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The Future Supercontinent Will Be Way Too Hot for Mammals to Survive, Study Says
Mammals are halfway through their era on this planet. We’ve existed about 250 million years since mammals evolved on earth and we only have another 250 million left before most of the world is no longer habitable. A study recently published in Nature Geoscience explained that the world is only a couple hundred million years…
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90% of Species in an Area Slated for Deep-Sea Mining Might Be Unknown to Science
Deep beneath the sparkling surface of the Pacific Ocean, in the vast expanse between Mexico and Hawaii, lies an area known as the Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ). At the floor of this marine region, between 12,000 and 5,486.40 m below sea level, is a wide and mucky abyssal plain dotted by seamounts, that covers about 1.7…
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Washington Delays Requirements for Heat Pumps in New Buildings
Washington state building code officials voted Wednesday to delay the first statewide mandate for electric heat pumps in new buildings, dealing a significant blow to restrictions on natural gas.
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Billions Of People Could Face Unlivable Temperatures By 2100, Study Finds
It’s getting hot in here — so hot that vulnerable people around the world are soon going to be pushed out of regions where humans have flourished for years. In a new study published Monday in the journal Nature Sustainability, researchers find that about 2 billion people will be at risk of extreme heat by…