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NASA Witnesses Greenland Glacier Breakup, Retreat One Mile Overnight

image: NASA NASA ‘s just released so pretty dramatic satellite photos of the north branch of Greenland’s Jakobshavn glacier from July 6 and 7–when an area of ice 7 square kilometers in size (that’s more than twice the size of New York City’s Central Park), where the glacier meets the ocean, broke up over one night and the glacier retreated 1.5 kilometers inland. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Lions, Tigers, and Cheetahs, Oh My: Big Cats in Trees (Slideshow)

Photo via Abundance Secrets House cats love to climb — onto banisters, scrambling up curtains, across your shoulders — but they’re not the only felines with a passion for heights: Nature’s biggest cats, the forests’ most dangerous predators, also appreciate the high vantage point, safety, and comfort of trees. These lions, tigers, jaguars, cheetahs in trees remind you of the importance of looking up on your next safari or trip into a big cat’s habitat.

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