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Times of India - US News

US - Sep 2, 2026 - In 1991, Harvard Forest buried heating cables 10 cm deep to warm Massachusetts soil by 5°C; after 26 years, warmed plots had lost 17% of carbon stored in the top 60 cm 2. redundancy - An extensive experiment in Massachusetts forests involved warming the soil over a span of two decades. Researchers tracked an initial carbon depletion that eventually plateaued, only to experience another surge in carbon emissions before reverting to baseline levels. These fluctuations were attributed to changing soil microbial communities and organic material, illustrating the complex and dynamic responses of underground carbon mechanisms over time.

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Duke University began exposing North Carolina forest plots to elevated CO2; after 10 years, loblolly pines produced about 20% more biomass

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US - Sep 2, 2026 - A California man spent nearly 30 years hand-building Salvation Mountain from adobe, straw and thousands of gallons of paint; Leonard Knight's landmark rises near Niland - Salvation Mountain stands as a vibrant folk-art masterpiece crafted by Leonard Knight over more than thirty years. Initially inspired by a hot-air balloon venture, he later turned his attention to creating a monumental structure made of adobe clay and straw. This landmark features various artworks and structures adorned with vivid colors, attracting attention and praise.

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In 2015, Florida scientists poured 5 gallons of red dye into Silver River to study how water moved as its clear waters were turning algae-green; they found it took roughly 11.5 hours to travel 5.1 miles.

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In 2016, Clint and Maggie Eastwood donated 79 Carmel River acres for a $25 million flood-control project and public trail

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An Iowa priest vowed to build a shrine if he survived pneumonia; after recovering, he spent 42 years using over 100 train carloads of stone to create it

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New Mexico man shoots cousin dead after argument over which enchiladas had hotter green chile

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In 2006, Beyoncé donated $2 million to build 42 apartments for people experiencing homelessness in Houston; the project became one of her earliest major housing initiatives

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In 2008, a Texas couple bought an overgrazed ranch and removed its cattle; 19,300 restored acres later, its turkey population had climbed from fewer than 50 to more than 500

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In 2015, Paul Allen launched a global shark survey across 58 countries; cameras later found sharks missing from nearly 20% of reefs

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Pennsylvania police shooting: Officer charged in death of college student

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US passport rules may change: Parents could need to prove citizenship status for children

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A Minnesota woman paid $500 to overnight a box she said held cookbooks; a shipping worker opened it with police and found $30,000 in cash meant for scammers

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A Florida family listed its 42.57-acre Clearwater Beach estate for $37.5 million; the state now wants about 28 undeveloped acres to expand Caladesi Island State Park

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In 1995, Clint Eastwood sold a large California property for $3.08 million; the land was placed under permanent conservation protection instead of being developed

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Four California seniors reported scams in just 24 hours; police say cryptocurrency, gift-card and timeshare schemes cost them more than $315,000

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In the 1980s, Michael Jackson put his 2,700-acre California ranch under an agricultural preservation programme; years later, officials found an amusement park, a zoo and other unapproved developments

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Tropical depression Edouard brings floods to Texas; knocks out power for thousands

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Charlie Kirk murder case goes to trial; accused Tyler Robinson pleads 'not guilty' on all charges

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In 1993, Barbra Streisand gave her $15 million Malibu estate to conservation; the 24-acre property was planned as an environmental research centre

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Times Square stabbing: Bank of America VP Erin Piacenti among victims

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In 1930, Americans carried fish into Olympic's fishless mountain lakes; 1.6 million trout later scientists are finding the ecological cost

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'We would have had real civil strife': JD Vance recalls 2024 attack on Trump

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California lawmakers are moving $125 million toward buying a 162-acre former Bay Area racetrack; the $175 million deal would turn it into a major public waterfront park

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An orphan arrived in America from Greece and started washing dishes at 11; he eventually became owner of a 100-year-old Pennsylvania restaurant

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In 2023, a USF scientist locked himself 22 feet underwater for 100 days turning a tiny habitat into his home, classroom and lab

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'Stop doing memes': Canada's Mark Carney hits back at US as trade fight intensifies

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She arrived in America with limited English and started as a hotel housekeeper; decades later she became a Hard Rock Hotel president

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A first-generation Florida rancher spent years saving to buy 660 acres; he is now protecting it for panthers and snakes

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Hikers heard 'howling' from a California water tank; rescuers found a mother bear and her cubs trapped inside and spent hours freeing them

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In 2001, scientists released 880 tiny weevils against a weed choking Texas waterways; by 2003, giant salvinia had almost disappeared

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Actress Eve Arden left Hollywood's smog for a California farm, joining a forgotten era when stars owned working land outside Los Angeles

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In 1985, a Florida couple moved into a 1908 house and spent 41 years preserving it; it has now become Manatee County's first local historic landmark

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Meet Cecilia Brine, the 16-year-old California student who joined a Roman excavation in Spain and helped uncover ancient burials, coins and taverns

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A Los Angeles theatre opened in 1932, then spent 15 years being rebuilt; its nearly $40 million restoration has finally brought the 729-seat landmark back

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91-year-old Tennessee man Dale Sanders, known as 'Grey Beard', completes 2,193-mile Appalachian Trail after 71 falls, including 6 hard falls, reclaims record as oldest hiker

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A Montana family spent 20 years deciding what to do with their 2,330-acre ranch; they finally found a way to keep it intact for generations by placing it under a permanent conservation easement

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A 16th-century English longhouse hid serious structural problems behind its walls; the builder restoring it has now turned the centuries-old property into his own family home

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Built in 1881 and closed in 2004 over structural problems, a Smithsonian building restored for $55 million has finally been chosen for a permanent new life

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Hollywood actor Joel McCrea bought a California ranch in 1933; his family later donated 74 acres as a wildlife preserve and effectively gave another 220 acres for parkland

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In 2008, Allen University paid $116,000 to move a historic 1903 house two blocks and promised restoration; 18 years later, the work never came and the house is being demolished

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This Montana family ranch was valued at $3.5 million; the owners gave up $2.9 million in development value to protect it

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Texas volunteers started a cleanup 40 years ago with 2,800 people; the movement has now collected 1.3 million plastic bottles from coastlines and waterways worldwide and could change plastic policy

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Operation 'Rotten Apple': US arrests over 2,100 illegal immigrants across New York

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More than 40 Tennessee tiny-home owners are seeking $5 million in a 'zombie HOA' lawsuit, alleging nearly 80% of the HOA budget went to a lawn care company owned by the developer

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Hammer-wielding Ohio man who smashed windows of JD Vance's home pleads guilty

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'Very justified': Trump says US striking Iran targets, warns of 'harder' attacks

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Jose Luis Valdez arrived in America and started as a dishwasher; with $14,000 he later built his own frozen-dessert business

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A Staten Island deli manager started paying kids for better report cards 3 years ago; his fundraiser has now crossed $500,000 and he is giving school supplies to 3,000 students

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In 2023, buyers paid $87,000 for a crumbling 1979 Michigan concrete dome with caved-in ceilings; after a total overhaul, the 2,457-sq-ft home is back for $499,900

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'Secretive, rushed, chaotic': Whistleblower flags risks in Trump's USPS ballot plan

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A 19-year-old was taking a Boston train for the first time when his girlfriend fell onto the tracks; he jumped down to save her and died after hitting the electrified third rail

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Israeli PM Netanyahu's son urgently evacuated from US over 'significant threat'

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In 1944, Polish priest Henry Denis endured Nazi malaria experiments at Dachau; after surviving the camp, he fulfilled his vow by building Our Lady of Fatima Shrine in Nebraska

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Data Darbar: Trump backs server farm boom as protests grow in US

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