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Environment, U.N. Climate Summit

I Don't Think Anyone Told This Dude Icebergs Flip Over. 'Cause If They Did, Would He Live On One?

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I suppose drastic times really do call for drastic measures. The first part of this short video is full of some startling and important facts. But be sure to stick around for the end, because that’s where things get kind of exciting. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DsPyFlHpHsU?wmode=transparent&showinfo=0&controls=1&enablejsapi=1&rel=0&version=3&color=white&w=560&h=315] Read more: http://upworthy.com/i-dont-think-anyone-told-this-dude-icebergs-flip-over-cause-if-they-did-would-he-live-on-one

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Giving Soap-On-A-Rope A Whole New Meaning

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Conserve water and save lives: Turn off the faucet, recycle water, and use it sparingly, because water is life. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHqh-PrSrrk?wmode=transparent&showinfo=0&controls=1&enablejsapi=1&rel=0&version=3&color=white&w=776&h=437] Read more: http://upworthy.com/giving-soap-on-a-rope-a-whole-new-meaning

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People Should Know About This Awful Thing We Do, And Most Of Us Are Simply Unaware

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While I was watching this, I really couldn’t believe the wave of emotion that came over me. A film this simple, beautiful, and heartbreaking comes along so rarely — and to get its point across, we hardly need to hear a word. http://player.vimeo.com/video/25563376?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0&color=c9ff23&api=1&player_id=vim0 Please share this if you think people should know about this. Read…

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NASA Releases 3 Million Beautiful Images Of Earth For Public Use – Here Are Our Favorites

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One of the many awesome things about NASA is the amount of free and open-access content ituploads for everybody to enjoy. Keeping inthis spirit, NASA and Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)havepublically released nearly 3 million images from theirdatabase of thermal emission images detailing 99 percent of the planets surface. NASAs Terra spacecraft…

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Environment, U.N. Climate Summit

Being The Smallest Is Very Bad In This Case. It Means You're Gonna Be The First One To Drown.

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You know how your parents used to say, “I don’t want to hear it. Life’s not fair!” when you’d whine about something being unfair? Well, in this case, life really isn’t fair. Let’s work together to turn this around. Read more: http://upworthy.com/being-the-smallest-is-very-bad-in-this-case-it-means-youre-gonna-be-the-first-one-to-drown

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Thousands Of Cameras Capture The Thriving Wildlife In World’s Protected Forests

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The worlds tropical forests are thick with trees, rich in life, and dense with humidity. However, high-quality information and expansive data about the biodiversity within these understudiedwildlife hospots is scarce. This makes conservation initiatives all the more difficult to create. So, to find out how effective protected forests are at helping wildlife, a recent study…

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These Canadians Seem To Have A Better Sense Of America's Mistakes Than Americans Do

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Some background: In 1989, the Exxon Valdez ran aground and dumped over 10 million gallons of oil into Alaska’s Prince William Sound. Meanwhile, it looks as though poet T.S. Eliot was pretty close to the mark. “This is the way the world ends: not with a bang but a REALLY awkward phone call.” Read more: http://upworthy.com/these-canadians-seem-to-have-a-better-sense-of-americas-mistakes-than-americans

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Is It Time To Take Science Out Of The Climate Change Debate?

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Scientists tell us the world is warming and that a climate catastrophe is imminent. They’re probably right. Yet climate change framed by scientists, politicians and economists as a straightforward pollution problem will neither convince sceptics nor advance the difficult decision-making process. Mark Maslin, a climatologist at University College London, recently offered his analysis of climate…

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