunscreens containing two ingredients that scientists have said are harmful to the coral reef ecosystem.
In a 6-1 vote Tuesday, the Key West City Commission banned the sale of sunscreens using oxybenzone and octinoxate beginning on Jan. 1, 2021.
Mayor Teri Johnston said it's the commission's "obligation" to protect the reef, wh ...>>
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Reference: www.chron.com
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Tiny satellites fall silent after proving new tech at Mars
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Technology Published in 6-2-2019
469 Visits
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) Two tiny satellites have fallen silent hundreds of millions of miles away, after proving new technology at Mars.
The twin CubeSats, nicknamed WALL-E and EVE, shadowed NASA's InSight lander to Mars last year. As the lander descended to the Martian surface in November, the briefcase-size satellites flew past the red planet, providing real-time updates to ground contro ...>>
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Reference: www.chron.com
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2018 was 4th warmest, but next 5 years could break records
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Technology Published in 6-2-2019
960 Visits
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WASHINGTON (AP) While 2018 was the fourth-warmest year on record, British meteorologists are predicting the next five years will be much hotter, maybe even record-breaking.
Two U.S. agencies, the United Kingdom Met Office and the World Meteorological Organization analyzed global temperatures in slightly different ways, but each came to the same conclusion Wednesday: 2018 was the fourth-warmest ye ...>>
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Reference: www.chron.com
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Third of Himalayan glaciers can no longer be saved: study
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Technology Published in 6-2-2019
712 Visits
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KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) One-third of Himalayan glaciers will melt by the end of the century due to climate change, threatening water sources for 1.9 billion people, even if current efforts to reduce climate change succeed, an assessment warns.
If global efforts to curb climate change fail, the impact could be far worse: a loss of two-thirds of the region's glaciers by 2100, said the Hindu Kush ...>>
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Reference: www.chron.com
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Key West bans sale of sunscreens that harm coral reefs
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Technology Published in 6-2-2019
283 Visits
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KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) City officials in Key West voted to ban sunscreens containing two ingredients that scientists have said are harmful to the coral reef ecosystem.
In a 6-1 vote Tuesday, the Key West City Commission banned the sale of sunscreens using oxybenzone and octinoxate beginning on Jan. 1, 2021.
Mayor Teri Johnston said it's the commission's "obligation" to protect the reef, wh ...>>
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Reference: www.chron.com
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Third of Himalayan glaciers can no longer be saved: study
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Technology Published in 6-2-2019
506 Visits
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KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) One-third of Himalayan glaciers will melt by the end of the century due to climate change, threatening water sources for 1.9 billion people, even if current efforts to reduce climate change succeed, an assessment warns.
If global efforts to curb climate change fail, the impact could be far worse: a loss of two-thirds of the region's glaciers by 2100, said the Hindu Kush ...>>
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Reference: www.chron.com
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Tiny satellites fall silent after proving new tech at Mars
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Technology Published in 6-2-2019
179 Visits
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) Two tiny satellites have fallen silent hundreds of millions of miles away, after proving new technology at Mars.
The twin CubeSats, nicknamed WALL-E and EVE, shadowed NASA's InSight lander to Mars last year. As the lander descended to the Martian surface in November, the briefcase-size satellites flew past the red planet, providing real-time updates to ground contro ...>>
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Reference: www.chron.com
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Key West bans sale of sunscreens that harm coral reefs
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Technology Published in 6-2-2019
677 Visits
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KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) City officials in Key West voted to ban sunscreens containing two ingredients that scientists have said are harmful to the coral reef ecosystem.
In a 6-1 vote Tuesday, the Key West City Commission banned the sale of sunscreens using oxybenzone and octinoxate beginning on Jan. 1, 2021.
Mayor Teri Johnston said it's the commission's "obligation" to protect the reef, wh ...>>
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Reference: www.chron.com
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2018 was 4th warmest, but next 5 years could break records
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Technology Published in 6-2-2019
37 Visits
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WASHINGTON (AP) While 2018 was the fourth-warmest year on record, British meteorologists are predicting the next five years will be much hotter, maybe even record-breaking.
Two U.S. agencies, the United Kingdom Met Office and the World Meteorological Organization analyzed global temperatures in slightly different ways, but each came to the same conclusion Wednesday: 2018 was the fourth-warmest ye ...>>
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Reference: www.chron.com
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Tiny satellites fall silent after proving new tech at Mars
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Technology Published in 6-2-2019
36 Visits
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) Two tiny satellites have fallen silent hundreds of millions of miles away, after proving new technology at Mars.
The twin CubeSats, nicknamed WALL-E and EVE, shadowed NASA's InSight lander to Mars last year. As the lander descended to the Martian surface in November, the briefcase-size satellites flew past the red planet, providing real-time updates to ground contro ...>>
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Reference: www.chron.com
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