Climate scientists are struggling to find the right words for very bad news

The Washington Post.

A much-awaited report from the U.N.'s top climate science panel will show an enormous gap between where we are and where we need to be to prevent dangerous levels of warming. Story here.

Hurricane Florence. NASA

Washington Rolls Back Safety Rules Inspired by Deepwater Horizon Disaster

The New York Times

The Trump administration has completed its plan to roll back major offshore-drilling safety regulations that were put in place after the Deepwater Horizon oil rig disaster in 2010 that killed 11 people and caused the worst oil spill in American history. Story here.

The Deepwater Horizon oil slick from space. Photo by NASA.

Commercial fishing banned across much of the Arctic

The Guardian

International agreement will protect vast areas of sea that have opened up as the ice melts. Story here.

 Fishboats in Norway. Photo by Kristian Magnus Kenstad.

We must keep single-use plastics out of our oceans.

Greenpeace - More here.

Poster by Jessica - NOAA marine debris program.

Thawing permafrost may release more CO2 than previously thought, study suggests

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New research from University of Alberta ecologists show "mineral weathering" can be a significant contributor to Arctic climate change. More here.

Melting permafrost in Alaska. Photo by the US Geological Survey.

Orca 'apocalypse': half of killer whales doomed to die from pollution

The Guardian

Banned PCB chemicals are still severely harming the animals - but the Arctic could be a refuge. More here.

An orca breaches. Photo by H. Zell.