Tag: environment

Drought drops water level in the Mississippi to levels not seen for decades

http://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/03/us/mississippi-river-drought.html As Drought Drops Water Level in the Mississippi, Shipwrecks Surface and Worries Rise The river known for its vast reach and powerful currents has withered to levels not seen in decades, choking shipping lanes and endangering drinking water supplies. The wreckage of the Diamond Lady, what used to be a casino boat, is now … Continue reading Drought drops water level in the Mississippi to levels not seen for decades →

There’s a better way than toilet paper — and it uses WAY less water

Here's the environmental math. You can wash with a bidet and use only 1/8 gallon of water or you can use a roll of toilet paper which takes 37 gallon of water to make. I've included two articles because I found the second spends a bit more time on the history. http://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/04/magazine/bidets-muslims.html Toilet paper shortages … Continue reading There’s a better way than toilet paper — and it uses WAY less water →

Denmark and Germany now building longest underwater tunnel

http://www.cnn.com/travel/article/fehmarnbelt-longest-immersed-tunnel-cmd/index.html Denmark and Germany now building the world's longest immersed tunnel Jacopo Prisco, CNN • Updated 22nd September 2022 1/11 Fehmarnbelt Fixed Link: When completed, the Fehmarnbelt Fixed Link will be the longest combined road and rail tunnel anywhere in the world. Descending up to 40 meters beneath the Baltic Sea, it will link Denmark and Germany. This … Continue reading Denmark and Germany now building longest underwater tunnel →

California farmers use as much water as two states but man, they’re growing fancy lettuce

https://www.npr.org/2022/10/04/1126240060/meet-the-california-farmers-awash-in-colorado-river-water-even-in-a-drought Meet the California farmers awash in Colorado River water, even in a drought October 4, 2022, 5:00 AM ET Heard on Morning Edition DAN CHARLES Sprinklers deliver vital Colorado River water to a field of celery in California's Imperial Valley. The Imperial Irrigation District draws enough water from the river each year to cover 470,000 … Continue reading California farmers use as much water as two states but man, they’re growing fancy lettuce →

“IVF” coral breeding successful — now to put on the reefs

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/this-moonshot-for-coral-breeding-was-successful-180980859/? This Moonshot for Coral Breeding Was Successful But the coral are still in tanks, waiting to be released on reefs Alex Riley, Hakai October 3, 2022 8:00 a.m. The elkhorn coral is one of the most endangered corals in the Caribbean and the Florida Keys. In Florida alone, the population is reduced by over 95 … Continue reading “IVF” coral breeding successful — now to put on the reefs →

White spruce spreading north into Alaska quickly — another sign of massive climate changes

https://apple.news/AuppdxYyKRRyD3Tfkw-e0HA SCIENCE AUG 22, 2022 7:00 AM These Trees Are Spreading North in Alaska. That’s Not Good White spruce trees are expanding into the Arctic tundra with stunning speed, with potentially serious consequences both for the region and the world.  IN THE SUMMER of 2019, Roman Dial and his friend Brad Meiklejohn hired a single-engine bush … Continue reading White spruce spreading north into Alaska quickly — another sign of massive climate changes →

Accompanying article on the upcoming climate reality

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/10/26/magazine/climate-change-warming-world.html Beyond Catastrophe: A New Climate Reality Is Coming Into ViewBy David Wallace-Wells Photographs by Devin Oktar YalkinCaptions by Charley Locke Oct. 26, 2022 You can never really see the future, only imagine it, then try to make sense of the new world when it arrives. Just a few years ago, climate projections for this … Continue reading Accompanying article on the upcoming climate reality →

Mediterranean water hot enough now to form carbonate crystals, possibly centered on micro plastics

http://www.wired.com/story/the-mediterranean-sea-is-so-hot-its-forming-carbonate-crystals/? SCIENCE by Matt Simon for Wired, OCT 4, 2022 7:00 AM The Mediterranean Sea Is So Hot, It’s Forming Carbonate Crystals In the rapidly warming Eastern Mediterranean, water stratifies into layers, like a cake. That’s allowing carbon-spewing crystals to form. IF YOU STAND on the coast of Israel and gaze out across the Mediterranean Sea, … Continue reading Mediterranean water hot enough now to form carbonate crystals, possibly centered on micro plastics →

Glimmer of hope for technology that would allow plastic to be reused in its original state

http://www.zmescience.com/ecology/scientists-finally-find-a-way-to-recycle-plastic-indefinitely/ Scientists finally find a way to recycle plastic indefinitely Most plastic products can't be recycled back into their original form. It's time to change that.  by Tibi Puiu, September 26, 2022 in Environment, News Chemistry chair Wei Zhang (right) and Graduate Research Assistant Zepeng Lei study plastic materials in the Zhang Lab. Credit: Patrick Campbell / University … Continue reading Glimmer of hope for technology that would allow plastic to be reused in its original state →

Throwing baby puffins off cliffs is normal in Iceland each year

https://www.npr.org/2022/09/26/1124759293/puffling-season-iceland Why it's perfectly normal to see baby puffins thrown off cliffs in Iceland each year September 26, 20225:01 AM ET HALISIA HUBBARD Digital creator Kyana Sue Powers says residents of Vestmannaeyjar treat puffling season as a regular part of life. "It's just what you do, it's as normal to do as recycling cans," she … Continue reading Throwing baby puffins off cliffs is normal in Iceland each year →

“In 10 years, we might not have forests” [in Democratic Republic of Congo]

https://apple.news/AArVQIZELRY-6Hk1aZwo1XA Biologist Cédric Muliri (second from left) works with Batwa community members in Chibuga village to make fuel efficient stoves. Photograph: Ed Ram The Guardian picture essay ‘In 10 years, we might not have forests’: DRC struggles to halt charcoal trade – a photo essay Projects involving the Batwa and other marginalised communities offer alternative … Continue reading “In 10 years, we might not have forests” [in Democratic Republic of Congo] →