Articles by Philip Bump
Philip Bump wrote about the news for Gristmill. He now writes for The Atlantic Wire.
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The hottest rain in world history falls on Needles, Calif.
At 115 degrees, the rain was so hot that most of it evaporated before it hit the ground.
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Greenland’s ice melt is its worst ever — and there’s still a month to go
Melting of the Greenland ice sheet broke the seasonal record on Aug. 8 -- and melting season isn't even over yet.
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Kentucky coal headed to India under new deal
From the Louisville Courier-Journal: Kentucky coal producers have reached an agreement to export 9 million tons of coal annually to India for the next 25 years in a $7 billion deal. Gov. Steve Beshear’s office announced Wednesday that New Jersey-based FJS Energy LLC signed the deal with India’s Abhijeet Group to purchase coal exports from […]
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Shell gets it backward, starts polluting Alaskan water before it drills
The Keystone Kops of oil exploration are up to more wacky hijinks.
