The Rutford Ice Stream of western Antarctica slips about a metre (3 ft) a day towards the sea but the rate varies 20 percent in tandem with two-week tidalย cycles.
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The Rutford Ice Stream of western Antarctica slips about a metre (3 ft) a day towards the sea but the rate varies 20 percent in tandem with two-week tidalย cycles.
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Space devoted to promoting flights, cruises, SUVs, and the oil industry dwarfed the column inches given to last year's U.N. climate summit, study finds.
British-owned ad agency VML used "halo effect" of clean energy to build brand awareness that increased fuel sales, documents show.
The former Brexit negotiator runs an โeducationalโ charity while denying climate facts.
The tech giant was in Rio de Janeiro hawking AI software to fossil fuel firms just days before crucial climate crisis negotiations in the Amazon.
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