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New Hardiness Zone Map, New Climates

A new hardiness zone map has been released for growers for the first time in a decade, showing the impact of climate change. The plant hardiness zone map is a resource issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to help all growers, from farmers to landscapers to backyard flower enthusiasts, know what will thrive in their region. It uses many factors, but the most important figure is the lowest…

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#climate change #growing seasons #hardiness zones #U.S. Department of Agriculture #winter

Cheetahs At Night?

Cheetahs are beginning to hunt at night more as daytime temperatures in their biome soar, putting them in conflict with other cats. In a recent study published in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B, researchers uncovered a shift in the hunting behavior of cheetahs. Traditionally known as daytime hunters, these swift big cats are altering their activity patterns to focus on dawn and…

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#briana abrahms #cheetahs #climate change #conservation #kasim rafiq #University of Washington

Super Corals: In Progress

Scientists on Hawaii’s Coconut Island are on a mission to cultivate super corals capable of withstanding the increasingly hot and acidic oceans associated with global warming. This innovative initiative arises as researchers worldwide express concerns about the deteriorating health of coral reefs, which not only serve as critical marine habitats but also act as protective barriers for coastlines…

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#coral #coral bleaaching #coral reefs #Hawaii #ruth gates #super corals #University of Hawaii

Intensification in Hurricanes: New Normal

Intensification in Atlantic hurricanes is more common than ever before, and more dangerous. A recent study has pinpointed a concerning trend in Atlantic hurricanes: they are now more than twice as likely to rapidly intensify, turning from minor hurricanes into powerful, catastrophic storms. This alarming revelation is a result of warming ocean waters acting as a potent fuel source for these…

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#andra garner #exteme weather events #hurricane maria #hurricanes #rowan university

River Dolphins Dying in Hot Water

River dolphins are dying by the dozens in the Brazilian Amazon rainforest over the past week, along with thousands of fish. Experts warn that worse could follow if water temperatures remain elevated due to a severe drought in the region. The Mamiraua Institute, part of Brazil’s Ministry of Science, Technology, and Innovation, reported the discovery of over 100 dead river dolphins over the past…

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#Amazon rainforest #amazon river #Brazil #chico mendes #drought #fish kill #high water temperatures #lake tefe #mamiraua institute #river dolphins

Climate Corps - The New New Deal

Climate Corps will create a new workforce for green jobs, in a New Deal-style arrangement set up by President Biden. On Wednesday, the White House announced the Climate Corps, a new jobs training program. It will employ more than 20,000 young adult in parks and state and federal land, building trails, installing solar power systems, planting trees, and other work to help conserve wild spaces and…

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#alexandria ocasio-cortez #climate change #climate corps #ed markey #executive order #green jobs #president biden #white house

Antarctica Shattering Records

Antarctica is experiencing shattered temperature records and an increase in unusual weather events thanks to human-caused climate change, according to a new paper published in Frontiers in Environmental Science. The continent’s western end, especially the peninsula, has seen significant ice sheet melting, while the eastern side has at times gained ice. Researchers have nicknamed one fast-melting…

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#Antarctica #climate change #frontiers in environmental science #glaciers #ice melting #sea level rise #sea temperature

Supermoon and Idalia

A supermoon and a hurricane are making Florida and Georgia very uncomfortable,with high tides and 125 mph winds. Hurricane Idalia met Florida’s west coast on Wednesday, a category 3 landfall near Keaton Beach, a fortunately sparsely populated area. At the same time, the moon was in its closest pass to Earth this year, making for higher tides to combine with storm surge. “I would say the timing is…

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#brian haines #extreme weather #extreme weather events #flooding #Florida #georgia #hurricane #hurricane idalia #Kerry Emanuel #Massachusetts Institute of Technology #moon #national weather service #supermoon #tides #weather

Student Activists Win in Montana

Student activists prevail in a climate change trial that’s been pending in Montana for years. In Montana, the state constitution was revised in 1972 to protect the environment of the state. “The state and each person shall maintain and improve a clean and healthful environment in Montana for present and future generations,” reads Article IX, Part IX. And it goes on to require that “the…

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#environmental rights #kathy seeley #legal activism #Montana #montana state legislature #student activisim

Logging Old-Growth Cut Down

Logging old-growth forests in Oregon and Washington under Trump-era rules violates several other laws, according to a federal judge. On Thursday, U.S. Magistrate Judge Andrew Hallman ruled that the U.S. Forest Service violated many other laws when it amended protections for old growth forests. The protections, which were parts of the National Environmental Policy Act, the National Forest…

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#andrew hallman #conservation #forestry #National Environmental Policy Act #old growth forests #oregon #washington

Sail Cargo on the Move

Sail cargo may once again take to the seas, with ships trying to reduce their fuel consumption with wind power. It’s estimated that maritime shipping is responsible for about 2.1% of global carbon dioxide emissions. The fuel that ships use is especially dirty, mostly what’s left over when other fuel is refined. A cargo ship burns between 2 and 4 million gallons of fuel oil in a journey from China…

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#cargill #cargill ocean transportation #cargo ships #green transportation #jan dielman #pyxis #sailing #windwings

Beehives Melting in AZ Heatwaves

Beehives are melting in Arizona’s latest heat wave, another alarm bell ringing in a cacophony of fears about climate change. Every single day between June 30 and July 30, temperatures in Phoenix, Arizona hit 110 degrees Fahrenheit or higher, breaking state and national records during what was the hottest month on record for the entire planet. Experts say that air conditioning is the only thing…

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#arizona #bees #climate change #extreme heat #heat waves #honeybees #shaku nair

Minnesota Mine Delayed Again

A Minnesota mine is under dispute, with the state Supreme Court ruling that officials lied about its impact and falsified permits. Newrange Copper Nickel, or Polymet as it is usually called, is a joint venture between Polymet Mining and Teck Resources near the town of Babbitt, Minnesota. The company has been trying to complete the open-pit mine and its associated processing plant for over ten…

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#anne mckeig #babbitt #EPA #fond du lac #lake superior #mining #minnesota #Minnesota Pollution Control Agency #paula maccabee #polymet #water pollution #waterlegacy

Extreme Heat and Late Measures

Extreme heat predicted across the United States has President Biden making new plans to protect workers and water sources. According to climate scientists, this July is the hottest month that humanity has ever recorded. High ocean temperatures in the Atlantic, crushing heat waves in the American south, droughts and extreme heat in countries all over the world, even a heat wave in Antarctica. It’s…

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#climate change #extreme heat #heat waves #heat-related deaths #President Joe Biden #worker protections

Pilot Whales Ground in Scotland

Pilot whales have died on a mass stranding in Scotland, over fifty including infants and pregnant females. Marine wildlife rescuers along with police and the coast guard were called to Traigh Mhor beach on northwest Scotland on Sunday, with reports that dozens of whales had gone around there. When they arrived, they found 55 pilot whales in the sand. 15 were still alive. Rescuers were able to…

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#beaching #british divers marine life rescue #mass stranding #pilot whales #Scotland #scottish marine animal stranding scheme #Whales

Ocean Temperatures Soar in Florida

Ocean temperatures are rising in Florida, threatening coral, contributing to humidity, and keeping the air from cooling at night. According to the World Meteorological Organization, almost every day last week unofficially broke records for high temperatures. Japan reported that the global average temperature on Friday was half a degree (F) warmer than its past record hottest day, which was in…

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#coral bleaching #Florida #heat wave #national weather service #NOAA #ocean temperatures #water tempertures

Highly Radioactive Problem

A highly radioactive spill near the Columbia River in Hanford in eastern Washington is worse than was previously described. Hanford Site, or the Hanford Nuclear Reservation or Site W, is a nuclear production complex. It was part of the Manhattan Project, and produced the plutonium in more than 60,000 weapons in the U.S. nuclear arsenal, including Fat Man, the bomb dropped on Nagasaki in 1945.…

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#columbia river #department of energy #hanford #hanford nuclear reservation #manhattan project #nuclear energy #nuclear radiation #Washington State

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