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Glacier melts caused by human activity

Horrifying images caught by CCTV before transmission cut out: The catastrophic debris flow that struck Nepal and Tibet today was triggered by the collapse of a glacier high in the mountains. Why did this mountain collapse: Glacier melt is primarily … Continue reading

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Valuing Human Life

As humans became more sophisticated after thousands of years evolving, they became conquerors of land when explorers sailed to new lands and staked rights to it in the name of their monarchs. Vasco da Gama was one such explorer trying … Continue reading

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