World Meteorological Day celebrates importance of clouds for weather, climate and water

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A "thunderhead" in Manitoba, Canada. PinP photo.

Clouds inspire art and thought, but few natural phenomena are as important to weather, climate or water, the United Nations meteorological agency today said, launching a digital cloud atlas to celebrate World Meteorological Day. Details here.

Last Remnant Of North American Ice Sheet On Track To Vanish

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State of the Warming Climate in 2016: 'Truly Uncharted Territory'

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World Meteorological Organization reveals extent of global warming's impacts last year, including epic Arctic melting, drought and extreme weather. Story here.

Please watch this "Planet in Peril" videocast which puts these world changes into a Manitoba context!

Manitoba to axe limits on hog barns

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Government tables 'red tape reduction' amendments. Story here.

Scientists Call Out Pruitt's False View of Climate Change

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Countering the new EPA head's contention that carbon dioxide does not drive global warming, scientists' letter says, 'Human beings are changing the Earth's climate.' Details here.

Stop Trump's Massive Cuts to the EPA. Give to Friends of the Earth!

Dear Larry, Stop Trump's attacks on the EPA. Give $15 or more today! If you've saved your payment information with ActBlue Express, your donation will go through immediately: Express Donate: $15 Express Donate: $25 Express Donate: $50 Or, donate another amount Donald Trump is aiming to cut the EPA by more than 30%. He’d slash more than 3,000 staff. And he’d starve the agency of the resources it needs to protect our air, water, and climate. Attacking the EPA is one of Trump’s top priorities in his budget proposal. But his plan has to go through Congress. That means we can still stop these cuts to the EPA -- but we need your help! Help stop Trump’s massive cuts to the EPA: Give $15 to Friends of the Earth Action today! If you've saved your payment information with ActBlue Express, your donation will go through immediately: Express Donate: $15 Express Donate: $25 Express Donate: $50 Or, donate another amount

Carbon Dioxide Is Rising at Record Rates - or IS IT?

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The Koch Bros. fertilizer plant in Brandon, MB. PinP image.

The main driver of climate change is carbon dioxide. So the fact that it is rising at rates unseen in the instrumental record — and likely much longer than that — is cause for alarm. Yet here we are.
Yet the International Energy Agency is telling an apparently different story!

Water scarcity needs “urgent and massive response” in North Africa and Near East

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Sustainable water use for agriculture requires transforming food systems and diets. 

Story here.

Please also read: New Evidence Confirms Risk That Mideast May Become Uninhabitable

and watch my video, "Planet in Peril," here.

A young man poses before a parched crop in Ethiopia. Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons.

White House Budget Cuts UN Funding.

Larry – Today, the White House released a budget proposal that calls for crippling funding cuts that would undermine the United Nations’ ability to address the current refugee and humanitarian crises, help stabilize troubled regions through peacekeeping, and provide other forms of vital assistance. If passed by the U.S. Congress, the UN and its lifesaving agencies could see massive cuts that would put lives at risk. The proposed budget would jeopardize the UN’s most vital work to protect the world’s vulnerable during the worst refugee crisis in history and the worst humanitarian emergency in decades. Such reductions run counter to the views of the majority of Americans, undermine universal values, and make the world less stable and secure. Members of Congress will consider the President’s request over the next few weeks and release their own proposal. It’s ultimately up to Congress to determine how much they will allocate to the UN. Your voice is more important than ever before. Take a stand: share this graphic and tell the world that the UN matters to you. Thank you, Kathy Calvin President & CEO  United Nations Foundation P.S. You can learn more about the budget and how you can help here.

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Aerial photography of northern Ontario's Ring of Fire

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Photo credit - Garth Lenz, Canadian Geographic.

The James Bay Lowlands contain both environmentally crucial peatlands and one of the largest potential mineral reserves in Canada. Story here.

How Protecting Native Forests Cost a Southeast Asian Activist His Life

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Logging in Malaysia. Photo credit: Stephen Codrigtonn

Malaysian activist Bill Kayong fought to save native forest lands from logging and oil palm development. Like a troubling number of environmental campaigners around the world, he paid for it with his life. Second in a series.