"Atop an Underwater Hot Spring, an ‘Octopus Garden’ Thrives"
"The heat, a new study suggests, makes for an ideal breeding ground for these eight-legged animals."
Source: NYTimes, 08/24/2023
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"This Songbird’s Genes May Show How Climate Change Has Sped Up Evolution"
"Even bird enthusiasts will admit the southwestern willow flycatcher isn’t very flashy. But in studying the DNA of this brownish-olive songbird, scientists say they have found something remarkable: evidence that the endangered bird is adapting at the genetic level to climate change."
Source: Washington Post, 08/24/2023
SEJ Remembers Terri Hansen
SEJ members were saddened to learn that Terri Crawford Hansen, who first joined SEJ in 1994, recently passed away. Terri, "a powerful and big-hearted truth teller," was a member of the Winnebago tribe of Nebraska and a long-time journalist, covering environment, climate, science, tribal and Indigenous issues for multiple publications.
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"The Latest on Hilary, Emily, Franklin, Gert, and a Texas-Mexico Threat"
"[I]t’s not often that a tropical storm from the Eastern Pacific moves through Southern California on the same weekend that three tropical storms erupt in the Atlantic. That’s where things stood on Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023."
Source: Yale Climate Connections, 08/22/2023
The Spread of Harmful Algal Blooms Makes News in Multitude of Locales
As algal blooms (think “red tides” or “dead zones”) grow larger and more frequent, they are emerging not just on the coasts and major estuaries, but in inland lakes and streams. And they cause all kinds of harm, to humans and to the environment. The latest TipSheet has details on how to cover the problem locally, including story ideas and reporting resources.
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"UN Climate Summit Host UAE Failed To Report Methane Emissions To UN"
"The United Arab Emirates, which will run the crucial Cop28 UN climate summit in December, has failed to report its emissions of the powerful greenhouse gas methane to the UN for almost a decade, the Guardian can reveal."
Source: Guardian, 08/18/2023
"Here’s Where Water Is Running Out In The World — And Why"
"A growing population and rising temperatures will strain the world’s freshwater supplies over the next 30 years, jeopardizing available water for drinking, bathing and growing food, according to new research."
Source: Washington Post, 08/18/2023
"How 10,000 Years Of Plagues Left Their Mark On Our DNA"
"Agnolo di Tura was a sometime shoemaker and tax collector with a yen for keeping a journal. He was also his family’s sole survivor when the Black Death tore through Siena, Italy, in 1348. He buried his wife and five children with his own hands, he wrote in his journal. He was somehow spared."
Source: Washington Post, 08/17/2023
"‘This Way Of Farming Is Really Sexy’: The Rise Of Regenerative Agriculture"
"On the Isle of Wight Hollie Fallick and Francesca Cooper are part of a movement to bring tired and depleted soil back to life – and boost food security".
Source: Guardian, 08/17/2023
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