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Good news! Earth will stay habitable for another 1.75 billion years. Taking measurements for our potential new home?

Good news! Earth will stay habitable for another 1.75 billion years

Hybrids Better for Climate than Leaf, Tesla in Most States. Research Report by Climate Central To embed this interactive, click the preferred size for the code: 700 x 625 | 600 x 536 | 500 x 447 An electric car is only as good for the climate as the electricity used to power it.

Hybrids Better for Climate than Leaf, Tesla in Most States

And in states that rely heavily on fossil fuels like coal and natural gas for their electricity there are many conventional and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles that are better for the climate than all-electric cars today. Hogweed Problem Doubles In B.C.'s Lower Mainland. A toxic, invasive plant is proving to be a much bigger problem in B.C.'s Lower Mainland than officials thought, as removal crews find the giant hogweed population has doubled in the last year.

Hogweed Problem Doubles In B.C.'s Lower Mainland

Giant hogweed is a native of the Caucasus Region and Central Asia and is believed to have been brought to North America for its seeds, which were once considered tasty. Outsmart Waste. Show Video Have TerraCycle send you a collection box (selected programs) or take any box you may have at your home, office or school.

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Lava lake in Hawaii’s Mount Kilauea volcano reaches record level. Amateur Astronomers Discover 42 Alien Planets. A team of amateurs has discovered evidence for 42 alien planets, including a Jupiter-size world that could potentially be habitable, by sifting through data from a NASA spacecraft.

Amateur Astronomers Discover 42 Alien Planets

Forty volunteers with the crowd-sourcing Planet Hunters project discovered the new planet candidates, which include 15 potentially habitable worlds and PH2 b, a Jupiter-size planet that the team confirmed to be in the habitable zone of its parent star. Science, satellites and superstorms: Preparing for the next big one. A satellite view of Hurricane Sandy shows the storm at 10:15 a.m.

Science, satellites and superstorms: Preparing for the next big one

ET on Friday, October 26. Though it was no longer considered a hurricane when it hit the U.S., "post-tropical" Superstorm Sandy packed a hurricane-sized punch. The storm is seen from from the International Space Station on October 26. A satellite view shows Sandy's position at 2:47 p.m. ET on Saturday, October 27. This satellite image shows Sandy at 2:22 p.m. A satellite image of the Western Hemisphere shows its massive size at 2:22 p.m. on Monday, October 29. This satellite image shows Sandy at 2:59 p.m. Superstorm Sandy officially made landfall Monday evening along the coast of southern New Jersey, the National Hurricane Center reported. The destruction caused by Superstorm Sandy mounted Tuesday morning as electrical fires and record power outages added to the misery of devastating flooding in the Northeast. Strong quake shakes West Coast, reignites fears of the 'big one' Radio Canada photoA major earthquake struck off the coast of southern Alaska early on Saturday, roughly 300 kilometres north of where a similar quake shook the islands of Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, two months ago.

Strong quake shakes West Coast, reignites fears of the 'big one'

The quake registered 7.5 on the Richter scale, and set off tsunami warnings along the north and south coasts of Vancouver Island, including the City of Victoria. The warning was called off early this morning, as only minimal changes in sea level were detected. [ Related: B.C. tsunami warning cancelled after Alaska quake ] Since the initial quake, more than a dozen aftershocks have been recorded, ranging between magnitude 3.5 and 5.1, with more aftershocks likely before the Queen Charlotte fault system settles down once again. To imagine what causes aftershocks, press your index finger down onto the surface of your desk, and then try to push your finger away from you. . [ Related: Aftershocks often more dangerous than initial, larger quake ] 2013 hot-button issues: Ongoing international strife could wash up on Canada’s shores. Smoking chimneys and cooling tower of a coal-burning power plant are seen on a hazy day in Wuhan, China.

2013 hot-button issues: Ongoing international strife could wash up on Canada’s shores

Facing serious world economic problems as the year begins, Canadians can take comfort in a recent Angus Reid opinion survey conducted in Canada, the U.S. and Britain. It found that three in five Canadians rate the current economic conditions in our country as “very good” or “good,” compared to only 23 per cent of respondents in the U.S. and 11 per cent in Britain. Unemployment among household members, however, remains many Canadians’ weightiest concern. Our related problems include record household debt, continuing weak demand for exports from the U.S., and an uncertain housing market.

Most European countries expect little or no economic growth this year. Hawaiian Island Dissolving From Within. Huge Saturn Vortex Swirls in Stunning NASA Photos. Amazing new photos from NASA's Cassini probe orbiting Saturn reveal a dizzying glimpse into a monster storm raging on the ringed planet's north pole.

Huge Saturn Vortex Swirls in Stunning NASA Photos

Cassini took the spectacular Saturn storm photos Nov. 27 and relayed them back to Earth, mission scientists said in a statement. The pictures reveal a swirling storm reminiscent of the recent Hurricane Sandy that recently plagued our own planet. Mercury's north pole has ice, NASA confirms. Mercury's north pole has frozen water according to data revealed Thursday by NASA scientists, confirming the long-held suspicion that the very hot planet closest to the Sun has ice lurking in the shade.

Mercury's north pole has ice, NASA confirms

Data collected by NASA's Messenger probe indicates "the presence of one billion to one trillion metric tonnes of ice" at Mercury's poles, said Sean Solomon, principal investigator with the Messenger program. "These are very exciting results... but there is more to come," he added. The ice is in the permanently shadowed region of Mercury’s north pole and is thought to be between 50 centimetres and 20 metres deep. Scientists suspect there is also ice near the south pole, though the Messenger probe was unable to take a sufficiently close look. Messenger was launched in 2004 and arrived in orbit around Mercury in March 2011.

Quake rattles B.C. coast, no injuries, U.S. agency says no tsunami expected. Tokelau in the South Pacific becomes first nation to use 100% renewable energy. The South Pacific nation of Tokelau is leading the way in renewable energy by becoming the first in the world to …The South Pacific nation of Tokelau is leading the way in renewable energy by becoming the first in the world to satisfy all its power needs through solar power and biofuels.

Consisting of three small coral islands - known as atolls - called Atafu, Nukunonu, and Fakaofo, Tokelau's over 1400 residents live on only 10 square kilometres of land space, and most of that land is only a few metres above sea level at high tide. Thus, with the rise in sea level already being seen around the world, and the impact that Tokelau has seen from this as ocean waters creep in to contaminate their water supply, having the world switch to energy sources that do not continue to pump greenhouse gases into the atmosphere is of great interest to the Tokelauan people. [ Related: Did global warming cause superstorm Sandy? Canada. Earthquake off B.C. coast precursor to the Big One? Last night's powerful quake that struck off Haida Gwaii was the largest one since 1949 in Canada.

The magnitude 7.7 earthquake off British Columbia's north-central coast hit at 8:04 p.m. PT, followed by a string of aftershocks, evacuations and tsunami warnings. Though the warnings were cancelled on Sunday morning, the residents still remain rattled by last night's events as strong aftershocks hit. Earth’s magnetic field long overdue for a reversal that could end our current way of life.

Stress of climate change killing forests, new studies show. A forest fire burns in the Canary Islands on August 13.New ecological studies being published lately all point to the same basic conclusion: the stress of climate change is killing the world's forests. Stunning Arctic volcanoes. Mammoths Wiped Out By Multiple Killers. 4 smart thermostats that save money and energy. Whether you power your home with electricity, heating oil, gas, solar power, geothermal energy, or some other source, the energy you use to heat and cool your home is undoubtedly a huge part of your household budget.

Census 2011: Canada’s age pyramid shows what our country may look like. Australasia has hottest 60 years in a millennium, scientists find. Better Than An Igloo: Affordable, Efficient Homes In One Of The World's Harshest Environments. Web.viu.ca/pughg/fall2005/math191f0501/trigNotes2.pdf. mR. wEtHeRhOlD’s PhUnTaStIc PhYsIcS wOrLd! Amasia Supercontinent Will Form in the Arctic, Geologists Predict. Forget Mayan 2012 prediction, expert says the world ends in 500 million years.

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