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In January 2022, Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano in the South Pacific produced one of the most powerful eruptions in modern history. The eruption also triggered an unexpected atmospheric reaction that partially removed methane from the air. Formaldehyde is produced when …
For the first time, California discharged over 12,000 megawatts of energy from its battery arrays to meet over 40 percent of the state's energy demand. President Trump takes aim at offshore wind, orders oil pipelines to reopen and retires renewable …
Mohammad started a fire in his cell at Pinckneyville Correctional Center. He was locked in solitary confinement for 14 years. Mohammad worked in solitary for 8 hours a day for $0.04 per hour. He used to read Harry Potter books …
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