On bottlenose dolphins and the insidious presence of microplastics
I’m Susanne Rust, staff writer for the L.A. Times; I’m filling in for Sammy Roth today. For the last few months, I’ve been largely covering…
The Climate Scientist Who Leads Mexico Is Betting on Decades of Fossil Fuel
Breadcrumb Trail LinksPMN BusinessA new natural gas pipeline could help reduce poverty in the underdeveloped Yucatan — but it poses a challenge to Sheinbaum’s push to…
Climate policies must not write off livestock | Climate Crisis
Livestock are a vital component of both the African food system and rural livelihoods. Africa has around 400 million cattle alone, and the livestock sector…
Should we all stop eating salmon? Why it’s suddenly become endangered | Food News
Atlantic salmon populations in England and Wales have plummeted to unprecedented lows, according to the Atlantic Salmon Stock Assessment for 2024, a report published this…
COVID, mpox, cholera: Is the world prepared for another pandemic? | Climate Crisis News
Some 4.5 billion people worldwide are currently without adequate access to essential healthcare services, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). This comes as more…
Something is rotten in SoCal’s Metropolitan Water District
There are few government agencies more central to daily life in Los Angeles than the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, which spends billions of…
Rural Women Farmers in Nigeria’s North East Persevere Despite Theft, Climate Change, and Inflation
Yagana Bukar, a 44-year-old widow from Kukareta, a rural community in Damaturu, Yobe state, northeastern Nigeria, relies entirely on farming to sustain her family. “My…
Rising Malnutrition in Lake Chad Region Amid Climate Change, Conflict – ICRC
Food insecurity in northeastern Nigeria has reached alarming levels, with severe malnutrition rates surging as communities battle the devastating effects of climate change and ongoing…
Burrowing owls and solar farms will need to coexist
If you don’t love burrowing owls, you’ve probably never seen a burrowing owl. They’re 7 to 10 inches tall, with bright yellow eyes and long,…
Choosing to be child-free in an ‘apocalyptic’ South Asia | Demographics
Zuha Siddiqui is currently designing her new house in Karachi, creating a blueprint for her future life in Pakistan’s largest metropolis. Her parents will live…
Takeaways from Hurricane Milton: The ‘fingerprints of climate change’ | Weather News
Florida residents are reeling after Hurricane Milton swept across the state with roaring rains and winds, killing at least 18 people, wrecking more than 100…
Double-Punch Storms Thrust Climate Into the US Presidential Race
Breadcrumb Trail LinksPMN BusinessThe strikes by Hurricanes Helene and Milton have made dealing with climate disasters a major issue in the contest’s final weeks.Author of the article:Bloomberg…
On Yom Kippur, a Jewish case for fossil fuel divestment
“See, I have set before you this day life and death, blessing and curse — and [you should] choose life.”So says Moses near the end…
Millions evacuate prior to Hurricane Milton making landfall in Florida | In Pictures News
Millions of Florida residents have fled the US state as Hurricane Milton approaches, with officials there warning that those who stayed would “die” and that…
‘An epic catastrophe’: Millions flee Florida as Hurricane Milton nears | Climate Crisis News
‘Storm of the century’ set to hit Tampa on Florida’s west coast, home to more than three million people.Millions of Florida residents have fled the…
Mozambique’s election: Who’s contesting and what’s at stake? | Elections News
Mozambicans are heading to the polls to vote in elections that could, for the first time, usher in a president born after the country’s independence…
Brits care four times as much about cost of living as they do about climate change
Brits care almost four times as much about the cost of living as they do about climate change, a new survey has shown.The figures underline…
NOAA to use $15M to improve climate projection models
1 of 2 | On Tuesday, the NOAA, which is an arm of the U.S. Commerce Department, announced that $15.3M from the Inflation Reduction Act…
WTTC Reveals Significant Decrease in Travel & Tourism’s Climate Footprint Emissions
The World Travel & Tourism Council’s 24th Global Summit in Perth (Boorloo), Western Australia, kicked off today with an update to its ground-breaking environmental footprint…
Jane Fonda’s anti-nuclear arguments don’t make sense
Jane Fonda is a powerful, passionate climate advocate. She’s gotten arrested protesting at the U.S. Capitol, raised money to defeat a Big Oil ballot measure…