#NASA’s Terra Satellite sees the end of Bavi

“#NASA’s Terra Satellite sees the end of Bavi” NASA’s Terra satellite provided a visible image to forecasters of Tropical Storm Bavi after it made landfall in northwestern North Korea on Aug. 27 and began moving into China. Image Courtesy: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS). NASA’s Terra satellite captured visible imagery…

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#In Alaska forest, Reagan biographer sees a winning GOP strategy

“#In Alaska forest, Reagan biographer sees a winning GOP strategy” by Benjamin J. Hulac, Cq-Roll Call </p><div> <div> <div data-src=”https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/hires/2020/alaska.jpg” data-sub-html=”Credit: CC0 Public Domain” data-thumb=”https://scx1.b-cdn.net/csz/news/tmb/2020/alaska.jpg”> <figure><img alt=”alaska” height=”480″ src=”https://scx1.b-cdn.net/csz/news/800/2020/alaska.jpg” title=”Credit: CC0 Public Domain” width=”800″></img><figcaption> Credit: CC0 Public Domain </figcaption></figure></div> Craig Shirley sees an opportunity in the trees. The chairman of a conservative political advocacy group…

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#Land use change leads to increased flooding in Indonesia, study shows

“#Land use change leads to increased flooding in Indonesia, study shows” A small-holder farmer looks at his flooded field. Credit: Jennifer Merten, University of Göttingen While high greenhouse gas emissions and biodiversity loss are often associated with rapid land-use change in Indonesia, impacts on local water cycles have been largely overlooked. Researchers from the University…

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#Criminal recycling scams ‘profit from plastic waste surge’

“#Criminal recycling scams ‘profit from plastic waste surge’” The Malaysian district of Jenjarom quickly became flooded with rubbish after a move by China to restrict its waste recycling saw firms shift to nearby countries Criminal networks are profiting from an “overwhelming” surge in plastic waste being shipped from rich countries to Asia and stoking pollution…

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#Methane: Emissions increase and it’s not good news

“#Methane: Emissions increase and it’s not good news” Credit: CMCC Foundation – Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change Of course, carbon dioxide plays a key role in global warming, but among all the greenhouse gases, methane deserves special attention because of its larger global warming potential (28 times higher than carbon dioxide on a 100-year time…

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