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Ancient Log Shows Burying Wood Can Store Carbon

NFK Editors — Wed, 23 Oct 2024 06:30:01 +0000

In 2013, a group of researchers wanted to see if they could keep wood from breaking down by burying it underground. They thought it might help keep carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere. As they started to dig, they discovered a 3,775-year-old log that proved their idea was a good one.

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WWF Report: Wildlife Numbers Have Dropped Sharply

NFK Editors — Mon, 17 Oct 2022 06:30:19 +0000

A recent report by the World Wildlife Fund and the Zoological Society of London shows that, on average, wildlife numbers have dropped sharply since 1970. The main cause of the drop is human activity. The report is alarming, but there are some signs of hope.

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Floods in Bangladesh and India Affect Millions

NFK Editors — Wed, 25 May 2022 06:30:59 +0000

People in Bangladesh and India are struggling as they face serious flooding caused by early heavy rains. The floods have covered roads, bridges, and entire villages. Millions of people have been left isolated by the flood waters.

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US West’s ‘Megadrought’ is Worst in 1,200 Years

NFK Editors — Wed, 16 Feb 2022 06:30:20 +0000

The Western United States has been struggling with a serious drought for years. A new study shows that this "megadrought" is the most serious dry period to hit the area in 1,200 years. The report makes it clear that climate change has made the drought worse.

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Massive Winter Storm Grips Much of US

NFK Editors — Tue, 16 Feb 2021 06:30:43 +0000

Much of the United States is locked in the grip of an unusually large and extremely cold winter storm. The storm has brought bad weather, super-cold temperatures, power cuts, and transportation problems. About half of all Americans are affected.

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Robots Deliver Coral Babies to Save Reefs

NFK Editors — Tue, 03 Dec 2019 12:30:13 +0000

There's new hope for corals in areas of the Great Barrier Reef damaged by warmer waters caused by climate change. Experts are using robots and clever methods to deliver millions of new baby corals.

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Climate Crisis: Pollution Is Going Up, Not Down

NFK Editors — Wed, 27 Nov 2019 12:30:04 +0000

Four years ago, the countries of the world promised to cut pollution in order to fight climate change. Now the United Nations (UN) is warning that instead of going down, global pollution levels are going up.

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News Roundup: New Money, Scanning Faces, and Other News

NFK Editors — Sun, 17 Nov 2019 12:30:22 +0000

In today's news roundup, climate change is named a health emergency for children, Zimbabwe prints its first new money in 10 years, and a group scans faces to encourage a new law against face scanning.

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News Roundup: African Floods, a Star is Reborn, and Other News

NFK Editors — Sat, 09 Nov 2019 12:30:41 +0000

In today's news roundup, floods have forced hundreds of thousands from their homes in East Africa, Italian schools will begin teaching climate change next year, and movie star James Dean, who died in 1955, will make a new movie.

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Research Ship to Spend a Year in Arctic Ice

NFK Editors — Fri, 27 Sep 2019 11:30:26 +0000

Scientists from 19 countries are part of a huge science experiment that will freeze a research ship into the Arctic ice for a year to study the effects of global heating on the polar ice.

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