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Oil Spill · MombasaThe coils of black hose, drum skimmers designed to collect oil from the ocean's surface, and orangey-red containment booms all looked out of place on the white sand of Mombasa's touristy Nyali beach. But on July 9, dozens of emergency responders in red and orange hi-vis gear took over a portion of this beach. They were braving the wind and choppy Indian Ocean waves as they mocked up the onshore response to a simulated oil spill at sea.See the Story
I Watched a Simulated Oil Spill in the Indian Ocean. Here's How Island and Coastal Countries Worked Together
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Cosmology · ChileGalaxies are groups of stars held together by gravitational forces. Most galaxies originated in the first 200 million years after the Big Bang and have transformed over approximately 14 billion years. Early galaxies formed as aggregates of stars that clustered around the center of mass. In the youth of the universe, galaxies were in close [...] The post Scientists Determine the Age of a Stellar Row in the Center of a Galaxy – Sciworthy appeared …See the Story
Scientists Determine the Age of a Stellar Row in the Center of a Galaxy - Sciworthy
Climate ChangeThe largest supply of melted fresh water in the world is stored in aquifers beneath our feet. This groundwater accounts for half the world’s drinking water supply and half the water used to irrigate crops globally. Temperature influences aspects of groundwater quality like arsenic and manganese levels, impacting both human use and the ecosystems that depend on it. Eighteen countries currently have safe drinking water temperature guidelines, with…Read Article
