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A Recent Study Suggests That Excessive Groundwater (GW) Extraction Is Causing The Earth’s Rotational Axis To Drift East, At A Rate Of ~14.3 cm/ Yr, Contributing To Sea Level Rise. Computer Models And Data Indicate GW As The 2nd Most Notable Driver In Long-Term Axis Variations, After Mantle Flow. GW Is Crucial For, E.G., Drinking & Farming.

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The Fossil Of An Immature Diplodocid, A Sauropod, Could Shed More Light On The Illnesses That Inflicted Dinosaurs. The Fossil, Based On Irregular Protrusions In The Neck, Presents The First Evidence Of A Unique Respiratory Infection In A Dinosaur. The 150 Million-Year-Old Fossil Named “Dolly” Was Discovered In SW Montana, USA.

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A Lightning Bolt That Crossed Three Southern US States, Texas, Louisiana, And Mississippi In April 2020, According To World Meteorological Organization, Has Broken A New World Record By Being The Longest Lightning At 477 Mile Long. The Previous Record Was Set By A 440.6 Miles (709 km) Lightning Bolt, Which Was Recorded In Brazil In 2018.

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Freetown Waste Management Recycle, Nigeria, In A First Of Its Kind In The Country, Has Found A Way To Protect The Environment While Creating Jobs From The ~12 Million Waste Tires Produced Every Year In Nigeria. The Tires Are Recycled And Used To Produce, E.G., Paving Bricks, Floor Tiles, And Other High Demand Goods In Nigeria. Nice!

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Scientific Projection Is Indicating The Lagos, Nigeria, A Low Lying City On The Atlantic Coast And Home To More Than 24 Million People, May Become Unliveable At The End Of This Century Because Of Sea-Level Rise Due To Climate Change. And This Is Worsened By The Poor Drainage And Uncontrolled Urban Growth That Plague The City.

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