Adapting to Rising Seas, Schools Move to the Rafters and Cats Swim by Hannah Beech and Jes Aznar

By Hannah Beech and Jes Aznar

On an island in the Philippines, waterlogged one-third of the year because of climate change, residents adjust to their sodden existence instead of fleeing.

Published: February 22, 2020 at 05:00AM

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Central Centaurus A

A mere 11 million light-years away, Centaurus A is the closest active galaxy to planet Earth. Also known as NGC 5128, the peculiar elliptical galaxy is over 60,000 light-years across. A region spanning about 8,500 light-years, including the galaxy’s center (upper left), is framed in this sharp Hubble Space telescope close-up. Centaurus A is apparently the result of a collision of two otherwise normal galaxies resulting in a violent jumble of star forming regions, massive star clusters, and imposing dark dust lanes. Near the galaxy’s center, left over cosmic debris is steadily being consumed by a central black hole with a billion times the mass of the Sun. As in other active galaxies, that process likely generates the radio, X-ray, and gamma-ray energy radiated by Centaurus A. via NASA https://ift.tt/3bW4DoZ

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American Consumption of Fish Rises Slightly to 11-Year High by The Associated Press

By The Associated Press

Americans’ consumption of seafood has risen to its highest point in more than a decade.

Published: February 21, 2020 at 05:20PM

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Police: Couple Forced Boys Off Road, Angered by Trump Flags by The Associated Press

By The Associated Press

A northwestern Indiana couple allegedly used a car to force two teenage boys off a road, angered that the twin brothers were riding bicycles adorned with flags supporting President Donald Trump, before ripping one of the sibling’s flag from his bi…

Published: February 21, 2020 at 05:05PM

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As Florida, Georgia Battle Over Water, Panhandle Oystermen Struggle to Survive by Reuters

By Reuters

Standing in his boat in Florida’s Apalachicola Bay, Michael Dasher lowered a long pair of tongs into the water, pulling up a muddy mass of oysters that his son sorted, keeping those big enough to sell and tossing the rest back into the brackish ba…

Published: February 21, 2020 at 06:32AM

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South Africa’s Lobster Catchers Suffer in Coronavirus Fallout by Reuters

By Reuters

The lobster catchers of South Africa’s Western Cape have become an unexpected casualty of the coronavirus after China halted imports of the West Coast rock lobster last month as part of measures to contain the outbreak.

Published: February 21, 2020 at 06:23AM

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LDN 1622: Dark Nebula in Orion

The silhouette of an intriguing dark nebula inhabits this cosmic scene. Lynds’ Dark Nebula (LDN) 1622 appears against a faint background of glowing hydrogen gas only visible in long telescopic exposures of the region. In contrast, the brighter reflection nebula vdB 62 is more easily seen, just above and right of center. LDN 1622 lies near the plane of our Milky Way Galaxy, close on the sky to Barnard’s Loop, a large cloud surrounding the rich complex of emission nebulae found in the Belt and Sword of Orion. With swept-back outlines, the obscuring dust of LDN 1622 is thought to lie at a similar distance, perhaps 1,500 light-years away. At that distance, this 1 degree wide field of view would span about 30 light-years. Young stars do lie hidden within the dark expanse and have been revealed in Spitzer Space telescope infrared images. Still, the foreboding visual appearance of LDN 1622 inspires its popular name, the Boogeyman Nebula. via NASA https://ift.tt/37N4ZLs

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