Newly discovered orangutan species is also the most endangered
nature The first new species of great ape described in more than eight decades faces threats to its habitat. Story here.
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Julie Payette dares to be interesting with comments on climate, astrology, and divine intervention
CBC news The governor general speaks up for science over certain beliefs. Story here.
Trump administration releases report finding ‘no convincing alternative explanation’ for climate change
The Washington Post The Trump administration released a dire scientific report Friday calling human activity the dominant driver of global warming, a conclusion at odds with White House decisions to withdraw from a key international climate accord, champion fossil fuels and reverse Obama-era climate policies. Story here. Another disastrous wildfire season in Portugal. Wikimedia Commons.
Ancient storms could have hurled huge boulders, scientists say – raising new fears of rising seas
The Washington Post Atop a jagged, 50-foot-high cliff on the Bahamian island of Eleuthera sit two enormous boulders known as “The Cow and the Bull.” Each is several… Details here.
We need to talk more about Storm Ophelia
New Internationalist Ireland has had its wettest winter and its stormiest winter in 150 years, but will miss its 2020 emissions targets. We are not learning our lesson fast enough, says Daniel Macmillen Voskoboynik. Story here.
Lancet Study Warns of Global Health Crisis and 1 Billion Climate Refugees by 2050
CommonDreams "We are only just beginning to feel the impacts of climate change." Story here. Waves crash against the International Airport of Nauro, a small Pacific island country. Photo - Matt Robertson