Ancient Ice Core, Grieving Orca, and Dinosaur Footprints: A Week in Scientific Discoveries
Scientists extracted a 1.2-million-year-old ice core from Antarctica, revealing insights into past climate change and its potential effects on human populations; a grieving orca mother's actions highlight the fragility of endangered species; and a 'dinosaur highway' reveals the largest dinosaur trac...
Ancient Ice Core, Grieving Orca, and Dinosaur Footprints: A Week in Scientific Discoveries
Scientists extracted a 1.2-million-year-old ice core from Antarctica, revealing insights into past climate change and its potential effects on human populations; a grieving orca mother's actions highlight the fragility of endangered species; and a 'dinosaur highway' reveals the largest dinosaur trac...
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28% Bias Score
Devastating Los Angeles Wildfires: Dozens Dead, Thousands Evacuated
Fueled by 90mph Santa Ana winds, major wildfires in Los Angeles County have burned nearly 40,000 acres, destroying 12,000 structures, killing at least 2 dozen people, and prompting evacuations for tens of thousands of residents.
Devastating Los Angeles Wildfires: Dozens Dead, Thousands Evacuated
Fueled by 90mph Santa Ana winds, major wildfires in Los Angeles County have burned nearly 40,000 acres, destroying 12,000 structures, killing at least 2 dozen people, and prompting evacuations for tens of thousands of residents.
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28% Bias Score
Supreme Court Allows Hawaii Climate Misinformation Lawsuit to Proceed
The Supreme Court rejected fossil fuel companies' attempts to halt a Hawaii lawsuit accusing them of a decades-long misinformation campaign on climate change, allowing the case to proceed to trial and setting a precedent for similar lawsuits across the US.
Supreme Court Allows Hawaii Climate Misinformation Lawsuit to Proceed
The Supreme Court rejected fossil fuel companies' attempts to halt a Hawaii lawsuit accusing them of a decades-long misinformation campaign on climate change, allowing the case to proceed to trial and setting a precedent for similar lawsuits across the US.
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36% Bias Score
Trump's Climate-Fueled Push for Greenland and Panama Canal Annexation
Driven by climate change impacts on Greenland and the Panama Canal, US President-elect Donald Trump is demanding annexation of both territories, citing resource scarcity and national security, despite widespread international condemnation.
Trump's Climate-Fueled Push for Greenland and Panama Canal Annexation
Driven by climate change impacts on Greenland and the Panama Canal, US President-elect Donald Trump is demanding annexation of both territories, citing resource scarcity and national security, despite widespread international condemnation.
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44% Bias Score
Record 756 Frost-Free Days in De Bilt, Netherlands
De Bilt, Netherlands, has set a new record of 756 consecutive days without a frost day, exceeding the previous record by one day, due to global warming caused by the burning of fossil fuels, resulting in warmer temperatures and fewer cold periods.
Record 756 Frost-Free Days in De Bilt, Netherlands
De Bilt, Netherlands, has set a new record of 756 consecutive days without a frost day, exceeding the previous record by one day, due to global warming caused by the burning of fossil fuels, resulting in warmer temperatures and fewer cold periods.
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32% Bias Score
Mayotte Hit by Another Storm After Devastating Cyclone
Tropical Storm Dikeledi hit Mayotte on Sunday, causing further devastation just weeks after Cyclone Chido killed at least 39 people and injured over 5000, leaving many homeless and exacerbating the challenges faced by this impoverished French territory. The airport was closed, and a red alert was is...
Mayotte Hit by Another Storm After Devastating Cyclone
Tropical Storm Dikeledi hit Mayotte on Sunday, causing further devastation just weeks after Cyclone Chido killed at least 39 people and injured over 5000, leaving many homeless and exacerbating the challenges faced by this impoverished French territory. The airport was closed, and a red alert was is...
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24% Bias Score
Canada Sends Firefighters to Battle California Wildfires
Canada is deploying 60 firefighters from Alberta and British Columbia to help battle wildfires in California, starting Monday, in response to an official U.S. request; additional resources are being prepared.
Canada Sends Firefighters to Battle California Wildfires
Canada is deploying 60 firefighters from Alberta and British Columbia to help battle wildfires in California, starting Monday, in response to an official U.S. request; additional resources are being prepared.
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44% Bias Score
Southern California Under Red Flag Warning Amid Raging Wildfires
A "Particularly Dangerous Situation" red flag warning is in effect for western Los Angeles County and most of Ventura County from Tuesday 4 a.m. to Wednesday noon due to a new Santa Ana wind event expected to fuel the already raging wildfires, such as the Palisades Fire (23,713 acres, 13% contained)...
Southern California Under Red Flag Warning Amid Raging Wildfires
A "Particularly Dangerous Situation" red flag warning is in effect for western Los Angeles County and most of Ventura County from Tuesday 4 a.m. to Wednesday noon due to a new Santa Ana wind event expected to fuel the already raging wildfires, such as the Palisades Fire (23,713 acres, 13% contained)...
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36% Bias Score
AfD's Anti-Wind Energy Stance Threatens Germany's Energy Transition
AfD leader Alice Weidel's inflammatory rhetoric against wind turbines, comparing them to the Holocaust memorial, threatens Germany's energy transition and could lead to soaring electricity prices if implemented, as wind energy constitutes nearly one-third of Germany's electricity production in 2024.
AfD's Anti-Wind Energy Stance Threatens Germany's Energy Transition
AfD leader Alice Weidel's inflammatory rhetoric against wind turbines, comparing them to the Holocaust memorial, threatens Germany's energy transition and could lead to soaring electricity prices if implemented, as wind energy constitutes nearly one-third of Germany's electricity production in 2024.
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60% Bias Score
Arctic Blast and Santa Ana Winds to Batter US
A powerful Arctic air mass will drop temperatures 10–20 degrees below average across the Eastern US, starting January 15, while the return of Santa Ana winds in Southern California threatens to reignite and spread existing wildfires burning over 40,000 acres, causing 24 deaths and displacing 150,000...
Arctic Blast and Santa Ana Winds to Batter US
A powerful Arctic air mass will drop temperatures 10–20 degrees below average across the Eastern US, starting January 15, while the return of Santa Ana winds in Southern California threatens to reignite and spread existing wildfires burning over 40,000 acres, causing 24 deaths and displacing 150,000...
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44% Bias Score
AfD's Wind Turbine Threat: Implications for Germany's Energy Transition
AfD's Alice Weidel initially threatened to dismantle wind turbines if elected, later clarifying it would only apply to those in Hesse's Reinhardswald. This highlights wind energy as a key target for the far-right due to its association with ecological modernity, while ignoring potential energy short...
AfD's Wind Turbine Threat: Implications for Germany's Energy Transition
AfD's Alice Weidel initially threatened to dismantle wind turbines if elected, later clarifying it would only apply to those in Hesse's Reinhardswald. This highlights wind energy as a key target for the far-right due to its association with ecological modernity, while ignoring potential energy short...
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52% Bias Score
SCE Denies Role in Eaton Fire Amid Lawsuit and Stock Drop
Southern California Edison reported no electrical anomalies on its equipment in the 12 hours before the Eaton Fire started, despite the fire killing 17 people and burning over 14,000 acres; however, a lawsuit alleges the utility's power lines ignited the blaze, causing an 11% drop in Edison Internat...
SCE Denies Role in Eaton Fire Amid Lawsuit and Stock Drop
Southern California Edison reported no electrical anomalies on its equipment in the 12 hours before the Eaton Fire started, despite the fire killing 17 people and burning over 14,000 acres; however, a lawsuit alleges the utility's power lines ignited the blaze, causing an 11% drop in Edison Internat...
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48% Bias Score