THE NARWHAL
Coal mine at Tumbler Ridge, B.C. Jeffrey Wynne, |
THE NARWHAL
Coal mine at Tumbler Ridge, B.C. Jeffrey Wynne, |
MOTHER CORP NEWS
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
re: Fast action needed on Clear Lake zebra mussels, Lake expert warns.(Brandon Sun, 24 Nov.)
YaleEnvironment360
by Jim Robbins
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A Daniel G Rego photo. |
California’s ancient sequoias — some of which have stood more than 1,000 years — are facing an existential threat from increasingly intense wildfires linked to climate change. But federal efforts to thin forests to reduce fire risks are drawing pushback from conservation groups. Story here.
Royal Society Journals
A mangrove forrest, close up. Photo by Jeff Kelleway |
The expansions are occurring on low-lying islands of the Great Barrier Reef, creating new habitats and protecting coastlines from storms and sea level rise. They're also capturing carbon and helping tiny islands grow. Mangroves of the Howick Islands in the northern Great Barrier Reef have been mapped for the first time since 1974. The new maps show that the mangrove forests have extended at rates of up to five metres a year, adding over 10,000 tonnes of new biomass. Watch video, below.
EurekAlert
Wildfires, cigarette smoking and vehicles all emit a potentially harmful compound called isocyanic acid. The substance has been linked to several health conditions, including heart disease and cataracts. Scientists investigating sources of the compound have now identified off-road diesel vehicles in oil sands production in Alberta, Canada, as a major contributor to regional levels of the pollutant. Their report appears in ACS' journal Environmental Science & Technology.
THE NARWHAL Coal mine at Tumbler Ridge, B.C. Jeffrey Wynne , If the sale goes through, the company will inherit a contamination proble...