[elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] The rate of ice loss had slowed for a two-year period amid cooler summers and higher snowfall in western Greenland through 2018. But last year, as warm air flowed northward from lower latitudes, the frozen island experienced a record loss in its ice mass.

[elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] The coronavirus pandemic has had ripple effects for vulnerable city residents as many public and private cooling spaces – from malls to libraries and pools – are now closed or limiting entry numbers.

[elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] The coronavirus pandemic has had ripple effects for vulnerable city residents as many public and private cooling spaces – from malls to libraries and pools – are now closed or limiting entry numbers.

[elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] Soldiers who recently ousted Mali’s president and government in a coup promised to oversee new elections soon.  President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita resigned and dissolved his parliament after the mutineers detained him at gunpoint.

[elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] A Japanese bulk carrier ran aground the Island of Mauritius, causing a devastating oil spill in one of the world’s most pristine maritime environments.  Now, the island is suing the captain of that ship for his role in the damage.

[elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] The U.S. state of Michigan said on Thursday that it had reached a preliminary settlement to pay $600 million to victims of the Flint water crisis. This will potentially mark the end of one of the country’s worst public health crises to date.

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[elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] Postmaster General Louis DeJoy suspended all mail service changes until after the November election, bowing to an outcry. Democrats in Congress claim the moves appear to be an attempt to boost President Donald Trump’s re-election chances.

[elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] U.S. President Donald Trump, along with his election campaign, has sued the state of New Jersey, following a decision on Friday by its Democratic governor to mail a ballot to every voter in the state for November’s elections, as well as hold in-person voting amid the coronavirus pandemic.