Avatar�� Kit ArrowsmithAvatarAvatar1 day agoWater companies in England face outrage over record sewage dischargesverified_publisherThe Guardian - Helena HortonCall for environmental emergency to be declared after data reveals 105% rise in raw sewage discharges over past 12 months
Avatar�� Kit ArrowsmithFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo3 days agoAuroras tonight: How to spot the 2024 northern lightssciencefocus.com - Tom HowarthA massive solar storm is set to create a spectacular light show tonight, possibly as far south as the midwest US. For many people, catching a glimpse …
Avatar�� Kit ArrowsmithFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo3 days agoScientists build compelling case to create a 'Category 6' hurricane classification: '[That wind speed] is probably faster than most Ferraris'thecooldown.com - James WrabelMega-hurricanes, a byproduct of our warming planet and oceans, are becoming the norm, not the exception. What's happening? Hurricanes are becoming so …
Avatar�� Kit ArrowsmithFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo4 days agoFury erupts after Exxon CEO claims public is to blame for climate crisis: 'If this isn't gaslighting, I don't know what is'thecooldown.com - Susan Elizabeth TurekExxonMobil CEO Darren Woods was lambasted by climate experts after seeming to deflect responsibility for the oil industry's major role in the …
Avatar�� Kit ArrowsmithFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoClimate change disrupts vital ecosystems in the Alpsphys.org - University of ManchesterReduced snow cover and shifting vegetation patterns in the Alps, both driven by climate change, are having major combined impacts on biodiversity and …
Avatar�� Kit ArrowsmithAvatarAvatarBiden seeks to accelerate the EV transition in biggest climate move yetverified_publisherThe Washington Post - Maxine JoselowThe Biden administration finalized the United States’ toughest limits on planet-warming emissions from passenger cars and light trucks Wednesday, in a controversial bid to accelerate the nation’s halting transition to electric vehicles. The Environmental Protection Agency rule — President Biden’s …
Avatar�� Kit ArrowsmithAvatarAvatarUN weather agency issues 'red alert' on climate change after record heat, ice-melt increases in 2023Associated Press - By JAMEY KEATEN and SETH BORENSTEINGENEVA (AP) — The U.N. weather agency is sounding a “red alert” about global warming, citing record-smashing increases last year in greenhouse gases, land and water temperatures and melting of glaciers and sea ice, and is warning that the world’s efforts to reverse the trend have been …
Avatar�� Kit ArrowsmithAvatarAvatarPlastics Contain Thousands More Chemicals Than Thought, and Most Are Unregulated, Report FindsSmithsonian Magazine - Will SullivanPlastics contain thousands of chemicals that are potentially hazardous to human health and may leach into the environment or food—but the vast …
Avatar�� Kit ArrowsmithFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoThe U.N. Is 95 Percent Certain Humans Cause Climate Change. What About the Other 5 Percent?newrepublic.com - Molly ReddenEarly Friday morning, members of United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released a summary of their fifth mammoth assessment of all …
Avatar�� Kit ArrowsmithFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoThe Watered-Down Climate Deal Won't Be Enough to Stop Global Warmingnewrepublic.com - Rebecca LeberA rare amount of optimism marked the beginning of a climate change conference two weeks ago in Lima, Peru. Before the conference, President Barack …
Avatar�� Kit ArrowsmithFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoPetrochemicals Are Killing Us, a New Report Warns in the New England Journal of Medicineinsideclimatenews.org - By Liza GrossIt’s well known that fossil fuels are the primary driver of climate change. A dirty secret is that they’re also the source of toxic chemicals linked …
Avatar�� Kit ArrowsmithFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoAlarm bells ring as scientists uncover major flaws in ability to track changes to global conservation areasphys.org - Silvia DropulichIn a significant stride towards safeguarding global biodiversity, the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) has set a target for …