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- More than 500 million bees were found dead in Brazil over a three-month period earlier in 2019. Now, scientists are linking these mass die-offs to an increase pesticides use, fueled by the weakening of chemical regulations by the Bolsonaro administration. e360.yale.edu/digest/pestici…
- Two long-forgotten 1960s oil industry climate studies warned of "severe" damage from burning fossil fuels. The recently rediscovered papers, which predate Exxon’s extensive 1970s climate research, are now playing a key role in lawsuits against oil majors.
- There is enough room in the world’s existing parks, forests, and abandoned land to plant 1.2 trillion additional trees, which would have the CO2 storage capacity to cancel out a decade of carbon dioxide emissions, according to a new study. e360.yale.edu/digest/plantin…
- A 1969 oil industry study said CO2 levels would reach 370 parts per million by 2000 — the actual reading was 369.71. Though long forgotten, the research was recently unearthed and is now playing a key role in climate lawsuits against oil majors.
- New research has found that 92% of the cities that were historically redlined are now warmer than their neighbors. The predominate factor is likely a lack of green space in the redlined neighborhoods to help bring the temperature down. e360.yale.edu/features/can-w…
- A single tree can transpire hundreds of liters of water in a day. Each hundred liters has a cooling effect equivalent to two domestic air conditioners for a day, researchers say.
- The iconic “100th Meridian,” the North American climate boundary that visibly separates the humid eastern part of the continent from the more arid western plains, has shifted 140 miles east since 1980. e360.yale.edu/features/redra…
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- The iconic “100th Meridian,” the North American climate boundary that visibly separates the humid eastern part of the continent from the more arid western plains, has shifted 140 miles east since 1980. e360.yale.edu/features/redra…
GIF - "We’ve looked from Mount Everest to the deep sea, from the poles to the equator. We’ve found microplastics everywhere." Richard Thompson, who first discovered microplastics 20 years ago, explains why we urgently need a global treaty on plastic pollution.
- Canada’s last fully intact ice shelf in the Arctic has collapsed, shrinking by about 80 square kilometers, or 40 percent of its area, over just two days at the end of July, according to scientists at the @ECCC_CIS. e360.yale.edu/digest/as-reco…
- From Florida to Japan, there are early signs that some reef-building corals are moving poleward to escape rising ocean temperatures. The news offers a measure of hope that these ecosystems might be able to survive the existential threat of climate change.
- Britain has been shifting away from coal at stunning speed. Learn more: e360.yale.edu/features/in-a-…
