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Warming Ocean Water Undercuts Antarctic Ice Shelves

National Snow & Ice Data Centre “Upside-down rivers” of warm ocean water threaten the stability of floating ice shelves in Antarctica, according to a new study led by researchers at the National Snow and Ice Data Center published today in Nature Geoscience . The study highlights how parts of Antarctica’s ice sheet may be weakening due to contact with warm ocean water. Story here.

87,000 NASA Images Show a Greening Arctic

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EcoWatch Golfing in Greenland. Photo by  Graphicos The northern edge of North America is getting steadily greener . In the most detailed study so far of plant growth across Alaska and Canada, scientists say that about a third of the land cover now looks less like tundra, and more like a warmer ecosystem. Story here.

Whistleblower Says EPA Officials Covered Up Toxic Fracking Methane Emissions for Years

Nation of Change Why has the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) failed to take adequate action against disastrous, climate-warming methane emissions from the fracking industry?  An environmental watchdog alleges that the answer may be… Story here.

Paris Floods Made Almost Twice as Likely by Climate Change, Say Scientists

the guardian Manmade global warming greatly increased the risk of extreme rain affecting the French capital, analysis shows. Story here.

Shell’s Retreat From Canadian Arctic Creates Space for Arctic Protection

Greenpeace Canada Earlier this week on World Oceans Day we were greeted with some wonderful and exciting news : Shell announced it was giving up all its offshore exploration permits in the Canadian Arctic! Story here. RELATED:   "Shell Relinquishes Canadian Arctic Drilling Rights"

Atrazine and Glyphosate More Harmful Than Scientists Once Thought

EcoWatch Monsanto marketed its potent weed killer glyphosate —the active ingredient in  Roundup —and the corn and soybeans genetically engineered to withstand it, by claiming it would replace other, more toxic weed killers such as atrazine. But, it didn’t happen. Story here.

"Mother is ill." Earthwatch - Video.

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I Get My First Response to My Proposal to Take Climate Action in Fort McMurray

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Alberta's Premier, Rachel Notley, has responded to my proposal to replace all buildings destroyed in the Fort McMurray wildfire with the most energy-efficient ones possible (see letter, below). While her answer to my specific suggestion seems to be a polite "no," she outlines other steps her province is taking to achieve a carbon-free future. Larry  For the background to this story, click here.

Norway Becomes the First Country to Ban Deforestation

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Nation of Change A clearcut in BC. Wikimedia Commons. The Norwegian Parliament has pledged to be deforestation-free. They are the first country in history to ban deforestation. Story here .

Nasa to Map Coral Reefs From the Air to Show Impact of Climate Change

the guardian Scientists hope large-scale maps will offer new insight into effects of warming and pollution as previous studies have almost always been done up close in the water.  Story here.

Shell Relinquishes Canadian Arctic Drilling Rights

NATIONAL OBSERVER One of the planet’s largest oil companies has just walked away from a large swath of oil and gas reserves in the Canadian Arctic. But it says it hasn't given up altogether on the prospects of drilling for the fossil fuels in the pristine waters of the North. Story here. RELATED: " Shell’s Retreat From Canadian Arctic Creates Space for Arctic Protection"