"The Slow Death Of A Desert Giant"
"Climate change is pushing the Sonoran Desert to the brink, with saguaro cacti as a bellwether of the impending disaster."
Source: Yale Climate Connections, 10/24/2023
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"Gavin Newsom Wants to Export California’s Climate Laws to the World"
"The Democratic governor is supercharging climate policy and eyeing a future White House run. But critics say some of his constituents could be left behind."
"Gavin Newsom, the California governor, packed his bags and his ambition Monday and flew to Chinese provinces on a weeklong mission to negotiate climate agreements.
Last month, he was the only American invited to address the United Nations about climate change, where he excoriated the fossil fuel industry for what he called its decades of “deceit and denial.”
Source: NYTimes, 10/24/2023
Chevron Buys Hess For $53 Billion, 2nd Oil Megadeal As Energy Prices Soar
"Chevron is buying Hess Corp. for $53 billion and it’s not even the biggest acquisition in the energy sector this month as major producers seize the initiative while oil prices surge."
Source: AP, 10/24/2023
FWS Proposes Sprawling Conservation Area in Everglades Watershed
"A new federal proposal calls for creating a conservation area that would span 12 counties in Florida, from the Everglades’ headwaters in the center of the state to sawgrass prairies further south, preserving a region that is home to imperiled species like the Florida panther, the official state animal."
Source: Inside Climate News, 10/24/2023
"Meltdown of West Antarctic Ice Sheet Unavoidable, Study Says"
"The West Antarctic Ice Sheet will continue to melt this century regardless of how much the world slashes planet-warming emissions, research from the British Antarctic Survey has found, locking in further sea level rise over the coming decades."
Source: Reuters, 10/24/2023
Drought And Rising Temperatures Drove Millions Of Somalis From Homes
"Between 2016 and 2018, more than 2 million people in Somalia fled their homes, finding refuge elsewhere within their country." "A small increase in average monthly temperatures led to a 10-fold jump in the number of refugees."
Source: Yale Climate Connections, 10/24/2023
"How the Israel-Hamas War Imperils Action Against Global Warming"
"Oil prices could surge. Disagreements between nations could worsen. The conflict complicates already fragile global diplomacy ahead of crucial climate talks." "Global efforts to address climate change are already clouded by bitterness and distrust among countries of the world."
Source: NYTimes, 10/24/2023
"EPA Proposes Ban On Carcinogenic Cleaning Chemical TCE"
"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is moving to ban a toxic chemical that is used in cleaning and has become infamous for health effects, including cancer."
Source: The Hill, 10/24/2023
Author Brings Far-Reaching Insight to ‘The Three Ages of Water’
Leading water expert Peter Gleick’s new book on water’s past, present and future is an ambitious volume that offers a panoramic look at this essential resource — and hope for living in harmony with it in the future. BookShelf Editor Tom Henry calls “The Three Ages of Water” a rare book of breadth and depth, part history and part sustainable remedy. Read his review.
‘I Got To Know The Wolf’: Spain’s Shepherds Learn To Live With Old Enemy
"In the pre-dawn darkness of Sierra de la Culebra, Zamora, Spain, a sudden howl pierces the cold. More join in, until the baying chorus echoes all around. As the sky begins to lighten, their shapes emerge: first the alpha male, and then the rest of the wolf pack, appearing in the twilight where light and darkness merge.
Source: Guardian, 10/23/2023
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