Water & Oceans

"Tonga Poised to Be the First Country to Recognize Rights of Whales"

"At the U.N. Ocean Conference, Tonga’s princess called for recognition of whales’ legal rights. The move is one of several rights of nature initiatives happening at the conference."

Source: Inside Climate News, 06/12/2025

"Greenland And Iceland Saw Record Heat In May. What It Means For The World.

"Human-caused climate change boosted Iceland and Greenland ’s temperatures by several degrees during a record-setting May heat wave, raising concerns about the far-reaching implications melting Arctic ice has for weather around the world, scientists said in an analysis released Wednesday."

Source: AP, 06/12/2025

Phase-Out of FEMA On Course, Trump Says, Raising Worries About Disaster Aid

"The Trump administration will begin dismantling the Federal Emergency Management Agency later this year, the president announced on Tuesday, setting a tight timeframe for a breakup that many experts warned would likely harm the nation’s ability to respond to disasters."

Source: Inside Climate News, 06/12/2025

"Trump Says Governors Should Be Able To Handle Disasters Without FEMA"

"President Donald Trump said Tuesday that his administration plans to “wean” states off Federal Emergency Management Agency assistance after this year’s hurricane season, offering in the most explicit terms yet his plans for states to respond to natural disasters and other emergencies on their own."

Source: Washington Post, 06/11/2025

UN Ocean Summit Opens In France As U.S. Government Scientists Stay Away

"World leaders, scientists and officials gathered on Monday to open the third United Nations Ocean Conference and launch a global appeal to save the world's oceans, which scientists say are in bad health." "Glaringly absent are U.S. scientific agencies like NASA and NOAA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Their scientists weren't allowed to attend the summit, say organizers."

Source: NPR, 06/10/2025

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