Wednesday, January 22, 2020

'Live animals are the largest source of infection': dangers of the export trade


The Guardian

Transporting more livestock will increase transmission of diseases, including some that could also threaten humans. Story here.
Pigs being trucked. Photo by Cayce from Malaysia.

Saturday, January 18, 2020

Like Adding'Five to Six Hiroshima Bombs of Heat Each Second,' Study Shows Oceans Warming at Record Rate


CommonDreams
"If you want to understand global warming, you have to measure ocean warming." Story here.



Wednesday, January 15, 2020

2019 the second-hottest year (a NASA video)

Peace River Frack-Up


PolicyNote (CCPA - the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives)
Part 1 of a report on how fracking poses risks to BC Hydro’s Peace River dams,
British Columbia, Canada. Story here.
The site c dam, BC in an early stage of construction - 2016.
Photo by Jeffrey Wynne 

Saturday, January 4, 2020

Lethal algae blooms – an ecosystem out of balance



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The Guardian
Toxic formations across the US and the Baltic are part of a worrying trend linked to the climate crisis and farming methods Story here.
Lk. Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, with Reindeer Is. in the lower right.
Photo credit - European Space Agency.


Mekong Turns from Brown to Blue-Green

In late 2019, the river started to turn colours due 
to a reduced sediment load and algae blooms.
NASA Earth Observatory.
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