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Can you name these new space trash constellations? 10 new signs highlight consequences of space garbage
Each of these ten "trash constellations" represent a different consequence of space pollution. "The…
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China plans to float nuclear reactors in disputed South China Sea; Analysts see it 'risky for environment'
The US military warned that China is moving forward with developing floating nuclear reactors in th…
ANI
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18 million rental units are at risk as climate disasters get more common, Harvard study says
"Newer rental units are much more likely to be vulnerable to weather- and climate-related hazards."
Filip De Mott
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Climate change will soon begin to alter the very structure of our brains, study warns
Previous research has already shown that adverse environmental factors can have serious effects on …
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Global warming is rocking the world harder — literally!
A new study has found that climate-induced changes have been affecting the behaviour of ocean waves…
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The Great Salt Lake in Utah is disappearing, leaving behind a toxic bowl of dust and potentially one of the greatest environmental disasters in US history
Scientists warned Utah lawmakers the state would face "unprecedented" danger if the Great Salt Lake…
Kelsey Vlamis
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Across the world, extreme weather events are fueling gender-based violence during and after disasters
The analysis found that gender-based violence — such as sexual assault, intimate partner violence, …
Paola Rosa-Aquino
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As Hawaii mourns its dead, 'disaster vultures' are swooping in to make a quick buck
After Hurricane Ian struck Florida, disaster investors swooped in to prey on vulnerable families an…
Anthony DiMauro
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Disaster and climate resilient infrastructure put under spotlight at India's ICDRI 2023 international conference
Currently, that is, April 4-5, the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure is hosting the f…
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California warehouse fire leached chemicals into a nearby channel, releasing a 'rotten egg' smell that some residents say is making them sick
Carson, California, smelled like rotten eggs for two months due to elevated hydrogen sulfide levels…
Aria Bendix
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The vicious cycle of homeowners insurance: It's increasingly expensive to protect homes in the disaster-prone areas that need it most
As disaster risks grow in vulnerable areas, insurers are pulling back from offering the kinds of co…
Dan Latu
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Putin says Russia got its troubled nuclear-powered cruise missile to work after years of failure and a deadly disaster
The Russian leader called it a successful test of the Burevestnik missile, which has suffered repea…
Chris Panella,Ryan Pickrell
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IBM partners with NASA to monitor natural disasters and climate change using AI
The first-ever foundation model for analysing geospatial data will help to estimate climate-related…
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Japan released treated wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear disaster into the ocean. Experts say it's safe, but one would avoid the fish.
Japan is releasing treated water from the Fukushima nuclear disaster into the ocean. Some are conce…
Rupendra Brahambhatt
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A major oil spill off the coast of Southern California could be a 'major environmental disaster,' official says
The mayor of Newport Beach caught sight of "dolphins swimming through the oil," according to Orange…
Francis Agustin
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A $1 billion environmental justice wake-up call in Jackson
More than 140,000 residents, the majority of whom are Black, don't have clean drinking water after …
Catherine Boudreau
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Wildfire near Arizona-Utah state line spreads over 11,000 acres
It added that complex terrain and bad weather hampered efforts to contain the fire, reports …
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Senate GOP populists push Republican colleagues to back railway regulations, arguing 'their voters' are the most affected by disasters
The train derailment in East Palestine is giving the Senate GOP's handful of self-styled populists …
Bryan Metzger
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Donald Trump, who rolled back rail safety regulations and slashed environmental protections, donates Trump-branded water to East Palestine residents
Trump gutted several rail regulations, most notably rescinding a 2015 rule to require faster brakes…
Erin Snodgrass
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Broken tech is causing a mounting environmental disaster. It's time for tech companies to give us the right to repair our stuff instead of needing to throw it away.
Companies are making it impossible to fix their devices, so we end up throwing away perfectly good …