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“Catastrophic Consequences”: Scientists Warn of Abrupt, Irreversible Antarctic Collapse  SciTechDaily Scientists issue warning over unprecedented occurrences in Antarctica: ‘Changing faster than we ever imagined’  Yahoo Antarctica’s ice melting faster than expected: Scientists | Daily Sabah  Daily Sabah Researchers issue warning about troubling phenomenon at Earth’s poles: ‘The picture has changed’  The Cool Down Scientists warn of ‘catastrophic consequences’ as Antarctic ice nears collapse | …

Children living in heavily polluted cities could be at risk of going permanently blind, a study warns. Researchers recruited 30,000 school children in China and had them undergo a series of vision tests to look for myopia, also known as nearsightedness.   Affecting nearly half of Americans, myopia causes distant objects to appear blurry while closer objects are clear.  While most …

IN A NUTSHELL 🌍 Earth’s atmosphere faces an irreversible oxygen decline due to the Sun’s warming. ☀️ Increased luminosity from the Sun will disrupt photosynthesis, leading to oxygen loss. 🦠 Only anaerobic microorganisms might survive as oxygen levels drop drastically. 🔭 The study impacts the search for life on exoplanets, questioning oxygen as a stable biosignature. Earth’s oxygen-rich atmosphere, a …

Doctors have raised the alarm about high levels of vaping among children worldwide, saying they are convinced e-cigarettes are causing irreversible harm to their health. Cardiologists, researchers and health experts said they were “extremely concerned” about the harmful effects of e-cigarettes on millions of teenagers and young people, including exposure to toxins and carcinogens – some of which are still …