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Lake Mead nears dead pool status as water levels hit another historic low
Lake Mead’s water levels this week dropped to historic lows, bringing the nation’s largest reservoir less than 150 feet away…
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Could nuclear desalination plants beat water scarcity?
There are communities on every continent running short of water, according to the United Nations. Unfortunately, although our planet is swathed…
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Just Stop Oil: Activists says they have ‘a duty to protest’
“I found myself feeling just so completely and utterly helpless, and realised I had to take action.” Claudia Penna Rojas…
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Heat waves and high energy costs are hitting some communities hard
High temperatures and humidity hitting large parts of the U.S. last week collided with the ongoing challenges many people face…
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At least 2,000 cattle dead in Kansas heat, adding pain to beleaguered industry
At least 2,000 Kansas cattle have died in recent days amid soaring temperatures and high humidity, according to the Kansas…
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Two dead in Wisconsin as heat wave blankets large parts of nation
Two deaths in the Milwaukee area are being investigated as heat related, officials said Wednesday, as almost 70 million people…
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Antarctic Glaciers Are Losing Ice At Fastest Rate In The Last 5,500 Years
Glaciers in Antarctica are now losing ice at the fastest rate in 5,500 years, a study has found. Antarctica has two huge…
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New Zealand to price sheep and cow burps to cut greenhouse gases
New Zealand on Wednesday released a draft plan to put a price on agricultural emissions in a bid to tackle one…
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Tropical Storm Alex lashes Bermuda area with wind, rain
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Bermuda shuttered its schools, businesses and government agencies as Tropical Storm Alex brushed past the British overseas…
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Biden invokes Defense Production Act to boost solar panel manufacturing
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is using his executive powers Monday to boost the domestic production of solar panels and…
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