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The Northeast and Midwest are enduring what is, in some places, the worst outbreak of spongy moths on record. One of the factors driving the proliferation of very hungry caterpillars is climate change-spurred drought, which allows spongy moths to breed with abandon, producing up to a million caterpillars per acre. Trees are resilient, but this outbreak has been especially long and damaging
https://grist.org/health/whats-behind-the-record-outbreak-of-spongy-moths-in-the-eastern-us/
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What’s behind the record outbreak of spongy moths in the eastern US?
The Northeast and Midwest are enduring what is, in some places, the worst outbreak of spongy moths on record — thanks, in part, to climate change.Zoya Teirstein (Grist)
Nearly half of journalists covering climate crisis globally received threats for their work
Groundbreaking new research also reports that 11% of surveyed have faced physical violence in their reporting
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/jun/05/climate-crisis-journalists
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America isn't making enough renewable energy to prevent severe climate change
In the United States specifically, the IEA says that renewable energy infrastructure needs to increase 50% more quickly than it already is based on 2022 numbers
https://qz.com/us-green-energy-2030-goals-1851518641
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America isn't making enough renewable energy to prevent severe climate change
A report from the International Energy Agency lays out the challengeMelvin Backman (Quartz)
Meet the five species of flying-foxes that call Australia home… https://ausgeo.co/flyingfoxes
Flying-foxes are a common sight around Australia, but did you know they are also vital pollinators? 🦇
They can travel up to 500km in a 48-hour period in search of food and spread pollen and disperse seeds in the process!
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A guide to the flying-foxes of Australia
Australia’s flying-foxes are vital pollinators of our flowering forests and a raft of species, humans included, rely on that.Candice Marshall (Australian Geographic)
Ozark chinkapin, Castanea ozarkensis, is a chestnut tree endemic to the Ozark region. The early 20th century chestnut blight decimated its populations like American chestnut.
This shows the species in bloom and it smells incredible! It has a tremendous amount of attention from various insects and bugs. I've counted five bee species, two ant species, two beetle species, flies, wasps, etc. I'm seeing in very small part, its former ecological role as a dominant species.
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Lethal heat will make Australia's north 'unliveable'
— Australia's leading news site
Australia's north will be “unliveable” in the coming decades because the heat and humidity will be so intense that it will be deadly for humans
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Trump presidency would risk $1 trillion in clean energy investment: Report
A new analysis report by Wood Mackenzie estimates that a projected $1 trillion in low carbon energy investments would be in jeopardy if Donald Trump is re-elected as the president in the November 5 election
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Trump presidency would risk $1 trillion in clean energy investment: Report
A new analysis report by Wood Mackenzie estimates that a projected $1trillionin low carbonenergyinvestments would be in jeopardy if Donald Trump is re-elected as the president in the November 5 electionReuters (India Today)
Florida Governor deletes 'climate change' from state laws amid rising sea levels
Republican Governor Ron DeSantis signed a wide-ranging energy bill that deletes the phrase "climate" eight times and eliminates entire sections addressing global warming
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Florida Governor deletes 'climate change' from state laws amid rising sea levels
Republican Governor Ron DeSantis signed a wide-ranging energy bill that deletes the phrase quotclimatequot eight times and eliminates entire sections addressing global warmingIndia Today Environment Desk (India Today)
Missing the forest for the trees: The role of forests in Earth's climate goes far beyond carbon storage
The fragrant vapors emitted by trees react in the atmosphere to form aerosols, which reflect incoming solar radiation and cool the Earth
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Missing the forest for the trees: The role of forests in Earth’s climate goes far beyond carbon storage - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
The fragrant vapors emitted by trees react in the atmosphere to form aerosols, which reflect incoming solar radiation and cool the Earth.Jessica McKenzie (Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists)
Venezuela may be first nation to lose all its glaciers
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx8qv1nvdppo
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Climate change: Venezuela may be first nation to lose all its glaciers
Scientists say the South American nation's last glacier is now just an ice field.Aleks Phillips (BBC News)
Vermont passes bill to charge fossil fuel companies for damages from climate change
The legislation — the first of its kind in the U.S. — would require companies with high emissions to help pay for destruction caused by climate-fueled extreme weather
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Vermont passes bill to charge fossil-fuel companies for climate damages
Vermont lawmakers have passed a so-called "Climate Superfund Act" designed to make fossil fuel companies pay for damage from weather disasters fueled by climate change.Maura Barrett (NBC News)
