TODAY'S TOP NEWS STORIESPollution from Underground Coal Fires TalliedMichael Reilly, Discovery News » More Earth News Over 17,000 Animals Near Extinction A tree frog and a mudfish are among the more than 17,000 species threatened by extinction. Snows of Kilimanjaro May Soon Be Lost The Kilimanjaro glaciers are shrinking, as the ice at their edges melts due to global warming. Remote Albatrosses Feed on Garbage Patch Albatross chicks are dining on a massive, floating garbage patch in the Pacific. Probe to Track Warming's Effects on Water A newly launched satellite will track the planet's water cycle and how it's changed by warming. Air Pressure Changes Trigger Landslides Regular changes in air pressure -- minute disturbances -- can trigger landslides. Economic Crisis Could Spread Invasive Species A depressed shipping economy is helping invasive species spread around the world's oceans. MORE NEWS STORIES
04 Nov Pollution from Underground Coal Fires Tallied
03 Nov Over 17,000 Animals Near Extinction 03 Nov Snows of Kilimanjaro May Soon Be Lost 03 Nov Remote Albatrosses Feed on Garbage Patch 02 Nov Probe to Track Warming's Effects on Water 02 Nov Air Pressure Changes Trigger Landslides 29 Oct Economic Crisis Could Spread Invasive Species 28 Oct Swimming Pools Kept Clean by Going Green 28 Oct Volcanic Air Pollution Chokes Locals 27 Oct Drinking Water Wells Contaminated with Zinc 27 Oct Megaquake Looms Over Seattle 26 Oct 'Coral Bank' Safeguards Threatened Reefs 22 Oct World Not Ending in 2012, Says NASA 22 Oct Americans Cool on Global Warming: Poll 22 Oct New Moon Origin Theory Rewrites History 21 Oct Ocean Garbage Causing $1 Billion in Damage 21 Oct Melting Arctic Could Unleash Vast CO2 Stores 21 Oct Flower Power: Blooming Plants Spawned Forests 20 Oct Sperm Whales Act as Carbon Sink 20 Oct Tsunami Threat Looms Over Pacific Northwest 19 Oct Indian Crater Hints of Another Dino-Killer 19 Oct Sub-Soil Creatures Shrank With Warming 16 Oct Hurricane History Recorded in Earth's Noise 15 Oct Arctic Ice Cap to Vanish During Summers 14 Oct Natural Nukes May Have Crippled Early Life |
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