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Author: Emerson Gray

America’s Mightiest Steam Giant Rolls Through Kansas City on a Patriotic Journey West

The world’s largest operating steam locomotive, Union Pacific’s Big Boy 4014, has arrived in Kansas City as part of a coast-to-coast tour marking America’s 250th anniversary. Built in the 1940s to haul freight through mountain passes during World War II, the 1.2-million-pound locomotive was retired in 1961 and later restored. It began its journey in Sacramento and is now heading back west after a July Fourth stop in Philadelphia.

The Ocean Is Running Out of Breath and the Consequences Could Be Irreversible

Human activity is stripping oxygen from the world’s oceans at an alarming rate, posing a serious threat to marine ecosystems and global stability. Declining oxygen levels can suffocate sea life, disrupt food chains, and trigger broader environmental consequences. Scientists are urging policymakers and the public to treat ocean deoxygenation as the urgent crisis it has become.