#New lessons from the worst oil spill disaster ever

“#New lessons from the worst oil spill disaster ever” Oil from the Deepwater Horizon poured into the Gulf of Mexico for 87 days, making it the largest ever accidental oil spill on the planet. Eleven men died in the accident. Credit: Breck P. Kent/Shutterstock/NTB scanpix Ten years ago, the Deepwater Horizon accident in the Gulf…

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#New study reveals attitudes towards climate migrants

“#New study reveals attitudes towards climate migrants” Credit: Gerd Altmann, Pixabay A new study from an international team of researchers has looked at how residents in Vietnam and Kenya perceive those forced to migrate because of extreme climates. The research team, including Dr. Quynh Nguyen from The Australian National University (ANU) say climate-induced migration is…

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#More than a million hit by India monsoon floods

“#More than a million hit by India monsoon floods” An Indian villager walks with his cattle through floodwaters at Buraburi village in Morigoan district of Assam state More than a million people have been affected by flooding in northeastern India, where the death toll over the past week rose to 13, authorities said on Monday….

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#Scientists urge business and government to treat PFAS chemicals as a class

“#Scientists urge business and government to treat PFAS chemicals as a class” All per- and polyfluorinated substances (PFAS) should be treated as one class and avoided for nonessential uses, according to a peer-reviewed article published today in Environmental Science & Technology Letters. The authors—16 scientists from universities, the U.S. National Institutes of Health, the European…

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#Wildfire burns homes in Southern California desert town

“#Wildfire burns homes in Southern California desert town” A wind-driven wildfire destroyed homes and forced evacuations as it tore through a rural Southern California desert town near the Salton Sea, authorities said Monday. The fire erupted Sunday evening in Niland, a small and poor agricultural community about 100 miles (160 kilometers) from San Diego. Damage…

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