Mashable It's happening again: The temperature at the North Pole is projected to spike to around the melting point, or 32 degrees Fahrenheit, on Wednesday into Thursday, despite the complete lack of sunshine that far north in December. Story here.
Bloomberg Kinder Morgan Inc. will have to address the fate of one more group before completing its Trans Mountain pipeline expansion: killer whales. Story here. A pod of killer whales off Vancouver Island. Photo by Winky.
Common Dreams Latest Arctic Report Card finds that region's temperatures continue upward climb twice as fast as global temperature increase. Story here.
NewScientist A major menace looms over us. In 2017, many more people could begin dying from common bacterial infections. Story here. A "confined animal feeding operation." Wikimedia Commons photo.
The Washington Post Scientists Thursday provided a global quantification of one of the most pervasive, but least recognized, ways that humans are marring the coherence of the natural world — by building endless numbers of roads. Story here. A logging road in the UK. Richard Webb
environment360 A flood of migrants from the Middle East and Africa has prompted governments in the Balkans to erect hundreds of miles of border fences. Scientists say the expanding network of barriers poses a serious threat to wildlife, especially wide-ranging animals such as bears and wolves. Story here.