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When you run a marathon at #IslandPress the reward is an Oreo party! (at Island Press)

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"The tragic collapse in Flint’s water delivery system cannot be dissociated from the social and economic realities of the city. At its heart, the lead issue in Flint is more complex, and the solution may prove to be more difficult to develop, than it would first appear." #flintmichigan #water #infrastructure https://islandpress.org/blog/flint-bitter-lessons-learned

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The two first-runners up each claim a pretty sweet #Patagonia backpack as modeled by @machelriller1 #KeepitWild ends today! bit.ly/AZhike (at Island Press)

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We've got a bunch of #LifeStraws for runners up in our #KeepitWild sweepstakes. Enter now, this ends in a few hours! bit.ly/AZhike (at Island Press)

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@fredericksteiner "renews the call for learning the big lesson from natural systems" (at Island Press)

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If you don't enter you can't win! https://islandpress.org/win-exploration-southwest (at Island Press)

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More runner up prizes! We've got 6 LifeStraws available if you don't win the grand prize. https://islandpress.org/win-exploration-southwest #KeepitWild @life straw_ (at Island Press)

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Runner up prizes have arrived! Enter our #KeepitWild sweepstakes for a chance to win a trek on the Arizona Trail with author Jason Mark! https://islandpress.org/win-exploration-southwest

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striped icebergs form as meltwater refreezes in crevasses atop glaciers before air bubbles can become trapped in the ice, which is later calved into icebergs, or when supercooled seawater freezes inside cracks beneath an ice shelf, which then becomes visible when the iceberg breaks off and flips.

over time, the weight of accumulated snow contorts and curves these blue bands of ice, as does erosion from waves and wind. dust and volcanic ash falling on the iceberg can darken the ice, while dissolved organic compounds entering from below can shade it towards cyan.

accumulated snow also compresses air bubbles trapped in the iceberg, thus preventing them from otherwise interfering with the passage of light. and because water absorbs photons from the red end of the visible spectrum much better than the blue end, bubble free ice takes on a blue colour.

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File under: nature-as-art. Striped icebergs = gorgeous! 

These photos remind us of “Ice Watch Paris”, the public art piece composed of twelve icebergs that was installed last year during COP 21 in Paris. 

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We've got 3 signed copies of Satellites in the High Country too five away. Share with us your favorite wild place & 1 of these could be yours! #KeepitWild (at Island Press)

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What’s that forest worth? Disaster assistance (finally!) takes nature into account

In this guest commentary, Laurie Mazur, editor for the Island Press Urban Resilience Project, says that the once-radical notion of valuing nature’s services is now more widely accepted by the US federal government.

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Go on a date. Our treat! http://islandpress.org/blind-date

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Cat-sized rodent escapes from the National Zoo? No problem, put this guy on the case! http://dcist.com/2015/07/cat-sized_rodent_escapes_from_the_n.php

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Who wants a free author-signed book? Share a pic of a sad, empty space on your bookshelf and we’ll fill it with a book. #islandpress