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Our Fragile Earth Blog
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ANOTHER ARCTIC ALARM
Our Fragile Earth Jun 7, 2023 | 12:39 pmEven if greenhouse gas emissions are sharply reduced, the Arctic will be ice-free in September in coming decades, causing an[...]
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A NEW SOURCE OF ELECTRICITY
Our Fragile Earth Jun 5, 2023 | 22:52 pmAny material can be turned into a device that continuously harvests electricity from humidity in the air when it’s peppered[...]
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MICROBIAL MISERY
Our Fragile Earth Jun 3, 2023 | 12:39 pmRising temperatures could push ocean plankton and other single-celled creatures toward a carbon tipping point, fueling more warming. Most of[...]
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FABULOUS ROCK FLOUR
Our Fragile Earth Jun 1, 2023 | 14:29 pmRock “flour” produced by the grinding under Greenland’s glaciers can trap CO2 when spread on farm fields. Natural chemical reactions[...]
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MASS MOVEMENT–MORE ON DEADLY HEAT
Our Fragile Earth May 30, 2023 | 11:58 amThe world is currently on track for 2.7C of heating, meaning that 2 billion people will experience average annual temperatures[...]
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USEFUL DISPOSABLE DIAPERS
Our Fragile Earth May 28, 2023 | 19:11 pmUsed disposable diapers are mostly landfilled or burned, but up to 8% of the volume of concrete and mortar to[...]
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DEADLY HEAT
Our Fragile Earth May 26, 2023 | 18:24 pmOne in five people could live in dangerously hot conditions by the end of the century if global warming continues[...]
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FIXING THE FERTILIZER PROBLEM
Our Fragile Earth May 24, 2023 | 22:41 pmGlobally, fertilizers are responsible for more than 2.6 gigatons of carbon emissions annually, more than global shipping and aviation combined.[...]
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INCREASINGLY PARCHED
Our Fragile Earth May 22, 2023 | 12:13 pmMore than half of the world’s large lakes and reservoirs have shrunk since the early 1990s—due mainly to climate change[...]
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AGRIVOLTAICS ADVANTAGES
Our Fragile Earth May 20, 2023 | 20:08 pmAgrivoltaics, where crops are grown underneath solar panels, could be very helpful with temperatures rising. Producing renewable energy on farmland[...]
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