<![CDATA[io9: Eco-apocalypse]]> http://cache.io9.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/io9.com.png <![CDATA[io9: Eco-apocalypse]]> http://io9.com/tag/eco-apocalypse http://io9.com/tag/eco-apocalypse <![CDATA[Scenes from one of the most polluted cities on Earth]]> Karabash, a Russian industrial town has been called the most polluted city on Earth. Home to a major copper smelter, Karabash sees acid rains, poisoned air, barren soil, and a pile of slag that dwarfs the nearby homes. More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5700012&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Is "Planet Hacking" The Only Way To Save The World?]]> Is the only way to survive global climate change to try and change it even more through geoengineering? Possibly - if doing so doesn't trigger an international political "incident" accidentally. More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5160419&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Giant Squids Invade The Dead Zones Of California]]> Every summer since 2002, the waters off the West coast die. And then the giant squids come. It's all thanks to global warming, which causes massive "low oxygen zones" off the coast, in which almost everything in the water dies off due to oxygen starvation. It's already too late to reverse the ocean's "George Romero Tribute," but it's good news for the huge Humboldt squids. More »
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