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The ‘Doomsday Glacier’ is melting faster than scientists thought
May 24, 2024 · The ‘Doomsday Glacier’ is melting faster than scientists thought Miles of seawater are flowing under Thwaites Glacier, undermining an Antarctic ice sheet and threatening rapid sea level rise.
What a second Trump presidency could mean for Indigenous …
Oct 3, 2024 · She was right. On January 24, 2017, just four days after his presidential inauguration, Donald Trump signed an executive order to speed up the construction of the Dakota Access pipeline and pave ...
First commercial CCS plant is in Illinois. It leaks. | Grist
Oct 21, 2024 · The nation’s first commercial carbon sequestration plant is in Illinois. It leaks. The locals are worried: “Just because CO2 sequestration can be done doesn't mean it should be done."
Meet the peach that traveled the Trail of Tears and the elders …
Nov 20, 2024 · Brown’s peaches aren’t your everyday peaches, they’re heirlooms: direct descendants of peach seeds brought across the continent on the Trail of Tears.
Helene recovery: How to navigate FEMA, flood cleanup, disaster …
A comprehensive guide on documenting damage to your home, applying for aid, knowing your rights as a renter, understanding unemployment, and identifying misinformation.
How do you save a rainforest? Leave it alone. | Grist
Nov 6, 2024 · Secondly, it helps for tropical soil to have a high carbon content to nourish plants. “Organic carbon, as any person who loves composting knows, really helps the soil to be nutritious and bulk ...
How pesticides intensify global warming | Grist
Jan 23, 2023 · California uses nearly 20 percent of the pesticides applied annually across the United States. The state grows fewer commodity crops than other regions, but supplies a third of the country’s ...
Flood-ravaged North Carolina races to restore voting access after ...
Oct 2, 2024 · Flood-ravaged North Carolina races to restore voting access after Helene With voting underway, election officials must mail new ballots and replace destroyed polling places.
Three-quarters of the world’s land is drying out ... - Grist
Dec 23, 2024 · Climate change has made great swaths of the planet's land drier and saltier, jeopardizing food production and water access for billions.