GaiaGram - Environmental Headlines from around a changing planet

GaiaGram - Environmental Headlines from around a changing planet

An unprecedented winter heatwave has struck Antarctica’s rapidly warming peninsula, shattering temperature records  Scientists warn the AMOC , a key ocean current,  may be nearing a tipping point as warming surpasses 1.5°Celcius Solar power generated more U.S. electricity than coal for the first time A judge rules the Trump administration illegally canceled a $2.8 billion environmental justice grant program  Arnold Schwarzenegger urges environmentalists to focus on action rather than despair  Trump  administration is abandoning its plan to dismantle a $368 million ocean monitoring system [https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/kiVK9evpXTFQrjyeCCn62A~~/AAAAARA~/5Gkt1R6M4oLIv-w89IXOP4docgQIxibd16iBl00T9NPrgil1pJKQG7GXP4Ce3Jp78aCOcSiLjWWGeP4cuqAu2uwrEsNoEc32C0XnDvKI1XPzTXQ-UmB_odAhTe2HXHNeI_yY-J7yMFF7fFxnrNfofZytCxQd7fHVM8ynYC3rzMyATboofxpLfNStnEsd-hSjcY3xZNfW0fnQMCoJnwk2zkivxcTgPZCsquA_xq42c_-d3izXZuTFDoxEjujBjgqq2vd-SVVjNyVk3kctn_NpLw~~] 44 percent of U.S. adults “worry a great deal about global warming or climate change.”

GaiaGram - Environmental Headlines from around a changing planet

France enacts one of the world’s toughest environmental laws by criminalizing ecocide under its Climate and Resilience Act. Humanity exceeded Earth’s sustainable population decades ago Trying to save a critically endangered Chilean tree reduced to a single wild individual  Asian Glaciers may have finally begun to succumb to global warming Antarctic krill, food for whales, seals, and penguins, face  pressure from climate change and industrial fishing Covering irrigation canals with solar panels can address energy demand and water loss  “ An urban mine” of electronics, and waste streams across 30 countries,could replace up to 56 percent of new supply Electric  vehicle sales set records in 37 countries

GaiaGram - Environmental Headlines from around a changing planet

War’s tolls  leave enduring ecological and health crises long after fighting ends. A vital ice shelf is about to break away from Antarctica's "Doomsday Glacier Densely populated coastal regions face accelerated flooding risk as land subsidence amplifies sea-level rise The Trump administration is dismantling a $368 million deep-ocean observing network  Japan has launched Asia’s first osmotic power plant a reliable, emissions-free source Reintroduced beavers in West London help to combat climate-driven flooding Connecticut is poised to legalize plug-in “portable” solar,

GaiaGram - Environmental Headlines from around a changing planet

Severe erosion and crumbling asphalt closes beloved Long Island beach U.S. Forest Service plans to spray glyphosate across tens of thousands of acres Europe is experiencing unusually high spring temperatures reaching up to 100 Fahrenheit Heavy Rain and Floods in China Killed at Least 22 people Renewable Energy Agency report finds that combining solar, wind, and battery storage is cheaper than new coal and gas plants Growth in renewables and electric vehicles—has slowed emissions growth and lessened worse case climate scenarios  New research shows that healthier ecosystems directly boost business productivity

GaiaGram - Environmental Headlines from around a planet in crisis

Rapid warming in the Gulf of Mexico, outpacing oceans since 2012 Late April heat event saw all of the world’s 50 hottest cities located in India Two airborne toxins, acrolein and ethylene oxide, more carcinogenic than previously believed EPA blocked Hawaii’s plan to force retirements of two oil-fired power plants Climate change could wipe out up to 91% of South America’s cloud forests by 2070 The Colorado River is in crisis as climate change and rising demand strain dwindling supplies Colombia makes entire Amazon biome, about 483,000 square kilometers, as a renewable natural resources reserve