NASA’s IRIS Observatory captures a huge sun 'sneeze'
<p>The National Aeronautics and Space Administration scored an impressive first a few weeks ago by capturing an enormous solar coronal mass ejection with its new Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph. A CME is a massive burst of solar wind and magnetic…</p></div></div><hr id="system-readmore" style="display: none;"><hr class="at-page-break" style="display: none;"/><div class="rpuEmbedCode"><div style="display: none;"></div></div></hr>
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Little kids react to old computers
<p>Hope you are not one of the 8+ million people who has already seen this since it first posted less than a week ago: “Kids React to Old Computers.” Does it make you feel (1) prehistoric? (2) cool? or (3) bored? (Extra points if you know exactly what…</p></div></div><hr id="system-readmore" style="display: none;"><hr class="at-page-break" style="display: none;"/><div class="rpuEmbedCode"><div style="display: none;"></div></div></hr>
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The worst carbon polluters in the world
<p>Thankfully, this headline does not single out the United States as the worst carbon polluter, although we have certainly done more than our part to choke the world in a gaseous greenhouse. No, the honor belongs to humans in general. If you’re wondering…</p></div></div><hr id="system-readmore" style="display: none;"><hr class="at-page-break" style="display: none;"/><div class="rpuEmbedCode"><div style="display: none;"></div></div></hr>
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Military leaders: Climate strategy vital, not a political game
<p>A panel of extraordinary military leaders—16 men and women generals and admirals, including prior commanders, commandants, and members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff—came to a pretty devastating conclusion recently about climate strategy. The Military…</p></div></div><hr id="system-readmore" style="display: none;"><hr class="at-page-break" style="display: none;"/><div class="rpuEmbedCode"><div style="display: none;"></div></div></hr>
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When galaxies collide: Watch NASA's scenario for predicted Milky Way-Andromeda encounter
<p>You may have heard that the days of our home galaxy, the Milky Way, are numbered. The Milky Way is one of the dominant galaxies of a cluster known as the Local Group. The other major player in the group is the Andromeda nebula (M31). And according to…</p></div></div><hr id="system-readmore" style="display: none;"><hr class="at-page-break" style="display: none;"/><div class="rpuEmbedCode"><p>Watch the collision scenario below: </p><p></p><div style="display: none;"></div></div></hr>
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WATCH: Stephen Colbert and Thomas Friedman discuss global weirding
<p>Stephen Colbert recently sat down with Tom Friedman — an American journalist, columnist and author who is passionate about tackling climate change — for some fun + a call for climate action now. Of course, Colbert was in his fake über-conservative…</p></div></div><hr id="system-readmore" style="display: none;"><hr class="at-page-break" style="display: none;"/><div class="rpuEmbedCode"><div style="display: none;"></div></div></hr>
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See the best view of Mercury this year on Sunday
<p>Mercury, innermost planet of our Solar system (zodiac-astrology-horoscopes.com) Sunday night, May 25, you may want to take a look at the planet Mercury. It’s the best night all year for viewing our feisty little sunmost neighbor from Earth’s northern…</p></div></div><hr id="system-readmore" style="display: none;"><hr class="at-page-break" style="display: none;"/><div class="rpuEmbedCode"><div style="display: none;"></div></div></hr>
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Human impact on Amazon via deforestation, logging and fires is greatly underestimated, research finds
Human-Impact On Amazon Via Deforestation, Logging, And Fires, Is Greatly Underestimated, Research Finds (via Planetsave)
<p>The Amazon rainforest is taking a much worse beating from human-activity than was previously estimated, according to new research from an international group headed by Lancaster University. With said gross underestimation of human impact, the researchers…</p></div></div><hr id="system-readmore" style="display: none;"><hr class="at-page-break" style="display: none;"/><div class="rpuEmbedCode"><div style="display: none;"></div></div></hr>
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WATCH: Camelopardalids meteor shower will peak on May 23, 2014
<p>A new, and possibly spectacular, meteor shower will be gracing the skies on the night of May 23, 2014 (early morning of May 24, 2014). Predictions are that the shower could reach a peak rate of anywhere between 100-1000 meteors an hour — the most…</p></div></div><hr id="system-readmore" style="display: none;"><hr class="at-page-break" style="display: none;"/><div class="rpuEmbedCode"><div style="display: none;"></div></div></hr>
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Future ice melt patterns in Antarctica
<p>One of the main impacts of climate change is sea level rise, brought about through melting of the world’s ice sheets and glaciers, as well as through thermal expansion of the oceans. The vast majority of world’s fresh water is locked up in the massive…</p></div></div><hr id="system-readmore" style="display: none;"><hr class="at-page-break" style="display: none;"/><div class="rpuEmbedCode"><div style="display: none;"></div></div></hr>
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WATCH: Drone captures Fukushima desolation amid cherry blossoms
<p>So far, at least, the famed blossoming cherry trees of Japan don’t discriminate geographically. This time of year, they grace even the surroundings of nuclear power generators…</p></div></div><hr id="system-readmore" style="display: none;"><hr class="at-page-break" style="display: none;"/><div class="rpuEmbedCode"><div style="display: none;"></div></div></hr>
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Al Gore on corruption in politics and media
<p>I just read a wonderful article about and interview with Al Gore on POLITICO. Worth your time, I believe. Al Gore is such an excellent communicator. One of the best out there on the topic of global climate change. However, if you aren’t drawn…</p></div></div><hr id="system-readmore" style="display: none;"><hr class="at-page-break" style="display: none;"/><div class="rpuEmbedCode"><div style="display: none;"></div></div></hr>
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Lyrids meteor shower to peak on April 22, 2014
<p>One of the most beautiful (and consistent) meteor showers of the year, the Lyrids, is nearly here — with a peak right around April 21-22. So make a note in your calendar and get ready for what looks to be quite a good show this year! The Lyrid meteor…</p></div></div><hr id="system-readmore" style="display: none;"><hr class="at-page-break" style="display: none;"/><div class="rpuEmbedCode"><div style="display: none;"></div></div></hr>
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New TV series ‘Years of Living Dangerously’ connects the dots on climate change
<p>The subject of climate change and global warming is a divisive one, because while the science is sound, there seems to be no lack of climate deniers. However, a new TV series that airs this Sunday aims to get a larger number of people connecting dots…</p></div></div><hr id="system-readmore" style="display: none;"><hr class="at-page-break" style="display: none;"/><div class="rpuEmbedCode"><div style="display: none;"></div></div></hr>
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Understanding the dynamics of the Greenland ice sheet
<p>The release of the Fifth Assessment Report from the International Panel on Climate Change highlights the impacts which climate change is likely to have for many parts of the world. This comes after a number of recently published papers, which look at…</p></div></div><hr id="system-readmore" style="display: none;"><hr class="at-page-break" style="display: none;"/><div class="rpuEmbedCode"><div style="display: none;"></div></div></hr>
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