Fast Or Slow? Study Reveals Differences In How Humpback Whales Change Tune
"Researchers solve mystery of why southern hemisphere whales switch suddenly but in north it is gradual".
Source: Guardian, 09/09/2021
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"Calling ‘Code Red’ on Climate, Biden Pushes for Infrastructure Plan"
"President Biden warned Americans on Tuesday that Hurricane Ida’s lethal destruction was the sure sign of a nation and world “in peril” from climate change and said drastic action would be needed to prevent extreme weather patterns from worsening."
Source: NYTimes, 09/08/2021"Gulf Oil Spill Shows Risk From 18,000 Miles of Abandoned Pipe"
"An oil spill unleashed by Hurricane Ida is highlighting longstanding concerns about the more than 18,000 miles of decommissioned pipelines that still snake through the Gulf of Mexico, even though they no longer transport crude and natural gas."
Source: Bloomberg, 09/08/2021Sheltering Inside May Not Protect You From The Dangers Of Wildfire Smoke
"When wildfire smoke descends over a city or town, as it does increasingly often for tens of millions of people in the American West, public health officials have a simple message: Go inside, shut doors and windows. Limit outdoor activities. New research shows that may not be enough to protect a person's health."
Source: NPR, 09/08/2021"New Orleans: Seniors Left In Dark, Hot Facilities After Ida"
"Officials in New Orleans will thoroughly inspect senior living apartments in the city in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida after finding people living in buildings without working generators, which left residents trapped in wheelchairs on dark, sweltering upper floors, Mayor LaToya Cantrell said Monday."
Source: AP, 09/08/2021"Pope, Patriarch And Canterbury Abbot Issue Climate Appeal"
"The world’s top Christian leaders — Pope Francis, the Archbishop of Canterbury and the spiritual leader of Orthodox Christians — on Tuesday issued a joint appeal for delegates at the upcoming U.N. climate summit to “listen to the cry of the Earth” and make sacrifices to save the planet."
Source: AP, 09/08/2021"Environmental Groups Call For Postponement Of Climate Talks"
"A coalition of environmental groups has called for a pivotal climate conference to be postponed amid concern that many of those most affected by global warming won’t be able to attend because of the continuing threat from COVID-19."
Source: AP, 09/08/2021"Madagascar Faces One Of The World's First Climate Change Famines"
"As the African island nation experiences a food-security crisis driven by global warming, researchers say it is an alarm bell for the world."
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn., 09/08/2021Lawsuits Over ‘Misleading’ Food Labels Surge as Groups Cite Lax Oversight
"Shoppers drawn to sustainable, humanely raised meat and dairy products could be forgiven for thinking the nation’s big food companies have turned away from the industrial farming practices that have long dominated American agriculture." "A flurry of litigation by advocacy groups seeks to combat what they say is a rise in deceptive marketing by food giants."
Source: NYTimes, 09/08/2021Toyota Plans $13.5 Bln To Develop Electric Vehicle Battery Tech By 2030
"Toyota Motor Corp said on Tuesday it expected to spend more than $13.5 billion by 2030 to develop batteries and its battery supply system, in a bid to take a lead in the key automotive technology over the next decade."
Source: Reuters, 09/08/2021Avocados, Vanilla Among Dozens Of Wild Crop Relatives Facing Extinction
"Study finds agriculture and pesticide use threaten relatives of world’s most important crops, considered crucial to food security".
Source: Guardian, 09/08/2021"Biden To Visit NY, NJ To View Hurricane Ida's Destruction"
"President Joe Biden will visit New York and New Jersey on Tuesday to view the destruction wrought by last week's Hurricane Ida, which has left at least 57 dead and four missing in the eastern United States."
Source: Reuters, 09/07/2021"U.S. Probing Nearly 350 Reports Of Oil Spills In Wake Of Hurricane Ida"
"The U.S. Coast Guard said on Monday it was investigating nearly 350 reports of oil spills in and along the U.S. Gulf of Mexico in the wake of Hurricane Ida."
Source: Reuters, 09/07/2021Over 230 Medical Journals: Climate Crisis Is "Greatest" Health Threat
"Global warming is affecting people's health — and world leaders need to address the climate crisis now as it can't wait until the COVID-19 pandemic is over, editors of over 230 medical journals warned Sunday evening."
Source: Axios, 09/07/2021"Ida Reveals Two Louisianas: One With Storm Walls, Another Without"
"A massive flood protection system built around New Orleans helped save it from flooding during Hurricane Ida. Surrounding communities, which weren’t so lucky, want their own system."
Source: NYTimes, 09/07/2021
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