AvatarDanerFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo2 days agoFood prices will climb everywhere as temperatures rise due to climate changephys.org - Jessica Boxall and Michael HeadClimate change, and specifically rising temperatures, may cause food prices to increase by 3.2% per year, according to a new study by researchers in …
AvatarDanerAvatarAvatar2 days agoEverest climbers will have to take their poop away with them, as Nepal tries to address growing waste problemverified_publisherCNNCNN — Oxygen? Check. Crampons? Check. Poop bags?… Check. Those hoping to climb Everest this year will have to make some slight adjustments to their packing list, as new rules now mandate that climbers bring their excrement down with them from the world’s highest peak, in a bid to tackle …
AvatarDanerAvatarAvatarNo crops, no brides: how rising seas are killing India’s coastal villagesverified_publisherThe Guardian - Guardian staff reporterAs the sea inundates Odisha’s coastline, livelihoods have withered with the harvest and weddings are a rarity as young women refuse to move to areas where they see no future
AvatarDanerFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoReally? 31,000 pounds of trash pulled from Michigan watersmlive.com - Garret EllisonThis isn’t a good look.That empty plastic bottle floating down the river doesn’t magically disappear. It costs time, effort and money to remove.In …
AvatarDanerFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoDrax: UK power station still burning rare forest woodbbc.co.uk - By Joe CrowleyA power company that has received £6bn in UK green subsidies has kept burning wood from some of the world's most precious forests, the BBC has found. Papers obtained by Panorama show Drax took timber from rare forests in Canada it had claimed were "no-go areas". It comes as the government decides …
AvatarDanerFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoAt CPAC, Heritage fellow Stephen Moore claims “climate change is not a science, it’s a religion”mediamatters.org - Ilana BergerMoore, who has a long history of making incendiary and inaccurate comments about climate science and domestic energy production, has worked for …
AvatarDanerAvatarAvatarHumans have altered the Earth so much that migratory animals are facing extinctionCNNCNN — Female leatherback turtles are among the world’s most intrepid creatures, making journeys as far as 10,000 miles after nesting to find food in far-away seas. They’ve been known to set off from tropical Southeast Asia up to the cold waters of Alaska, where jellyfish are abundant. But travelling …
AvatarDanerAvatarAvatarChinese fishing vessels are going scorched earth and pumping cyanide into contested waters, Philippine fishing authority saysverified_publisherBusiness Insider - Matthew LohThe Philippines' fishing bureau has accused Chinese fishing vessels of using cyanide to destroy Scarborough Shoal, a fish-rich atoll in the South China Sea contested by both Manila and Beijing. "These Chinese fishermen use cyanide," Nazario Briguera, a spokesperson for the Bureau of Fisheries and …
AvatarDanerAvatarAvatarThe Amazon has survived changes in the climate for 65 million years. Now it’s heading for collapse, a study saysverified_publisherCNNCNN — The Amazon rainforest is on course to reach a crucial tipping point as soon as 2050, with devastating consequences for the region and the world’s ability to tackle climate change, according to a study published Wednesday. The Amazon has proven resilient to natural changes in the climate for 65 …
AvatarDanerAvatarAvatarRevealed: the 1,200 big methane leaks from waste dumps trashing the planetverified_publisherThe Guardian - Damian CarringtonThe huge leaks of the potent greenhouse gas will doom climate targets, experts say, but stemming them would rapidly reduce global heating
AvatarDanerFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoElectroplating chemical spill turns metro Detroit creek turquoisemlive.com - Garret EllisonWARREN, MI — Authorities are investigating an electroplating chemical spill that turned a metro Detroit waterway a bright shade of turquoise. The Bear …
AvatarDanerAvatarAvatarCould a Giant Parasol in Outer Space Help Solve the Climate Crisis?verified_publisherThe New York Times - Cara BuckleyInterest in sun shields, once a fringe idea, has grown. Now, a team of scientists says it could launch a prototype within a few years. It’s come to this. With Earth at its hottest point in recorded history, and humans doing far from enough to stop its overheating, a small but growing number of …