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Kaieteur Falls is the world's largest single-drop waterfall

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If a massive waterfall sits remotely in the rainforest and there’s no one to hear it, does it still make a sound? Yes, a massive one. Case in point: Kaieteur Falls, the world’s largest single-drop waterfall. It’s buried among the savannah in an Amazonian jungle and receives less than 6,000 visitors each year. Kaieteur Falls is located east of Venezuela, west of Suriname and north of Brazil in the country of Guyana. The north border of the country, along with its capital city Georgetown, ...

Earth Day groundbreaking for world's largest wildlife crossing

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The landbridge will provide animals a passage to cross the 10-lane Highway 101 in California.

World's largest plant discovered in Australian waters

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Scientists have discovered the world’s largest plant in shallow waters off the coast of Western Australia. At 20,000 hectares, the sprawling seagrass (Posidonia australis) is larger than the quaking Aspen trees in Utah, which have been referred to as the largest living plant on earth, covering 43 hectares. Also known as the ribbon weed, the species commonly grows along the southern coastline of Australia. This particular plant stretches over 112 miles and is located in the Shark Bay, an area...

Visiting the world's largest tree could land you in jail

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Officials at California’s Redwood National Park issued a statement prohibiting members of the public from visiting Hyperion, the world’s tallest tree. The statement issued last week details that anyone found near the tree can face a jail term of up to six months and a $5000 fine. Hyperion has been certified by the Guinness World Records to be the tallest living tree in the world today. It was first discovered by naturalists in 2006 and has since then attracted environmentalists, thrill see...

World's largest tidal turbine receives additional funding

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Scottish engineering firm Orbital Marine Power has secured more funding for the world’s most powerful tidal turbine. On Monday, the firm announced that it had secured $9.64 million, which will go into financing ongoing operations on the O2 turbine, which is the world’s most potent tidal energy generator in this new sector. The grid-connected power generator turbine uses 10-meter blades, making it one of the largest and most powerful tidal turbines in the world. The turbine weighs 680 metric ...

World's Largest Offshore Wind Farm Opens in North Sea

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The world's largest offshore wind farm has gone live in the North Sea centered about 56 miles (90 km) off the U.K.'s east coast. Developed by Denmark-based Ørsted A/S, the 1.3-GW Hornsea 2 project includes 165 wind turbines with 266-ft (81-m)-long blades.The wind farm spread over 178 sq miles (462 sq km) of sea and connected to shore via 242 miles (390 km) of power cables. It lies next to the existing 1.2-GW, 170-turbine Hornsea 1 farm, which became operational in June 2019. They a...

Ovolo is the world's first hotel group to go vegetarian

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In October 2020, Ovolo Hotels announced its “Year of the Veg” campaign. All the hotel restaurants went vegetarian for a whole year. It was such a success the hotel group decided to continue with the mostly plant-based (plus some lacto-ovo) menus. Now Ovolo is the first hotel chain to go all veg.

OCEANIX Busan is the world's first floating green community

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OCEANIX Busan is the world’s first prototype of a resilient and sustainable floating community. It aims to set the model for future innovations to help coastal cities threatened by rising sea levels. Interconnected residential neighborhoods of OCEANIX Busan total 15.5 acres to accommodate a community of 12,000 people. Each neighborhood within the floating community is designed to serve a specific purpose — communal living space, research facilities or lodging. Mixed-use programs in each nei...

World's longest mountain range is mostly under water

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Far beneath the ocean’s surface stretches the world’s longest mountain range. It’s one of the world’s great mysteries, barely explored beyond mapping and involved in all kinds of seismic activity.