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ALARMING ALUMINUM NEWS
Our Fragile Earth Oct 3, 2023 | 13:07 pmWith its light weight, strength, and durability, aluminum is essential to solar panels, wind turbines and electric vehicles. Its manufacturing[...]
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YOUTH LAWSUIT AGAINST 32 EUROPEAN NATIONS
Our Fragile Earth Oct 1, 2023 | 15:04 pmAfter Portugal’s massive wildfires and extreme heat waves this summer, six Portuguese children and youth appeared in the European Court[...]
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CALLOUS COAL MINES COVERAGE
Our Fragile Earth Sep 29, 2023 | 14:24 pmGlobal insurance giants continue to be problematic. Sixteen insurance companies underwrite the top 25 U.S. coal producing mines, which account[...]
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IMPROVING IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTION
Our Fragile Earth Sep 27, 2023 | 20:38 pmIron and steel production contributes about 7% to total global carbon emissions. By retrofitting the world’s existing iron and steel[...]
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LAMENTABLE LA NINA
Our Fragile Earth Sep 25, 2023 | 13:08 pmLa Nina increases the number of hurricanes and allows stronger ones to form. Chances for the continental U.S. and Caribbean[...]
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GENERATING EFFICIENT GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
Our Fragile Earth Sep 23, 2023 | 13:45 pmA new technique may help prevent “short-circuits” that can halt geothermal power plant production, potentially improving its efficiency. Enhanced geothermal[...]
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RAVAGED RIVERS
Our Fragile Earth Sep 21, 2023 | 13:55 pmRivers are warming and losing oxygen faster than oceans. Of nearly 800 rivers studied, warming occurred in 87% and oxygen[...]
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SUPERIOR FOOD SYSTEM
Our Fragile Earth Sep 19, 2023 | 13:19 pmThe world’s food system network generates between 21% and 37% of our greenhouse gas emissions yearly. A population approaching 10[...]
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FUTURE FLOODING
Our Fragile Earth Sep 17, 2023 | 11:58 amMost coastal communities will encounter ‘100-year floods’ annually by the end of the century, even under a moderate scenario where[...]
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TABLE SALT SOLUTION
Our Fragile Earth Sep 15, 2023 | 12:00 pmNearly 90% of U.S plastic waste ends up in landfills. But there’s a potential solution. Table salt outperforms other expensive[...]
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