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INCREASING SMALL LAKES, INCREASING EMISSIONS
Our Fragile Earth Dec 6, 2022 | 14:27 pmThe number of our planet’s lakes has increased substantially in recent decades, especially small lakes. Bacteria and fungi feeding on[...]
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OCEAN STORAGE OF CO2
Our Fragile Earth Dec 4, 2022 | 13:59 pmPhoto: phytoplankton Iron-based fertilizer, engineered into nanoparticles, could effectively help store excess carbon dioxide in the ocean. Adding specific combinations[...]
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THE NEXT PANDEMIC?
Our Fragile Earth Dec 2, 2022 | 19:16 pmPhoto: Tibetan plateau The next pandemic may come from melting ice, not bats or birds. Genetic analysis of soil and[...]
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WASTE PAPER CONVERTED INTO SMARTPHONE AND ELECTRIC VEHICLE BATTERY PARTS
Our Fragile Earth Nov 30, 2022 | 15:17 pmA new technique converts waste paper, from single-use packaging and bags, and cardboard boxes, into a crucial component of lithium-ion[...]
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MARAUDING MICROBES AND GLACIAL MELT
Our Fragile Earth Nov 28, 2022 | 15:53 pmTens of thousands of microbes have been found in each milliliter of collected surface meltwaters from eight European and North[...]
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AWESOME AQUIFER THERMAL ENERGY
Our Fragile Earth Nov 26, 2022 | 14:10 pmAquifer thermal energy storage systems can largely contribute to climate-friendly heating and cooling of buildings. Heated water stored underground can[...]
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CO2 AND LESS NUTRITIOUS FOOD
Our Fragile Earth Nov 24, 2022 | 13:33 pmDirectly affecting plants, increased concentrations of CO2 worsen the nutritional quality of food by decreasing protein and mineral concentrations from[...]
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MORE YET ON AMAZING ALGAE
Our Fragile Earth Nov 22, 2022 | 14:27 pmPhoto: limestone Global cement production accounts for 7% of annual greenhouse gas emissions in large part through burning of quarried[...]
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DYING OLMSTED PARKS
Our Fragile Earth Nov 20, 2022 | 13:55 pmPhoto: Boston’s “Emerald Necklace” Several parks designed by Olmsted (father of landscape architecture) and his sons are now dying from[...]
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SUSTAINABLE AVIATION
Our Fragile Earth Nov 18, 2022 | 15:15 pmThe United States is the largest contributor to aviation CO2 emissions in the world–responsible for more than a quarter of[...]
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