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Looming Landslide In Alaska Could Trigger Enormous Tsunami At Any Moment, Scientists Warn
The collapse of an unstable mountain slope in Alaska could trigger a catastrophic tsunami in Harriman Fjord. A retreating glacier is producing this precarious situation, highlighting yet another type of hazard caused by climate change.
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How Climate Change Is Erasing The Past
When Omar El Akkad returned to the playground where he snuck his first kiss as a teenager in Doha, Qatar, he was dismayed to find the swings and slides replaced with skyscrapers and hotels. But the rapid urban transformation of one of the richest countries on Earth reminded him of another kind of obliteration, a…
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Bow Down To Holly, Your Fat Bear Week Champion Of 2019
All hail Holly, winner of Fat Bear Week 2019 as well as our hearts.
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Satellite Images Show Vast Swaths Of The Arctic On Fire
Vast stretches of Earth’s northern latitudes are on fire right now. Hot weather has engulfed a huge portion of the Arctic, from Alaska to Greenland to Siberia. That’s helped create conditions ripe for wildfires, including some truly massive ones burning in remote parts of the region that are being seen by satellites.