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Amazon Rainforest Nearing Tipping Point Faster Than Predicted, Scientists Warn

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Hammered by climate change and relentless deforestation, the Amazon rainforest is losing its capacity to recover and could irretrievably transition into savannah, with dire consequences for the region and the world, according to a study published Monday.   Researchers warned that the results mean the Amazon could be approaching a so-called “tipping point” faster than … Read more

Satellite photos show huge Russian military convoy nearing Ukraine’s capital Kyiv

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Satellites have captured images of a massive convoy of Russian military vehicles 40 miles long (65 kilometers) nearing the besieged Ukrainian capital Kyiv as the country continued its resistance against Russia on the sixth day of that country’s invasion. The images, captured Monday (Feb. 28), show the convoy stretching from the town of Prybirsk, in … Read more