The World's Fifth-Largest Economy Is About to Ban Most Polystyrene Foam
Rules taking effect in California ban cups, clamshells and other food ware made from expanded polystyrene foam unless companies meet a high recycling target.
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Where is it 2025 right now? Use interactive map to see where New Year's Day is already here
The international date line is the "line" that runs through the middle of the Pacific Ocean about 180 degrees longitude from ...
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World's Largest Iceberg Escapes Antarctica
The iceberg, which is currently the largest in the world, will eventually melt and break up as it... NASA images show iceberg ... of the OCEAN:ICE project, in a statement. A NASA map shows iceberg ...
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Denmark Strait cataract: The world's largest waterfall, hidden underwater and unlike any other on land
Why it's incredible: The cataract is the world's biggest waterfall, taller even than Angel Falls. The Denmark Strait cataract is a submarine waterfall in the ocean channel between Iceland and ...
Nottingham Post16d
UK weather maps show 22 counties to be hit by snow as countdown to Christmas continues
WX Charts' maps show snow reaching parts of the northeast and a large area of northwest Yorkshire, including Newcastle. Scotland will face the majority of the snowfall, with areas such as Wick ...
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Every world map you’ve seen is wrong – this is what maps should look like
True. But that isn’t the point. See, the world maps we’ve been using for centuries don’t show the most accurate appearance of the landmasses, either. But the Equal Earth World Map is ...
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Sustainable Ocean Alliance marks 10 years with ocean-friendly startup label and a new batch of ‘ecopreneurs’
“One of our competitive advantages is we created the industry’s first ocean impact assessment, a framework to assess the effect these startups were having in the world.” That informed the ...
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NASA maps Earth's ocean floors from space in stunning detail
The deepest parts of Earth’s oceans have mostly remained a mystery, mainly because current technology on sea vessels cannot easily map every trough and chasm scattered around the planet. Traditional ...
The Independent20d
Cyclone Chido map: ‘Horrific’ devastation as French island Mayotte hit by most powerful cyclone in 90 years
Mayotte, one of the poorest regions under French administration of some 300,000 people, is located in the Mozambique Channel of the Indian Ocean. “At least several hundred people” were feared ...
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‘No recovery’: Major threat to world’s oceans if controversial mining plan goes ahead, expert warns
“(But) it’s an unthinkable and unsoundly decision for the whole world.” Research shows deep-sea mining would have a destructive impact on ecosystems and biodiversity in the ocean, which is ...
Bristol Post20d
Snow maps show 11 town and cities being battered next week
Parts of England may be hit by snow on Christmas Day, according to fresh weather maps. Cities like Stoke on ... "Our current forecast projections also show a higher than normal probability for ...