Tech News: Airbus reveals the self driving 'capsule' taxi that can be picked up by a drone to take to the skies

Airbus has unveiled a new concept that could put an end to traffic jams.

Called Pop.Up, the modular system consist of a two-seater capsule that functions as a car or can be carried to the rider's destination by a vertical take-off and landing air veh

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Late winter 'heatwave' hits the U.S. in February

It has been warm this winter for much of the country. But even with that said, temperatures recorded during a four-day period in late February 2017 across the central and eastern United States were extraordinary for the end of meteorological winter—D

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Has spring sprung for you? Maps reveal three week early spring spreading across America

Groundhog Day came and went, bringing predictions of six more weeks of winter – but in the weeks to come, much of the US was instead greeted by unseasonably warm weather.

For some, spring has already begun well ahead of schedule, a new study led by t

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Arctic sea ice on track to be among smallest winter maximums on record

The end-of-summer minimum extent in 2016 tied for the second-smallest on record. As we've written about previously, ice growth throughout the winter has been extremely sluggish. In November, the usual seasonal expansion of the ice cover actually reve

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Polluted air causes 5.5 million deaths a year new research says

More than 5.5 million people worldwide are dying prematurely every year as a result of air pollution, according to new research.

More at

http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-35568249

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Ocean plant growth blooms in springtime as Arctic sea ice thins

Like plants on land, plants in the ocean use chlorophyll to convert carbon dioxide to sugar and oxygen through photosynthesis. In the Arctic, the rate at which ocean plants convert CO2 to organic material—the region’s net primary productivity—has in

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Western drought: It ain't over 'til...well, it ain't over

But it’s worth mentioning again that, as the atmosphere gets warmer, it gets thirstier, and so it levies a bigger tax on soil and surface water.....

More at https://www.climate.gov/news-features/blogs/beyond-data/western-drought-it-aint-over-tilwell

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New tool helps oyster growers prepare for changing ocean chemistry

The global ocean has soaked up one-third of human-caused carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions since the start of the Industrial Era, increasing the CO2 and acidity of seawater. Increased seawater acidity reduces available carbonate, the building blocks use

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Bet You Didn't See This Coming: 10 Jobs That Will Be Replaced By Robots

It’s not just professionals in the legal and accounting sectors that will see jobs disappear due to automation. Knowledge workers, retail, and manual laborers will also see their job prospects decline. Here are the jobs that could be hit the worst.

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Beyond 2016: Year in Review

In this edition of Beyond the Data, we’ll look back at 2016 and identify some of the most meaningful climate and weather events from the year.

More at 

https://www.climate.gov/news-features/blogs/beyond-data/beyond-2016-year-review

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17 ways technology will change our lives by 2050

Business Insider

We asked Ian Pearson, a futurist with an 85% accuracy record, what new technology we can expect to see by 2050 and how it will change the way we live.

Scroll down to see Pearson's biggest predictions about the future:

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How the threat of floods is shifting across the US: Map reveals the risk is growing in the north, but dropping in the south

Researchers believe the north half of the US is at a higher risk of flooding
They compared data from streams and satellites to uncover the threat
It's because there has been an increase in the amount of water in the ground
However, the opposite has happ

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Greenland ice mass loss continued in 2016

Although surface melt on the Greenland Ice Sheet did not set a new record in 2016, the long-term trend of decreasing mass continued, according to the latest Arctic Report Card from NOAA and its partners. Multiple factors likely contributed to ice los

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NOAA's 2016 Arctic Report Card: Visual highlights

Now in its 11th year, the Arctic Report Card, released today at the annual American Geophysical Union fall meeting in San Francisco, is a peer-reviewed report that brings together the work of 61 scientists from 11 nations who report on air, ocean, la

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Google Timelapse- See the Earth changing over the years

See the Earth changing over the years

https://earthengine.google.com/timelapse/#v=25.80298,-80.27915,10.2,latLng&t=1.56

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Real-time 3D air pollution map of Earth

Here is a real-time 3D map of the Earth's air pollution.

Most pollution is caused by fossil fuel burning or factory smoke. 

https://airvisual.com/earth

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Drought breaks out this fall

Drought has erupted in the Southeast United States in recent months, and emerged in the central plains in recent weeks. Forest fires have dotted the Southern Appalachians. Areas not directly threatened by the fires have dealt with the downstream cons

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State of the Ocean temperature feed

Live sattelite feed of the ocean temperature from NASA

View feed here

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Tesla unveils solar roof tiles and Powerwall 2

By combining solar roof tiles, battery storage, and electric vehicles, Tesla hopes to create the opportunity for a zero emission lifestyle.

More at

http://www.futuretimeline.net/blog/2016/10/30.htm#.WBaTkS0rKUk

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Before the Flood

From director Fisher Stevens and Academy Award-winning actor, environmental activist and U.N. Messenger of Peace Leonardo DiCaprio, Before the Floodpresents a riveting account of the dramatic changes now occurring around the world due to climate cha

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