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Sprawling US Cities Heating Twice as Fast as Dense Ones

photo: Matt Lemmon via flickr It may not offer relief from the sweat dripping down your forehead in the midst of a heatwave as you walk down the street, but you can take comfort that it’s not all in your head. Heatwaves are indeed getting more pronounced. As Our Amazing Planet reports, sprawling cities have seen the

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Sprawling US Cities Heating Twice as Fast as Dense Ones

Desert Oasis Water Source Traced Back to Nuclear Test Site

Photo credit Brigham Young University, via Our Amazing Planet In the middle of the dessert near Death Valley, Nevada is a water source that bubbles up 100,000 gallons of water per minute. The oasis is home to 24 species that are found no where else on earth, including an incredibly endangered Devil’s Hole pupfish that numbers only around 120. Until now, the source of that water has been a mystery. But geologists from Brigham Young University have succeeded … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Desert Oasis Water Source Traced Back to Nuclear Test Site