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For 2016, La Niña Proves to be an Unreliable Sibling to El Niño
Mashable With stabilizing sea surface temperatures in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean, climate forecasters announced Thursday that they have canceled the La Niña watch that had been in effect since April. Story here.
Fall of the Wild: Study Documents 'Catastrophic Decline' in World's Untouched Places
CommonDreams Great Blue heron. PinP photo. With 10 percent lost in just 20 years, researchers say wilderness is being lost at a 'staggering' pace. Story here.
End The Use Of Secret Corporate Courts! PLEASE SIGN!
SumOfUs What if corporations were allowed to sue governments because its laws to protect people and the environment but hurt corporate profits? What if there was a tribunal where corporate executives were able to literally get away with murder? What if there were elite educated lawyers out there whose jobs were to figure out how to sue struggling nations to make huge amounts of profit? Sign here.
The Climate Cost of Free Trade
Bilaterals.org On Earth Day 2016, the U.S. joined 175 countries in signing the United Nations Paris climate agreement setting a path forward to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions. A few months earlier, the U.S., along with 11 other countries, signed the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade and investment deal.1 Remarkably, neither agreement acknowledged the other. The Paris agreement was silent on trade, and the TPP ignored the climate. As countries take action to protect the climate, conflicts between trade rules and climate goals will escalate. The intentional separation of these two global priorities is becoming increasingly untenable. Story here.
Climate Change Has Greatly Increased Chances of Rainstorms the Size of the One in Louisiana in August
World Weather Attribution Torrential rains drenched south Louisiana in mid August, with parts of the state receiving nearly 30 inches of rain from August 10 to the 17. Story here.