Gulf War Oil Spill The oil spill with the most released oil in terms of sheer volume, occurred in the Persian Gulf off of Kuwait in January of 1991. The Gulf War is often considered the greatest oil disaster purely due to the fact that the rupture was accidental. This spill, however, was done intentionally …
The past two years have been a checklist for the worst impulses of government and public sentiment. COVID allowed for supposedly temporary measures to morph into two years of “emergency” restrictions. But what if COVID was only the opening act, and another proclaimed crisis is the main event? Implementing significant but partial restrictions, one by …
Jan. 26 (UPI) -- A wildfire that's so far torched more than 700 acres and forced hundreds of residents to evacuate along California's central coast was caused by hot embers that were leftover from a burn pile, officials said. Authorities at Cal Fire specified the cause of the blaze late Tuesday and said the fire is …
Hundreds of snow machines have been at work since mid-November in what was previously the heart of a nature reserve. Creating slopes for the Beijing Winter Olympics requires huge amounts of energy and water, pumped in from faraway lakes. A third Chinese city has locked down its residents because of a COVID-19 outbreak, raising the …
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Thousands of planes from some of Europe’s biggest airlines have been forced to fly empty planes in order to keep their prized departure and landing times at major airports. Europe’s second biggest carrier, Lufthansa reports it had to operate 18,000 ‘ghost flights’ over the winter, despite the polluting effects of these flights running in direct …
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Imagine living in a city where pollution is so bad, doctors say simply breathing in the air is like smoking 10 cigarettes a day. That is the reality in Delhi, where last year toxic air reached record levels, making it the world's most polluted city. A few months ago, it got so bad that the …
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"We are actively investigating a number of tips that came in yesterday and last night from the community," Sheriff Joe Pelle told NBC 9 Saturday. "One of those tips has resulted in us executing a search warrant on a property." Colorado Gov. Jared Polis said Sunday that the FBI would be assisting in the investigation …
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A hunter spots a plume of smoke in the forest and calls 911 to report fire nearby. Though he may have been the first witness to the start of the East Troublesome fire — the costliest wildfire in Colorado history — that Texas man has never been interviewed by the U.S. Forest Service. Colorado’s biggest …
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Editor's Note: To date, I have seen NO high altitude aerial footage of the tornadoes 200+ mile PATH 'Quad-State Tornado' crossed four states in FOUR HOURS , a RARE December tornado - NBCA 50 MPH tornado? - NBC
NASHIK, India — India's Supreme Court is calling for a lockdown in the capital, New Delhi. It's because of a health emergency, but it's not about COVID-19. It's about air pollution. At a hearing Monday, justices ordered authorities to halt all nonessential travel on roads in the national capital region. They also told them to …
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