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Environmental: General Geoscience: Environmental Issues
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Plants remove cancer causing toxins from air - Plants: The Natural Air Purifiers that Remove Cancer-Causing Toxins      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

A ground-breaking study has revealed that plants can efficiently remove toxic gasoline fumes, includ...

Geoscience: Landslides
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Puerto Rico is prone to more flooding than the island is prepared to handle - Puerto Rico is Prone to More Flooding than the Island is Prepared to Handle      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Puerto Rico is not ready for another hurricane season, let alone the effects of climate change, acco...

Geoscience: Landslides
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Deforestation darkening the seas above world's second biggest reef - Deforestation Darkening the Seas Above World's Second Biggest Reef      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Converting Central American tropical forests into agricultural land is changing the color and compos ...

Geoscience: Severe Weather
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Reef castaways: Can coral make it across Darwin's 'impassable' barrier? - Reef Castaways: Can Coral Make It Across Darwin's 'Impassable' Barrier?      (via sciencedaily.com) 

An international team of researchers have shown that vulnerable coral populations in the eastern tro...

Geoscience: Severe Weather
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Indian monsoon: Novel approach allows early forecasting - Indian Monsoon: A Novel Approach for Early Forecasting      (via sciencedaily.com) 

The Indian monsoon's yearly onset and withdrawal can now be forecasted significantly earlier than pr...

Geoscience: Severe Weather
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Global connections between El Nino events, drought - Global Connections Between El Nino Events and Drought      (via sciencedaily.com) 

A team of researchers recently discovered that global climate change is causing general increases in...

Geoscience: Severe Weather
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Decade-long Amazon rainforest burn yields new insight into wildfires - Decade-long Amazon Rainforest Burn Yields New Insight into Wildfires      (via sciencedaily.com) 

The longest and largest controlled burn experiment ever conducted in the Amazon rainforest has yield...

Geoscience: Severe Weather
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Heavy rainfall events becoming more frequent on Big Island, Hawaii - Heavy Rainfall Events Becoming More Frequent on Big Island, Hawaii      (via sciencedaily.com) 

A recent study determined that heavy rainfall events have become more frequent over the last 50 year...