In Mountains and Deserts of Utah, Spotted Frogs Signal Climate Change
"Mormon pioneers saw the frogs as messengers of clean water. Now, their survival is jeopardized by habitat loss, drought and soaring heat."
Source: InsideClimate News, 04/02/2020
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"Great Barrier Reef Suffers Mass Coral Bleaching Due To Heat Stress"
"The Great Barrier Reef is experiencing another "mass bleaching event," according to the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority. The government agency said that the widespread bleaching was caused by the high temperatures during Australia's record hot summer."
Source: CBS News, 03/27/2020
"Climate Change Has Lessons for Fighting the Coronavirus"
"“Alarming levels of inaction.” That is what the World Health Organization said Wednesday about the global response to coronavirus. It is a familiar refrain to anyone who works on climate change, and it is why global efforts to slow down warming offer a cautionary tale for the effort to slow down the pandemic."
Source: NY Times, 03/23/2020
"Climate Emergency: Global Action Is ‘Way Off Track’ Says UN Head"
"The world is “way off track” in dealing with the climate emergency and time is fast running out, the UN secretary general has said. António Guterres sounded the alarm at the launch of the UN’s assessment of the global climate in 2019."
Source: Guardian, 03/11/2020
"Honolulu Sues Petroleum Companies For Climate Change Damages to City"
"Honolulu city officials, lashing out at the fossil fuel industry in a climate change lawsuit filed Monday, accused oil producers of concealing the dangers that greenhouse gas emissions from petroleum products would create, while reaping billions in profits."
Source: InsideClimate News, 03/10/2020
Climate Change Steals Billion Tons Of Water From Colorado River
"The Colorado River’s average annual flow has declined by nearly 20 percent compared to the last century, and researchers have identified one of the main culprits: climate change is causing mountain snowpack to disappear, leading to increased evaporation."
Source: Washington Post, 02/25/2020
"Climate: Republicans Take Heat From The 'Retro' Crowd"
"Top Republicans are taking heat from all sides after rolling out the first part of their legislative plan to reduce carbon emissions, demonstrating the kind of hiccups the GOP faces as it attempts to develop climate policy after years of silence coupled with science skepticism."
Source: E&E Daily, 02/14/2020
"Amid Coronavirus Outbreak, Trump Proposes Slashing CDC Budget"
"Amid an explosive outbreak of a novel coronavirus in China that has killed over 1,000 and sickened over 43,000 worldwide, US President Donald Trump proposed a nearly 19 percent budget cut to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention—the agency primarily tasked with preparing for and responding to such outbreaks and other serious health threats."
Source: Ars Technica, 02/12/2020
"Climate Change: It’s a Buzzkill for Bumblebees, Study Finds"
"Behold the humble bumblebee. Hot temperatures linked to climate change, especially extremes like heat waves, are contributing to the decline of these fuzzy and portly creatures, according to a study published Thursday in the journal Science."
Source: NY Times, 02/07/2020
"A Remedy For Harmful Algal Blooms? Scientist Thinks He's Found One"
"Covering the entire 40 acres of Lake Newport was a thick, green mat of algae. Looking across the lake in Youngstown, Ohio, last September, Peter Moeller, a government researcher, wondered if his experimental treatment could heal the lake by removing the toxin-producing cyanobacteria."
Source: Daily Climate, 02/06/2020
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