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Month: February 2022

Trinity Spirit Oil Tanker That Can Carry 2 Million Barrels Explodes at Sea

Dramatic footage shared on social media shows the Trinity Spirit oil tanker on fire and apparently sinking, with thick plumes of black smoke billowing into the sky.

Ice that took roughly 2,000 years to form on Mt. Everest has melted in around 25

The highest glacier on Mt. Everest is losing decades worth of ice every year because of human-induced climate change, a new study shows.

Scientists uncover ‘missing’ plastics deep in the ocean

About 51 trillion microplastics are floating in the surface waters of oceans around the world. Originating from various types of plastics, these tiny fragments (less than 5 millimeters in length) pollute natural ecosystems.

Polar bears move into abandoned Arctic weather station

Photographer Dmitry Kokh discovered polar bears living in an abandoned weather station in Kolyuchin, in the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug of the Russian Federation, while on a trip to Wrangel Island, a Unesco-recognised nature reserve that serves as a refuge to the animals

New Zealand lake with clearest water in the world threatened

Nelson’s Rotomairewhenua/Blue Lake, which has the clearest water in the world, is facing the threat from lake snow, an invasive diatom that blooms into a slimy, clinging algae-like substance that could disturb its pure waters.

Extreme heat in oceans ‘passed point of no return’ in 2014

Formerly rare high temperatures now covering half of seas and devastating wildlife, study shows

Flights canceled as wide swath of US braces for winter storm

Airlines canceled hundreds of flights, governors urged residents to stay off roads and schools closed campuses as a huge swath of the U.S. braced for a major winter storm that was set to put millions of Americans in the path of heavy snow and freezing rain.

20% of Brits Are Eating Less Meat To Actively Fight Climate Change, Survey Finds

A Censuswide survey, commissioned by environmental search engine Ecosia, has revealed new plant-based trends. Major takeaways include more than 20 percent of participants reducing meat intake in light of the climate crisis.

Japan’s Bid to Dump Tons of Radioactive Water From Fukushima Into Sea Hits Snag

Japan’s controversial plan to dump a large amount of radioactive water from the damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean could be forced into a delay due to a series of recent roadblocks.

Formula E: REIGNING CHAMPION DE VRIES HEADS MERCEDES-EQ ONE-TWO IN DIRIYAH OPENER

Reigning champion Nyck de Vries led home a Mercedes-EQ one-two in the opening round of the 2021/22 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia, with Stoffel Vandoorne second and Jake Dennis (Avalanche Andretti) third.