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USA TODAY The solar eclipse is going to confuse animals — a lotUSA TODAYThere’s going to be a lot of confused animals come Monday. The total solar eclipse will turn daylight into an eerie nighttime when the moon covers the sun as the celestial event moves from Oregon to South Carolina. While humans will gaze…

The Verge Volvo thinks we should watch the solar eclipse from our cars, which is an awful ideaThe VergeThe total solar eclipse on August 21st is promising to be a life-changing event. For the first time in 99 years, the path of totality will cross the length of the continental US from coast to coast.…

PEOPLE.com Man Who Experienced Eye Damage During 1962 Solar Eclipse Gives Warning to OthersPEOPLE.comA man who damaged his eyes 55 years ago while looking at a partial solar eclipse is warning others about the risks of looking at the sun without protection. In 1962, Lou Tomososki walked home from Marshall High School in Bend, Oregon,…

Washington Post Still need a pair of solar eclipse glasses? Here’s where to find them. (Maybe.)Washington PostWe will update this post periodically as we hear of new vendors (or sold-out vendors). We all know by now that you need to wear special glasses to watch the eclipse. Not only is it harmful to your eyes…

Daily Mail The permafrost in the Alps is melting, causing avalanches and landslidesDaily MailGlobal warming is causing the Alps to literally fall apart, as the rise in temperature is melting snow caps on the mountains, experts warn. The Alps’ permafrost – soil, sediment, or rock that stays frozen for at least two years – is…

Does Cool Pavement Moderate Global Warming? It’s ComplicatedCALIFORNIAIf you’re considering ways to reduce urban heat and moderate global warming, cool pavements just seem like a no brainer. Asphalt, after all is dark; it absorbs heat. But light colored cement or asphalt treated with a whitish surfacing agent can reflect …

Times of San Diego John Coleman’s Crusade: Battling 97% on ‘Global Warming Silliness’Times of San DiegoColeman calls global warming a scientific issue, not a political one. “But since it had become a political issue, [Michael D. McKinnon] strongly supported my skeptical position on global warming,” he says. “If it hadn’t been for that, I probably…

The Australian Sea ice a ‘handbrake on global warming‘The AustralianAustralian research suggests climate modellers have underestimated a natural “thermostat” that helps alleviate the rise in temperatures: immense quantities of reflective compounds, emitted by marine microbes, that act like a handbrake on global warming.

Aljazeera.com Is climate change to blame in Freetown?Aljazeera.comIt looks as though the changing climate may make the future risk even greater as more frequent and more violent rainy season events such as this are a measurable consequence. In tropical Africa, much of the seasonal rain comes from thunderstorms and …I’ve seen how perilous life in Sierra…

Slate Magazine Trump is on a mission to undo as many of Obama’s policies as possible, no matter now reasonable they were.Slate MagazineAnd the Hill reported that “Trump’s oceanfront condos in Miami and his Doral golf course would also be threatened, according to projections by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the South Florida…