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Global warming was primary cause of unprecedented Amazon drought--study

Thu, 2024-01-25 12:00 — mike kraft
Global warming was primary cause of unprecedented Amazon drought, study finds Human-induced global warming, and not El Niño, was the primary driver of the severe drought in the Amazon last year that sent rivers to record lows, isolated hundreds of river communities and killed dozens of endangered dolphins. AP News
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Following Supreme Court decision, Supreme Court curtails federal power, Biden administration weakens clean water protections

Tue, 2023-08-29 17:59 — mike kraft
After Supreme Court curtails federal power, Biden administration weakens clean water protections The Biden Administration weakened protections for wetlands on Tuesday. Federal officials were forced to make the change after the Supreme Court's decision in May that sharply limited the federal government's power to regulate wetlands. AP News

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Global Warming causes problem of more extreme rain, not snow, over mountains--study

Wed, 2023-06-28 19:54 — mike kraft
Warming causes more extreme rain, not snow, over mountains. Scientists say that’s a problem A new study says climate change is turning major snowfalls into more extreme rain over mountains, somehow worsening both dangerous flooding like the type that devastated Pakistan last year and long-term water shortages. AP News

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At least 85 percent of the world’s population has been affected by human-induced climate change-- new study

Tue, 2021-10-12 12:22 — mike kraft
At least 85 percent of the world’s population has been affected by human-induced climate change, new study shows Researchers used machine learning to analyze more than 100,000 studies of weather events and found that four-fifths of the world’s land area has suffered impacts linked to global warming. Washington Post
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ADDITIONAL REPORTING: How a Coronavirus Mutation in Minks Could Wreak Havoc on Vaccine Development

Sat, 2020-11-07 16:52 — mike kraft
How a Coronavirus Mutation in Minks Could Wreak Havoc on Vaccine Development A new strain of SARS-CoV-2 in Danish minks is raising fears among public health experts. Matt Miller Slate Magazine
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NASA Captures Polluted Carolina Rivers Spilling Into the Ocean After Hurricane Florence

Thu, 2018-09-27 09:35 — Kathy Gilbeaux

           

NASA - September 19, 2018

CLICK HERE - NASA - A Broad View of Flooding in the Carolinas

time.com - by ELI MEIXLER - September 26, 2018

Flooding from Hurricane Florence, which battered the Carolinas this month, is so severe that NASA was able to spot darkened, contaminated rivers flowing into the Atlantic Ocean.

Nearly 8 trillion gallons of rain fell on North Carolina during the storm, according to the National Weather Service in Raleigh. That deluge took a devastating toll, swelling rivers and inundating homes.

NASA satellite images released this week reveal just how engorged, and polluted the rivers and other waterways became.

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CLICK HERE - Wash your hands if you touch the ocean in NC – and forget swimming, experts warn

 

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Power Outage Prompts Sewage Spill in Howard County

Tue, 2012-10-30 15:29 — Kathy Gilbeaux

wjla.com - October 30, 2012

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