#NASA night-time image shows Hurricane Paulette’s large eye approach Bermuda

“#NASA night-time image shows Hurricane Paulette’s large eye approach Bermuda” NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite passed the Atlantic Ocean at 1:30 a.m. EDT (0530 UTC) and captured a night-time image of Hurricane Paulette as its 35- to 40-mile-wide-eye approached Bermuda. Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) Night-time imagery from NASA-NOAA’s Suomi…

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#Climate change triggers migration—particularly in middle-income countries

“#Climate change triggers migration—particularly in middle-income countries” Credit: CC0 Public Domain Environmental hazards affect populations worldwide and can drive migration under specific conditions. Changes in temperature levels, increased rainfall variability, and rapid-onset disasters, such as tropical storms, are important factors as shown by a new study led by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research…

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#The consequences of spraying fire retardants on wildfires

“#The consequences of spraying fire retardants on wildfires” Fire retardants being sprayed from a jet. “These fire retardants haven’t been fully studied over long periods of time at the increased amounts we’re currently using,” says Jordyn Ellorin. Credit: Gary Tabor Wildfires started burning in California early again this dry season—more than two million acres have…

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#How Canada could benefit from a carbon budget

“#How Canada could benefit from a carbon budget” Greenhouse gas emissions from public electricity and heat production decreased to 70 Mt in 2018. Credit: Pixabay Canadians have understandably been preoccupied by the COVID-19 emergency. Yet the climate emergency that prompted hundreds of thousands to march in the streets in September 2019 has not subsided. Just…

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#How bushfires and rain turned our waterways into ‘cake mix,’ and what we can do about it

“#How bushfires and rain turned our waterways into ‘cake mix,’ and what we can do about it” by Paul McInerney, Anu Kumar, Gavin Rees, Klaus Joehnk, Tapas Kumar Biswas, The Conversation </p><div> <div> <div data-src=”https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/hires/2020/howbushfires.jpg” data-sub-html=”The Murray River at Gadds Reserve in north east Victoria after Black Summer bushfires. Credit: Paul McInerney, Author provided” data-thumb=”https://scx1.b-cdn.net/csz/news/tmb/2020/howbushfires.jpg”>…

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#Start-up develops ‘living coffin’

“#Start-up develops ‘living coffin’” The coffin in its natural habitat. Credit: Bob Hendrikx Delft University of Technology (TU Delft, The Netherlands) student start-up Loop has developed a living coffin made from mycelium. The Living Cocoon helps the body to compost more efficiently, removes toxic substances and produces richer conditions in which to grow new trees…

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#Research reveals ‘climate-change complacency’ across Europe

“#Research reveals ‘climate-change complacency’ across Europe” Credit: CC0 Public Domain Most European citizens do not particularly care about climate change. That’s the striking finding from new research on the views of 70,000 randomly sampled European men and women. Only 5% described themselves as “extremely worried” about climate change.The climate and the environment ranked only fifth…

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