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This year, Canadians suffered the worst wildfire season on record. Meanwhile, Justin Trudeau’s government is seeking to tackle climate change through a strategy that has attracted some criticism

Turkey's second-largest lake is running dry! Leaving behind vast salt fields that may also vanish, leaving a salt mining industry seriously in danger.

A new satellite image of Turkey’s Lake Tuz is gorgeous — and, if you know more about what it’s portraying, worrying. The stunning capture from

by Amy Lupica (Our Daily Planet)  In time for Earth Day, last week Google unveiled Google Earth Timelapse, allowing users to see zoomable videos documenting how the Earth has changed since 1984. Through the eyes of a satellite, users can view sobering and sometimes alarming trends of deforestation, sea-level rise, dried up seas, and urban sprawl. Developers hope that this program, a product of 37 years of documentation, can help people see and believe in climate change and fight back. �...

What if you could take the entire planet, gather over 30 years of satellite data on it, and put it all together into a simple app that can even be used on your smartphone? Well… that’s exactly what Google recently unveiled. The new features for its Timelapse allow users to zoom in on any locations they choose, viewing more than three decades of imagery. The world at our fingertips It’s true that we now have the entire planet at our fingertips in more ways than one. Even some 20-30 years ...