Saturday, March 21, 2015
Friday, March 20, 2015
Arctic Sea Ice Hits All-Time Winter Low
National Journal
New data show how climate change is rapidly-changing the polar region. Story here.
Vanuatu: UN Finds ‘Extensive’ Loss of Agriculture; Full Scale of Damage Still to be Revealed
UN News Centre
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) today called for emergency support for farmers in Vanuatu, where the vast majority of crops have been destroyed by Tropical Cyclone Pam. Story here.
Monday, March 16, 2015
Officials Blame Climate Change for 'Worse Than Worst Case Scenario' in Vanuatu
Common Dreams
'For leaders of low-lying island atolls, the hazards of global warming...is a catastrophe that impinges on our rights—and our survival,' says Pacific Island leader. Story here.
Antibiotics Are No Longer Making Pigs Bigger
Mother Jones
For decades, it's been thought that low, regular doses of antibiotics help livestock grow big—thus increasing meat producers' profits. So common is the practice of lacing farm animals' feed with the drugs that an astonishing four-fifths of all antibiotics in the United States now go to livestock. Story here.
A Breathtaking Ode to the Beauty and Importance of the Imperiled Songbird, and What it Will Mean if we Lose Them. (Video-go full-screen)
Produced by SongbirdSOS Productions Inc. The full show will be aired on CBC TV's The Nature of Things on March 19 at 8pm.
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So you think Canada's current cold snap means "global warming" is over? Well...think again!
CBC News. Extreme cold and climate change: What's the deal? Why are we breaking Canadian records amid record global heat? Click here.
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