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This is what your life will be like when the world hits a dangerous climate tipping point

Fast Company Tech

Weve already experienced the first full calendar year beyond this threshold, with last years global average temperature being 1.6 Since then, new government policies, and the meteoric rise of renewable energy, seem to have made a dent. degrees Celsius by 2050, as set out in the Paris Agreement, is probably out of reach.

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How Indigenous Peoples’ Day is Supplanting Columbus Day

Whole Whale

However, the second Monday in October is still celebrated by 14 states and about 130 local governments as Columbus Day. He “found” the Bahamas. Besides looking at state and local government holiday laws, there is another way of looking at the adoption of either Columbus or Indigenous Peoples’ Day. 1937: President Franklin D.

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Rocket Report: SpaceX lands in the Bahamas; ULA tests modified booster

Ars Technica

Domestic and global politics have driven nearly all of the US government's decisions on major space issues, most notably President John F. Each report will include information on small-, medium-, and heavy-lift rockets as well as a quick look ahead at the next three launches on the calendar. Welcome to Edition 7.32

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