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Melting Glacier in Italy Gets a Giant Thermal Blanket

In hopes of slowing the rate at which ice is melting in the mountains of northern Italy, officials have begun covering one their most threatened glaciers with insulating fabric, creating what is essentially a giant security blanket to help keep the ice from melting in the summer heat. It may sound a bit unusual, but tests have shown that the thermal blanket may be just the thing to save the region's glaciers from disappearing completely, for the time being, at least.
July 9, 2019
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Global Warming underestimated, say scientists

Taking this information on board could mean temperature increases of 1.6 to 6 degrees Celsius - and the higher temperatures are more likely, they said in a statement.
May 23, 2019
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Disputed island disappears beneath sea on India-Bangladesh border

The island of New Moore, an uninhabited territory near the Bay of Bengal between India and Bangladesh, has vanished, according to Indian scientists.
March 25, 2019
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Healing ozone layer may contribute to global warming

The ozone hole was potentially a major catastrophe for the planet that was only stopped by the Montreal Protocol, so we can't go back on that —Professor Ken Carslaw
March 22, 2019
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Environmentalists: "Turn everything off!" on February 1st

"L’Alliance pour la Planète", a collective of French environmental organizations (such as WWF France), has launched a campaign to promote awareness on climate change
January 28, 2019
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