Greenhouse gases could fall to levels not seen since WWII
Clear skies ahead. These days, you’ll be forgiven for hoping those words refer to the end of a pandemic that has forced millions to hunker down indoors. But in this case, those clear skies are literal. And when we finally…
Deserted beaches are a boon to sea turtles during nesting season
Images of empty beaches around the globe may seem strange to us, but to nesting sea turtles, the view has never looked better. Conservation officials tasked with managing nesting sites are reporting an increase in the number of female turtles…
American robins migrating 12 days earlier than they did 25 years ago
American robins can be found year-round almost anywhere in North America, from Canada’s lower provinces and southward, but many of the birds in northern areas head south for the winter. Recently, researchers have found that these robins have been migrating…
E.P.A. Threatens Legal Action Against Sellers of Fake Coronavirus Cleaners
WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency warned Friday that disinfectants and sanitizers falsely claiming to protect against the coronavirus are flooding the market and threatened legal action against retailers that sell unregistered products. A necklace containing chlorine dioxide, a bleaching…
Ready, set, explore Earth from home
We’re at home. How about you? But we just discovered these virtual tours, galleries and live webcams from around the world, which we wanted to share. Stay home, and have some virtual fun …
Global warming could devastate Mexican fisheries, study finds – Yale Climate Connections
(Photo credit: David Ludwig / Wikimedia) In Mexico, the fishing industry provides jobs for more than 2 million people. But as ocean waters warm, that industry could suffer. “So this is a worrying trend,” says Laura Rodriguez of the Environmental…
NOAA Has Kept Records On Global Warming For Decades. COVID-19 Could Disrupt It All – Colorado Public Radio
Every workday for Scientist Eric Moglia starts the same. He drives to the shipping and receiving department to retrieve packages from far-flung spots like Alaska, Mongolia and Algeria. Inside them is precious information about climate change. But those packages might stop…
April 3 is John Burroughsâ birthday
John Burroughs – born in 1837 – was one of the 1st nature writers. He said: “I go to nature to be soothed and healed, and to have my senses put in order.”
Equinor Parts Company With IPAA Over Policy Differences, Continues To Work With API & APPEA
Norway’s Equinor has severed its relationship with Independent Petroleum Association of America and will use its position in other industry trade groups to encourage them to align their policies with the Paris climate accords.
When three species of human ancestor walked the Earth
Scientists share details of the most ancient fossil of Homo erectus known and discuss how these new findings are forcing us to rewrite a part of our species’ evolutionary history.
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