Sinking Cities, Waving Cuttlefish and Falling Spacecraft

Sinking Cities, Waving Cuttlefish and Falling Spacecraft

A spacecraft is set to fall from the skies, 28 U.S. cities slowly sink, and a new study pinpoints how the overindulgence of the wealthy contributes to massive warming.
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A 1970s Soviet spacecraft is hurtling down from space—and no one
knows where it will land. All 28 of the most populous cities in the
U.S. are slowly sinking. Investments and overconsumption make the
wealthiest 10 percent of the global population responsible for two
thirds of climate-change-related warming.  Recommended
reading: Cuttlefish May Communicate with Discolike Arm Gestures
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/cuttlefish-may-communicate-with-discolike-arm-gestures/ 
This Soviet Spacecraft Will Soon Crash-Land on Earth
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/what-to-know-about-kosmos-482-the-soviet-spacecraft-crash-landing-on-earth/ 
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