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Deadline 2020: Just Three Years, Say Experts, Before Global Tipping Point
Common Dreams "Should emissions continue to rise beyond 2020, or even remain level, the temperature goals set in Paris become almost unattainable," they write. Story here. A wildfire in Alberta. 2016. Wikimedia Commons.
These NASA Images Show Siberia Burning Up
CLIMATE CENTRAL Siberian wildfire season is off and running with multiple blazes searing the boreal forest and tundra. It’s the latest example of the vast shifts happening to the forests that cover Siberia and the rest of the northern tier of the world as climate change alters the landscape. Details here. RELATED Arctic’s Boreal Forests Burning At ‘Unprecedented’ Rate Alaska Entering New Era for Wildfires Alberta Wildfires Costliest Disaster in Canadian History
Ten million tons of fish wasted every year despite declining fish stocks
ScienceDaily Industrial fishing fleets dump nearly 10 million tonnes of good fish back into the ocean every year, according to new research. Story here.
A Plant in Government
George Monbiot Another deadly tree disease threatens these islands, but the government will do nothing to keep it out. Details here.
Almost all of the 29 coral reefs on U.N. World Heritage list damaged by bleaching
Science There was good news and bad news for the world's coral reefs last week. Story here. A bleached reef off Hawaii. Photo by NOAA.