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Protect the Arctic Region: Already Threatened Arctic Ecology Can be Devastated Further by Rapid Militarization
Protect the Arctic Region: Already Threatened Arctic Ecology Can be Devastated Further by Rapid Militarization The Arctic region is warming at twice the global rate, leading to rapid melting of ice–some have even predicted ice-free summers by year 2034. This has brought unprecedented threats to various species of the region including the polar bear. Some […]
0.04%: Small Does Not = Immaterial
0.04%: Small Does Not = Immaterial Think CO2 Concentration at 0.04% is Low? These 10 Toxins are Deadly at Far Lower Concentrations. Photo by Markus Spiske / Unsplash If you follow me on Twitter , you’re probably familiar with the onslaught of nonsense from the anti-science crowd. I’m fine with respectful, reasoned responses, but many of the […]
Microplastics make their way from the gut to other organs, researchers find
Microplastics make their way from the gut to other organs, researchers find Visualization of systemic polystyrene microsphere translocation. Visualization of polystyrene microspheres resuspended from isolated pellet in 100% EtOH. The black arrow indicates polystyrene microspheres. Credit: Environmental Health Perspectives (2024). DOI: 10.1289/EHP13435 It’s happening every day. From our water, our food and even the air we breathe, […]
Wildfire season roars to life in parts of B.C. and Alberta
Wildfire season roars to life in parts of B.C. and Alberta The 2024 wildfire season roared to life across Western Canada this weekend as crews battled multiple out-of-control blazes Multiple fires broke out across Western Canada this weekend amid a persistent and severe drought affecting British Columbia and Alberta. B.C. fire crews are working to […]
Accepting Our Lack of Agency
Accepting Our Lack of Agency An early morning picture at Black Rock Mountain State Park in Georgia The last month has been focused on acceptance, and has been building up to the inexorable, immutable, and irrevocable truth that besets us within the confines of the set of predicaments we face. The one thing I constantly see and […]
‘We were in disbelief’: Antarctica is behaving in a way we’ve never seen before. Can it recover?
‘We were in disbelief’: Antarctica is behaving in a way we’ve never seen before. Can it recover? Antarctic sea ice has been disappearing over the last several summers. Now, climate scientists are wondering whether it will ever come back. A small boat glides around patches of sea ice in the water off Deception Island in […]
Everything You Need to Know About EMPs from a NASA Expert
Everything You Need to Know About EMPs from a NASA Expert EMPs (Electromagnetic Pulse) are a trope that is often used in prepper fiction. We often think of an EMP attack as the worst-case, end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it scenario that is just around the corner. There’s little doubt that it would change everything, but what’s the truth? Here’s […]
South Koreans sue government over climate change, saying policy violates human rights
South Koreans sue government over climate change, saying policy violates human rights Plaintiffs, lawyers and activists gather outside South Korea’s constitutional court in Seoul ahead of a public hearing for a climate lawsuit on Tuesday, April 23, 2024. SEOUL — As plaintiffs, lawyers and activists chanted slogans outside South Korea’s constitutional court on Tuesday, 17-month-old […]
Wildfires in oilsands prompt evacuation orders as region braces for smoke-filled summer
Wildfires in oilsands prompt evacuation orders as region braces for smoke-filled summer More than 65 per cent of Canada abnormally parched or in drought at the end of March An out-of-control wildfire, dubbed Wildfire MWF012, is seen burning west of Saprae Creek on April 21, 2024. PHOTO BY ALBERTA WILDFIRE Wildfires erupted across Canada’s main oil producing […]
China issues highest-level rainstorm warning after fatal Guangdong floods
GUANGZHOU (Xinhua/Lu Hanxin) China issues highest-level rainstorm warning after fatal Guangdong floods More than 100,000 people have been evacuated due to heavy rain and fatal floods in southern China, with the government issuing its highest-level rainstorm warning for the affected area on Tuesday. Torrential rains have lashed Guangdong province in recent days, swelling rivers and […]
‘So hot you can’t breathe’: Extreme heat hits the Philippines
‘So hot you can’t breathe’: Extreme heat hits the Philippines The heat index was expected to reach the ‘danger’ level of 42 degrees Celsius or higher in at least 30 cities and municipalities of the Philippines. Extreme heat scorched the Philippines on Wednesday, forcing thousands of schools to suspend in-person classes and prompting warnings for […]
A powerful volcano is erupting. Here’s what that could mean for weather and climate
A powerful volcano is erupting. Here’s what that could mean for weather and climate CNN — When Mount Ruang in Indonesia underwent multiple explosive eruptions last week, volcanic gases were flung so high they reached the atmosphere’s second layer, tens of thousands of feet above ground. Ruang’s eruptions ejected a massive ash plume and sent some volcanic gases […]
Ocean waves contain more ‘forever chemicals’ than industrial pollution. That’s bad news if you live on the coast
Ocean waves contain more ‘forever chemicals’ than industrial pollution. That’s bad news if you live on the coast New research found that ocean spray spreads PFAS into the air and onto land, creating a vicious cycle of forever chemicals that never disappear. [Photo: Fer Nando/Unsplash] PFAS, or forever chemicals, are ubiquitous in our environment. In the […]
Should we tweak the atmosphere to counteract global warming?
Should we tweak the atmosphere to counteract global warming? With severe climate impacts becoming more and more apparent, many scientists think we should explore ways to block out solar radiation, but doing so would be risky. Earlier this month, on the deck of a second world war aircraft carrier docked in San Francisco, a giant […]
New Delhi chokes as trash mountain fire spreads hazardous fumes
New Delhi chokes as trash mountain fire spreads hazardous fumes Smoke billows from a fire that broke out at the Ghazipur landfill in New Delhi on April 22, 2024. Money Sharma/AFP/Getty Images New DelhiCNN — India’s capital choked on toxic fumes Tuesday, as a thick and pungent haze spread from a fire at a towering trash dump, […]
