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Ancient Ice Loss in Antarctica’s Most Stable Region Paints a Bleak Picture of What Could Come
A new paper suggests that the East Antarctic ice sheet may not be as stable as we thought. Looking at ancient melting, the study finds evidence that this piece of the Antarctic experienced melting 400,000 years ago when the world was 1 to 2 degrees Celsius warmer. Enough ice melted could have occurred here to…
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Morgan Stanley Is First U.S. Bank to Measure How Dirty Its Investments Are
Fossil fuels are increasingly an unattractive investment. On Monday, Politico reported that Morgan Stanley will be the first U.S. bank to begin disclosing how much its fossil fuel loans investments contribute to climate change. This is only the latest in a string of decisions banks have made around the oil and gas industry.
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Russian River Runs Orange After a Catastrophic Mine Spill
Russian Instagram blogger Sergey Zamkadniy usually posts images of beautiful sunsets or riverine adventures. His latest work, however, shows a disaster unfolding in real-time. An abandoned mine in Russia’s Ural Mountains has tainted streams orange.
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Johnnie Walker Will Soon Come in Paper Bottles, But Let’s Not Cheers to That Just Yet
When future civilisations look back at the geological record, one product will stand out dramatically from this time period: plastic. In an effort to stem the rising tide of plastic pollution just a bit, a top-selling whiskey will soon come in paper bottles. Don’t get excited just yet, though.