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Health Alert: Fatal Airborne Transmission of Pneumonic Plague Spreading at Alarming Rate. These Lifesaving Antibiotics are Your Best Defense
Health Alert: Fatal Airborne Transmission of Pneumonic Plague Spreading at Alarming Rate. These Lifesaving Antibiotics are Your Best Defense [Editor’s Note: Have you noticed how deadly outbreaks have been occurring more frequently? Remember the Ebola scare? Or the avian flu epidemic? While many of these spread in third world countries, they are escalating in severity. […]
There’s only one way to avoid climate catastrophe: ‘de-growing’ our economy
There’s only one way to avoid climate catastrophe: ‘de-growing’ our economy Jason Hickel: You can almost feel the planet writhing. This summer brought some of the biggest, most destructive storms in recorded history: Harvey laid waste to huge swathes of Texas; Irma left Barbuda virtually uninhabitable; Maria ravaged Dominica and plunged Puerto Rico into darkness. The […]
Warning of ‘ecological Armageddon’ after dramatic plunge in insect numbers
Warning of ‘ecological Armageddon’ after dramatic plunge in insect numbers Three-quarters of flying insects in nature reserves across Germany have vanished in 25 years, with serious implications for all life on Earth, scientists say Flying insects caught in a malaise trap, used by entomologists to collect samples. Photograph: Courtesy of Entomologisher Verein Krefeld The abundance […]
Hurricane Ravaged Dominica: ‘It’s All Gone’ And Fighting For Survival
Hurricane Ravaged Dominica: ‘It’s All Gone’ And Fighting For Survival In just the blink of an eye, island life on Dominica was turned upside down. Like Puerto Rico, Dominica was violently ravaged by Hurricane Maria, and residents are still fighting for survival. The wooden frames and scattered, water-damaged belongings are all that remains of some homes […]
Fossil Fuel Misinformation Helps Quash Community Effort to Ban Fracking in Youngstown, Ohio
Fossil Fuel Misinformation Helps Quash Community Effort to Ban Fracking in Youngstown, Ohio For the first time since 2013, a group of activists in Youngstown, Ohio, has been told it cannot place an anti-fracking initiative on local ballots, due in part to a misinformation campaign from the fossil fuel industry. On October 6, the Ohio Supreme […]
Preparing for Floods, Droughts and Water Shortages by Working with, Rather than Against, Nature
Preparing for Floods, Droughts and Water Shortages by Working with, Rather than Against, Nature An almond farm in California’s Central Valley is flooded in the wintertime to replenish groundwater supplies while scientists study the effects on soils, tree health, and water quality. Photo by Joe Proudman/UC Davis [This piece is an excerpt from the first […]
The Real GHG trend: Oilsands among the most carbon intensive crudes in North AmericaOilsands at 50 Series – The Real Cost of Development, Part 1
The Real GHG trend: Oilsands among the most carbon intensive crudes in North America Oilsands at 50 Series – The Real Cost of Development, Part 1 The Oil-Climate Index suggests that the oilsands generate 2.2 times as many emissions per barrel than the average crude extracted in North America. Photo: Jennifer Grant Over the past 50 years, […]
Yellowstone Super Volcano: We May Have Far Less Advance Warning Time Than We Thought
Yellowstone Super Volcano: We May Have Far Less Advance Warning Time Than We Thought A new study done on ancient volcanic ash revealed that we may experience an eruption of the Yellowstone supervolcano even sooner than previously warned. Scientists are also concerned that we will probably have much less advance warning time than we had […]
15 Videos Show What It’s Really Like Trying to Survive the California Wildfires
15 Videos Show What It’s Really Like Trying to Survive the California Wildfires The Northern California wildfires are fast-moving, unpredictable, and for some, unsurvivable. The videos below will show you what it’s really like, trying to survive an ever-changing inferno…and why you shouldn’t wait for the official evacuation order. A lot of folks have been […]
Wildfires Force More Evacuations As Death Toll Climbs To 40; Nearly 6,000 Buildings Destroyed
Wildfires Force More Evacuations As Death Toll Climbs To 40; Nearly 6,000 Buildings Destroyed Hurricane force winds returned to Northern California on Saturday, revitalizing the massive Tubbs fire that’s destroyed much of Santa Rosa. With the fire headed toward the few neighborhoods in the city of 140,000 that haven’t already been destroyed, state authorities ordered […]
Wave Of Eruptions Along Pacific ‘Ring Of Fire’ Leave 10,000s Displaced
Wave Of Eruptions Along Pacific ‘Ring Of Fire’ Leave 10,000s Displaced The Pacific “Ring of Fire” is living up to its name. The 450 or so volcanoes that make up the ring outline have been unusually active this year, sparking evacuations on the Indonesian island of Bali and on the tiny island nation of Vanuatu. […]
Hurricanes’ Unnatural Toll
Hector Retamal/Getty Images Hurricanes’ Unnatural Toll Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria were extraordinarily powerful storms, but the number of lives lost and the amount of damage caused were the result of human decisions. Two elements of human psychology sustain our irrational neglect of preventive measures, even as climate scientists warn that the risk of such […]
“Nothing More Than Ash And Bone” – NorCal Wildfires Now Deadliest In State’s History
“Nothing More Than Ash And Bone” – NorCal Wildfires Now Deadliest In State’s History Over five days, the cluster of wildfires that’ve broken out in California’s wine country have claimed at least 31 lives – making this the deadliest week for wildfires in the state’s history. And with the remains of many incinerated homes still […]
Shocking Aerial Footage Shows Devastating Aftermath Of “California’s Deadliest Wildfire Disaster”
Shocking Aerial Footage Shows Devastating Aftermath Of “California’s Deadliest Wildfire Disaster” With at least 29 dead, and over 3500 houses destroyed, the devastating series of fires that has ravaged Northern California’s Wine Country has to be seen to be believed. As smoke clogs the air up to 100 miles away and with schools and sports […]
