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Tiny Organisms Turning Canadian Lakes Into Jelly, Scientists Say
In some Canadian lakes, the water has been turning into a creepy jelly-like consistency, baffling swimmers and locals alike. The find prompted researchers at Cambridge University to investigate the cause, and in a recently released study, scientists concluded the nasty occurrence is our fault. Specifically, it's acid rain that's choking off calciumand causing some organisms to struggle to survive,the report said. Among those plankton is Daphnia, which relies on high levels of calcium in the water to thrive, Phys.org reported....
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Clues Show How Green Electricity May Be in 2050
(Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Clues to the United States’ energy future are everywhere, if you know where to look. By 2050, the technology will likely be available to provide 80 percent of the country’s electricity from wind, solar and other renewable sources. But even if the nation doesn’t adapt to that degree, it is clear that the way Americans get their electricity and how it’s generated will be vastly different than today, toppling the current model of power flowing in one...
Will Arctic Winters Become the Norm for the U.S.?
Last year brought one of the harshest winters in recent memory across much of the eastern and central U.S., and this year winter seems to be getting off to an unusally potent – and early – start. So is this the start of a trend, and should we should expect weather like this every year? Don't count on it, according to a number of climate scientists who've been researching the prevalence of weather extremes in recent years. In fact, over...
NASA Photo Illuminates Florida's Risk For Sea Level Rise, Deadly Tropical Cyclones
San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina Courtesy NASA Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth. NASA's Earth Observatory just released an awe-inspiring photo (in the slideshow above) that shows just why so many Floridians are at risk to tropical cyclones and global sea level rise. The photo, taken by astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) in October 2014, shows Florida's peninsula illuminated at night. As NASA notes, the brightest areas in the photo indicate the most populous areas in the state....
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