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Pangea Ultima — Super Continent Already Forming
Table of Contents ∘ 50 million years from now ∘ 100 million years later ∘ 250 million years later ∘ Conclusion In the early Solar System, the Earth formed much sooner than we previously thought. According to a new analysis of iron isotopes found in meteorites, most of the Earth came together 5 million years ago. This is a much shorter time span than previously thought.
By Gokhan Yalcuk3 years ago in Earth
Devoid of Matter
Nobody can hear a scream in the vacuum of space, or so they say. He is still wrapping his head around what's happening around him. There are so many others having a great time. Drinking, smoking, straight West Coastin' at this - where is he? Holy smokes, he's in motion? No, he's floating. Oh man. Wait. No he is actually moving in slow motion.
By Soulful Jenn3 years ago in Earth
Taylor Swift, Big Oil and Soggy Paper Straws
Taylor Swift has topped yet another chart this week but it's not a billboard top 100 this time. A report from a sustainable marketing firm, Yard, recently calculated the emissions from the private jets of famous celebrities and if the findings are to be believed, Taylor Swift’s private jet was in use for 170 out of the first 200 days of the year and it emitted close to 8000 metric tonnes of CO2e, which is 1200 times what a normal person emits each year. While Swift’s representatives have tried to do some damage control by claiming that the jet was also loaned out to others and wasn't always used by her, this has done little to quell the internet.
By Rishi Rathi3 years ago in Earth
A freak lightning strike
1. The away team was killed by lightning during the match In the Democratic Republic of Congo, during a football match between Bena Tshadi and Basanga, 11 away footballers were killed by lightning. In addition, 30 others suffered burns during the match. The two teams drew 1-1 when lightning struck the visitors, leaving the home players unscathed.
By Na Dunshie3 years ago in Earth
Climate Criminals And The Hypocrisy Of Climate Change
It was just last month that I heard that Canada is putting forward measures to ban the use of single-use plastics. As a result, local McDonald’s handed out hard-paper poutine box, wooden cutlery, and paper straws with my order. I love those cute wooden spoons and forks, and can certainly make do with the paper box. But the paper straw becomes mushy after some time, when you keep in dipped into your smoothie, which is totally annoying, if you ask me!
By Shalin Thomas3 years ago in Earth
Riding the Long Haul on a Runaway Train
Some time ago, I went to sleep and relaxed into a peaceful, restful slumber. I was not alone in my much needed repose, for much of the world's population were sleeping and unaware of the dangers that awaited us when we finally awakened. We deserved our rest, we surmised, because we had worked so hard to take care of our physical, emotional, and intellectual needs against overwhelming odds.
By Linda Rivenbark3 years ago in Earth
We Need to be Talking About Palm Oil. Top Story - August 2022.
Shopping in 2022 feels like traversing a minefield. It feels like you’re making a political statement depending on the brands you purchase! With every corporate Twitter hashtagging their brand’s cause of choice (and some even lobbying for it), going to the grocery store requires making little choices that butterfly-effect themselves into government policy.
By Olivia L. Dobbs3 years ago in Earth
Snowflake
Snow, again outside the window drifting, light and free drifting. Look at the snowflakes dancing in the wind, waving white, dancing lightly with simplicity, suffused with endless fairy-tale-like sentiments. Look at the happy winter elves, white like the season's feathers, simple like naughty and innocent children, dancing with poetry, dancing with inspiration, infiltrated into a crystal moist, illusion into a wonderful legend, a fairy tale.
By VioletHolt3 years ago in Earth
