When farmworkers arrived down a hillside and burrowed their way under a barbed wire fence to bring water and bananas to the hundreds of people stranded by floodwaters on the Australian highway, they were slightly surprised that they were all well fed. They were also cheerful, despite the situation. The […]
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Depressing Math: 3 Americans Make Enough Carbon Emissions to Kill 1 Person
Unfortunately, the lifestyles of around three average American citizens make enough carbon emissions that can kill one person. What’s more, the emissions from one coal-fired power plant will likely result in more than 900 deaths, found the first analysis that calculated the mortal cost of CO2 emissions. This new research […]
Two Boy Scouts Save Drowning Woman while Cycling along the Missouri Floodwaters
These two boy scouts from Missouri are hailed heroes for rescuing an 18-year-old lady from drowning in floodwaters. The 15-year-old Dominic Viet and the 16-year-old Joseph Diener were biking in Colombia, Missouri in the afternoon when they heard someone calling for help. Because of heavy rainfall that happened before, the […]
While Thousands of People Evacuated from Hurricane Florence, Millions of Animals Drowned on Factory Farms
Due to the Hurricane Florence, numerous families from North Carolina have packed up most of their belongings and left their homes to avoid being flooded. Most of them have done everything they could to bring their cats, dogs, and other animal companions with them or at least place them somewhere […]