Earth, Disasters and the Environment

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1. Planet of the Humans 1 2

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   By tortugabob, May 1
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   • Horta
   • 22 hours ago

2. Coral reef taller than Empire State building

   Enormous Coral Reef Taller than Empire State Building Discovered on Great Barrier Reef

   By Still Waters, Monday at 08:04 PM   

   • great barrier reef seafloor
   • coral reef
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     • coral reef
     • schmidt ocean institute
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   • Still Waters
   • Monday at 08:04 PM

3. New satellite map of world's tropical forests

   Norway funds satellite map of world's tropical forests

   By Still Waters, October 23   

   • worlds tropical forests
   • satellite map
   • 1 reply
   • 92 views
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   • Ozymandias
   • October 23

4. Alarm as Arctic sea ice not yet freezing

   at latest date on record

   By Still Waters, October 22   

   • laptev sea
   • 2 replies
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   • RoofGardener
   • October 22

5. Geologists 'resurrect' missing tectonic plate

   Ancient tectonic plate discovered beneath Canada, geologists claim

   By Still Waters, October 22   

   • tectonic plate
   • resurrection
   • 0 replies
   • 46 views
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   • Still Waters
   • October 22

6. Japan 'to release' Fukushima water into sea

   By Still Waters, October 16   

   • fukushima nuclear plant
   • treated radioactive water
   • (and 3 more)

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     • treated radioactive water
     • power station
     • radioactive isotopes
     • hiroshi kajiyama
   • 6 replies
   • 164 views
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   • XenoFish
   • October 22

7. 7.5 Earthquake off coast of Alaska

   By susieice, October 19
   • 6 replies
   • 139 views
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   • Desertrat56
   • October 20

8. 'Barren' deserts have millions of trees

   Earth's 'Barren' Deserts Actually Have Millions of Trees, Surprising Data Reveal

   By Still Waters, October 16   

   • sahara desert
   • sahel desert
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     • sahel desert
     • trees
   • 1 reply
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   • Doug1029
   • October 18

9. Rain really can move mountains

   Groundbreaking discovery finally proves rain really can move mountains

   By Still Waters, October 17   

   • rain
   • mountains
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     • rain
     • mountains
     • tectonic
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   • 86 views
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   • Still Waters
   • October 17

10. Sudden climate change wiped out early humans?

    By Eldorado, October 16   

    • climate change
    • 4 replies
    • 120 views
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    • tmcom
    • October 17

11. Hey Greta...Look

    By Aroundthecorner, October 17
    • 5 replies
    • 138 views
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    • Still Waters
    • October 17

12. October rain sees UK's wettest day on record

    By Still Waters, October 16   

    • storm alex
    • rainfall
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      • rainfall
      • wettest day
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    • Still Waters
    • October 16

13. Greta Thunberg's adventure in new documentary

    Greta Thunberg's 'surreal' adventure told on big screen

    By Still Waters, October 15   

    • nathan grossman
    • greta thunberg
    • 4 replies
    • 107 views
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    • Aroundthecorner
    • October 16

14. German icebreaker begins yr-long Arctic drift

    Polarstern icebreaker begins year-long Arctic drift [Updated]

    By Still Waters, October 5, 2019   

    • polarstern
    • year-long arctic drift
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      • year-long arctic drift
      • north pole
      • icebreaker
    • 1 reply
    • 314 views
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    • Still Waters
    • October 15

15. Cracking the mystery of thunder & lightning

    By Eldorado, October 14   

    • thunder & lightning
    • climate change
    • 0 replies
    • 85 views
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    • Eldorado
    • October 14

16. Climate change triggering disasters

    By Eldorado, October 13   

    • climate change
    • extreme weather
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      • climate change
      • extreme weather
      • disasters
    • 2 replies
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    • OverSword
    • October 13

17. Old Faithful wasn’t always so faithful

    By Eldorado, October 12   

    • old faithful
    • climate change
    • 0 replies
    • 88 views
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    • Eldorado
    • October 12

18. Eco disaster at the Kamchatka peninsula

    with mass death of sea animals at precious Pacific beach

    By Still Waters, October 3   

    • khalaktyrsky
    • ecological catastrophe
    • 8 replies
    • 344 views
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    • Abramelin
    • October 12

19. Grímsvötn volcano getting ready to erupt

    By Eldorado, October 10   

    • grímsvötn volcano
    • 3 replies
    • 157 views
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    • Abramelin
    • October 11

20. Patomskiy Crater - Real Earth Mystery

    By jethrofloyd, October 11
    • 3 replies
    • 119 views
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    • Abramelin
    • October 11

21. First carbon dioxide removal law database

    The world's first carbon dioxide removal law database

    By Still Waters, October 10   

    • carbon dioxide removal laws
    • database
    • 0 replies
    • 116 views
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    • Still Waters
    • October 10
22. Mystery toxic pollution on Russian east coast

    wipes out almost all marine life on the area’s seabed

    Topic was merged with Eco disaster at the Kamchatka peninsula

23. Mystery disease killing kiwi fruit trees

    in Italy

    By Eldorado, October 8   

    • kiwi fruit
    • 0 replies
    • 80 views
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    • Eldorado
    • October 8

24. Canada to ban plastic bags and straws

    single-use

    By Eldorado, October 8   

    • pollution
    • single-use plastics
    • 0 replies
    • 57 views
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    • Eldorado
    • October 8

25. Antarctic ozone hole largest in years

    By Eldorado, October 8   

    • ozone hole
    • 0 replies
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    • Eldorado
    • October 8