cesmith111UK News Hermit crabs dying after mistaking plastic for shells, study finds The Telegraph - By Helena HortonHermit crabs are mistaking plastic for shells and the problem has killed more than half a million of the crustaceans, a new study by the Natural History Museum has found. The creatures do not make their
cesmith111Science Florida Keys Deliver a Hard Message: As Seas Rise, Some Places Can’t Be Saved The New York Times - Christopher Flavelle and Patricia MazzeiKEY WEST, Fla. — Officials in the Florida Keys announced what many coastal governments nationwide have long feared, but few have been willing to admit: As seas rise and flooding gets worse, not everyone
cesmith111News One hospital had 9 flu cases at this time last year. This year, it has more than 1,400 CNN - By Elizabeth Cohen, CNN Senior Medical Correspondent(CNN) — When Donna Bonin's 13-year-old son recently came down with a sky-high fever, she thought to herself: This can't be the flu. It's November. But Bonin is an experienced mother of seven, and she'd
cesmith111News Dead Whale, 220 Pounds of Debris Inside, Is a ‘Grim Reminder’ of Ocean Trash The New York Times - Johnny DiazA dead sperm whale that washed up on a Scottish beach had more than 220 pounds of tangled netting, rope, plastic and other debris inside its stomach, according to a local whale research group. The 10-year-old
cesmith111Global Warming Here's the evidence we're headed for a climate crisis tipping point Wired UK - Matt Simon When we’re talking about social justice, a tipping point is a beautiful thing – a court case that shifts public opinion, for example. For a species, …
cesmith111Opinion Samoa Measles Outbreak Toll Getting Worse: Now 3,530 Cases, 44 Deaths Forbes - Bruce Y. LeeStill think that measles is a “harmless” disease? What’s happening in the country of Samoa ain’t a Brady Bunch episode. It shows what can really happen when you don’t vaccinate children against the measles.
cesmith111Aquaculture Black Soldier Flies Are The New Superstars Of Sustainable Aquaculture Forbes - Ariella SimkeBlack soldier flies (Hermetia illucens) are not much to look at, but they are making major waves in the aquaculture industry. These superstar larvae are disrupting the fish feed status quo by providing
cesmith111Biodiversity Scientists re-counted Australia's extinct species, and the result is devastating theconversation.com - John Woinarski and Brett Murphy and Dale Nimmo and Michael F. Braby and Sarah Legge and Stephen Garnett It’s well established that unsustainable human activity is damaging the health of the planet. The way we use Earth threatens our future and that of …
cesmith111Environment Scientist's theory of climate's Titanic moment the 'tip of a mathematical iceberg' The Guardian - Graham ReadfearnIf you’re the captain of the Titanic, approaching a giant iceberg with the potential to sink your ship becomes an emergency only when you realise you might not have enough time to steer a safe course.
cesmith111News UN chief warns of ‘point of no return’ on climate change Associated Press - By ARITZ PARRA and FRANK JORDANS, Associated PressMADRID (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Sunday that the world’s efforts to stop climate change have been “utterly inadequate" so far and there is a danger global warming could pass “point
cesmith111Climate Change Scientists say it is too late to stop climate change timesofisrael.com - By Marlowe HOOD PARIS, France (AFP) — When teen climate activist Greta Thunberg, nominated for the Peace Nobel this year, scolded titans of industry in Davos and …
cesmith111Climate Change We're About to Cross 9 Critical Climate Tipping Points, Scientists Say VICE - Becky FerreiraNine crucial tipping points in Earth’s climate are now “active” and in danger of being crossed thanks to warming global temperatures caused by human activity, warn scientists in a commentary published
cesmith111Climate The five corrupt pillars of climate change denial The Conversation UK - Mark Maslin The fossil fuel industry, political lobbyists, media moguls and individuals have spent the past 30 years sowing doubt about the reality of climate …
cesmith111News The Latest: Greece floods kill 2; hundreds of homes damaged Associated PressROME (AP) — The Latest on severe weather in Europe (all times local): Authorities in Greece say two people have died and hundreds of homes have been flooded following an overnight storm that affected west
cesmith111Fossil Fuels We push fossil fuels with the zeal of a drug lord – we do not care about the misery we are creating The Guardian - Greg BourneThe Coalition is too closely linked to the fossil fuel industry to be able to contemplate a future without coal, oil or gas. As climate change-induced crises continue through Australia, they must distance
cesmith111Pollution Everyone needs to shut the hell up about plastic pollution Wired UK - Matt Reynolds In 2012, Boyan Slat hatched a plan to rid the oceans of plastic waste. In a TEDx talk he gave in Delft the 18-year-old Dutch student imagined a …
cesmith111 Unimpressed by airlines’ carbon offsetting The Guardian - Sign inAnnouncements by airlines that they will offset their carbon emissions (Can carbon offsets tackle airlines’ emissions problem?, 19 November) misleads passengers into thinking that they are doing something
cesmith111FarmingDoes farming’s greener future mean a return to tradition, or new technology that heralds ‘the end of sustainable agriculture countrylife.co.uk - Carla Passino With the climate emergency and biodiversity crisis becoming increasingly pressing, we could see a shift away from conventional agriculture towards …
cesmith111Pollution The Ocean Cleanup Device in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch Is Finally Working globalcitizen.org - By Joe McCarthy and Erica Sanchez “This now gives us sufficient confidence in the general concept to keep going on this project.” In addition to sullying the beauty of the ocean, …
cesmith111U.S. Politics Climate activists brought Harvard-Yale football game to a stop to protest fossil fuel investments Vox - Sean CollinsMore than 150 Harvard and Yale students and alumni protesting the two institutions’ financial ties to the fossil fuel industry delayed the annual Harvard-Yale football game Saturday. The demonstrators
cesmith111Brazil The destruction of the Amazon, explained Vox - Sam EllisThe Amazon rainforest appeared in headlines this summer as thousands of fires raged month after month. Many blamed Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro for inspiring landowners, farmers, and ranchers to
cesmith111Royal Family Prince Charles issues chilling warning – ‘We’ve reached the tipping point’ express.co.uk - Richard Palmer, Daily Express Royal Correspondent PRINCE CHARLES warned yesterday that we have 10 years to save the world as we know it from climate change. In a wide-ranging speech at Lincoln …
cesmith111Fossil Fuels Big Companies Bet On Cleaner Power From Pig Poop Ponds NPR - Dan CharlesIn a secluded corner of rural eastern North Carolina, at the end of a long and winding farm lane, a pit of stinking hog manure is doing its bit to save the world from climate change. "You're standing the
cesmith111News More than 97,000 pounds of salad recalled over E.coli fears amid multi-state outbreak ABC News - Ella Torres More than 97,000 pounds of salad products were recalled due to a possible E. coli contamination in the lettuce, the U.S. Department of Agriculture …
cesmith111Neanderthals Were other humans the first victims of the sixth mass extinction? The Conversation UK - Nick Longrich Nine human species walked the Earth 300,000 years ago. Now there is just one. The Neanderthals, Homo neanderthalensis, were stocky hunters adapted to …
cesmith111Opinion Climate Change Is a Financial Crisis, Too Bloomberg - Gregg Gelzinis The people who oversee America’s financial system seem to think that climate change isn’t their problem. As one official quipped in recent …
cesmith111Global Warming We’re living through Earth’s second-hottest year, NOAA finds The Washington Post - By Andrew FreedmanThis year is increasingly likely to be the planet’s second- or third-warmest calendar year on record since modern temperature data collection began in 1880, according to data released this week by the
cesmith111Global Warming Supercharged Indian Ocean dipole responsible for environmental disasters Mic News - Vanessa Taylor When it comes to climate change, nothing really exists in isolation. The disasters you see in one area, like increased wild fires or flooding across …
cesmith111Global Warming Warm ocean water delays sea ice for Alaska towns, wildlife Associated Press - By DAN JOLING, Associated PressANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The U.S. research vessel Sikuliaq can break through ice as thick as 2.5 feet (0.76 meters). In the Chukchi Sea northwest of Alaska this month, which should be brimming with floes,
