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Ancient storms could have hurled huge boulders, scientists say – raising new fears of rising seas

The Washington Post Atop a jagged, 50-foot-high cliff on the Bahamian island of Eleuthera sit two enormous boulders known as “The Cow and the Bull.” Each is several… Details here.

We need to talk more about Storm Ophelia

New Internationalist Ireland has had its wettest winter and its stormiest winter in 150 years, but will miss its 2020 emissions targets. We are not learning our lesson fast enough, says Daniel Macmillen Voskoboynik. Story here.

Lancet Study Warns of Global Health Crisis and 1 Billion Climate Refugees by 2050

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CommonDreams "We are only just beginning to feel the impacts of climate change."  Story here. Waves crash against the International Airport of Nauro,  a small Pacific island country. Photo - Matt Robertson 

Global atmospheric CO2 levels hit record high

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the guardian UN warns that drastic action is needed to meet climate targets set in the Paris agreement . Story here. HIghway construction in Canada.  PinP photo.

Rooting Out Democracy

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George Monbiot The Sheffield tree massacre is one result of the monstrous, impenetrable officialdom that neoliberalism creates. Story here.   H Here in Canada, trees are also treated as a nuisance, to be gotten rid of. They rarely win the battle when "Big Ag" decides they have to go. Just watch the video, below, to see what we mean. PinP

"Just like eating yogurt" - scientists hope to end epidemic in bats

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NATIONAL OBSERVER Canadian scientists are racing to test a remedy that they hope will save bats from a deadly fungus that has already killed millions of the winged mammals across the continent. Story here. Hibernating healthy Virginia big-eared bats in W.V.  U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service 

Monsanto Attacks Scientists After Studies Show Trouble For Weedkiller Dicamba

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npr In a normal year, Kevin Bradley, a professor of weed science at the University of Missouri, would have spent his summer testing new ways to control a troublesome little plant called water hemp.  This has not been a normal year. Details here. Photo by Martina Nolte