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New England's salt marshes store 10 million cars' worth of carbon -- and add another 15,000-worth every year
In the race to combat global climate change, much attention has been given to natural 'carbon sinks:' those primarily terrestrial areas of the globe that absorb and sequester more carbon than they ...
Four Bay Area locations are sinking at an alarming rate, with implications for sea level rise
Land is sinking at an alarming rate in some parts of the Bay Area, exposing shorelines to worse threats from sea level rise than was previously projected, a new study has found. Several places along ...
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Henry Marsh, first Black mayor of Richmond, dies at 91
Henry L. Marsh III, the first Black mayor of Richmond and a figure who embodied the rise of African American power in the city, died Thursday night at 91. Marsh, a civil rights lawyer, was ...
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US region’s salt marshes store 10 million cars’ worth of carbon, outperform forests
Scientists have demonstrated that New England’s salt marshes sequester carbon equivalent to the emissions of roughly 10 million cars within their top meter of soil. Furthermore, their research ...
SC's saltmarsh sparrows are going extinct. What do they tell us about a changing climate?
On an average, it takes up to 12 years to add a species to the federal Endangered Species list, a backlog activists say puts ...
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WHO’s new salt guideline: Why replacing sodium with potassium salt may prevent hypertension, heart attacks
Can switching the salt in your shakers with K-salt or potassium chloride help in controlling your blood pressure and reducing your risk of heart diseases? The World Health Organisation (WHO), in its ...
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Norfolk salt marshes named one of UK's best breaks
A Norfolk beauty spot has been named one of the best to visit in the UK. The salt marshes along the Norfolk coast were included in The Times' list of the "most invigorating breaks" to take ...
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Henry Marsh, first Black mayor of Richmond, dies at 91
Henry L. Marsh III, a civil rights lawyer and long-serving Virginia state senator who in 1977 became the first Black mayor of Richmond, ushering in an era of African American leadership in the ...
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The Current: Henry Marsh dies at 91
Henry Marsh, left, with close friend Sen. Tim Kaine at the 2008 Democratic National Convention. Photo: Preston Keres/ The Washington Post via Getty Images ...
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Kym Marsh shares her 'disappointment' as she announces career update
Former Coronation Street icon Kym Marsh shared some exciting career news with her fans today - before admitting that there was an element of disappointment. The 48-year-old appeared on the latest ...
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Mentor, confidant, friend: Richmond’s first Black mayor, Henry Marsh III, dies
Courtesy of Henry L. Marsh III Elementary School. Henry L. Marsh III Elementary School was dedicated in Richmond in August 2020. Marsh, a civil rights attorney, longtime Virginia Senator and the ...
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Henry Marsh III, First Black Mayor Of Richmond, Dies At 91
Marsh, born and raised in Richmond, had an elementary school named after him in 2020. Henry Marsh III, the first Black Mayor of Richmond, Virginia, died on Jan. 23. Following his death, community ...