landforms
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ConocoPhillips Wants To Install Chilling Devices in the Arctic To Get More Oil
You may have heard: President Biden approved an enormous fossil fuel development in the Alaskan Arctic on Monday. The Willow Project,a planned $US8 ($11) billion oil and gas extraction endeavour by ConocoPhillips, is set to move forward in the state’s North Slope — despite fierce pushback from climate and other environmental stakeholders.
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A Stone Age Cold Case: Ötzi the ‘Iceman’ Thawed and Refroze Many Times, Researchers Say
In 1991, a pair of climbers encountered a human body sticking out of the ice high in the Italian alps. Though its skin was preserved — complete with tattoos — the body turned out to be 5,300-year-old remains, mummified by the frigid, dry conditions in which the man died. Now known as Ötzi, the famously…
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The Rio Grande Is Running Dry in Albuquerque
The latest news from the parched West is unsurprising but still shockingly bad: One of the region’s most important rivers is running dry in places where water is usually plentiful. Following a period of incredibly hot days in July, a stretch of the Rio Grande river in Albuquerque, New Mexico is nothing more than a…
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9 Metre-Long International Bridge Connects Canadian House to U.S. Backyard
For the second time today, let me just say that I like bridges. For a start, they’re a great way of fording a gap, but they also can look utterly majestic. So now I’d like to introduce you to my new favourite bridge, a tiny span that connects Canada with the U.S.