https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/aug/10/new-york-city-traffic-congestion-charge Traffic congestion charge would boost air quality in New York City, study finds Charge of up to $23 a day would reduce number of cars entering Manhattan by 15-20%, assessment says Pedestrians cross Delancey Street as congested traffic from Brooklyn enters Manhattan over the Williamsburg Bridge. Photograph: Mary Altaffer/AP Reuters in New YorkWed 10 Aug 2022 16.10 EDT … Continue reading Traffic congestion charge would boost air quality in NYC says study
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With drought, it’s time to give up water-gulping non-essential crops
The point that's never hammered into our heads in this article is that it's time to stop using agriculture to feed livestock. We need to start eating the plants ourselves. If not now, in the very near future. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/sep/12/colorado-drought-water-alfalfa-farmers-conservation ‘Water is our most precious resource’: alfalfa farmers asked to give up crop amid megadrought in … Continue reading With drought, it’s time to give up water-gulping non-essential crops
The mysterious “milky sea” — an amazing phenomenon
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2022/06/milky-seas-effect-ocean-bioluminescence/661384/ I Witnessed One of the Ocean’s Rarest Phenomena During a “milky sea,” trillions of bacteria make the ocean light up glow-stick green. By Sam Keck Scott [click thru for the photo of the phenomena] Merche Portu / Getty; The Atlantic JUNE 25, 2022 The sky was moonless and overcast, leaving no stars to steer by. … Continue reading The mysterious “milky sea” — an amazing phenomenon
Europe’s drought could signal the death of river cruising
http://www.cnn.com/travel/article/europe-drought-river-cruising/index.html Europe's drought could signal the death of river cruising Julia Buckley • Published 14th August 2022 (CNN) — Just when you thought it was safe to get back in the pandemic-snarled water, Europe is having another cataclysmic summer. This time, it's not pandemic red tape, but what looks set to be the continent's worst drought in … Continue reading Europe’s drought could signal the death of river cruising
Finding and understanding monster hail
http://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/05/science/hail-weather-climate.html The Hunt for Big Hail Hailstones of record size are falling left and right, and hailstorm damage is growing. But there is surprisingly little research to explain why. A supercell thunderstorm threatening to engulf a barn near Imperial, Neb., in 2019. Almost all hail is created in supercells, or storms with updrafts of rising … Continue reading Finding and understanding monster hail
Ants may help farmers grow healthy crops better than pesticides
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/aug/17/ants-can-beat-pesticides-helping-farmers-grow-healthy-crops-study-aoe Ants can be better than pesticides for growing healthy crops, study finds Harnessing natural insect power can, with proper management, have higher efficacy than resorting to harmful chemicals A tropical Ectatomma ant, one of the world’s 14,000 species, many of which can do the job of chemicals by killing pests that harm crops. Photograph: José … Continue reading Ants may help farmers grow healthy crops better than pesticides
Singapore craft beer uses recycled sewage to highlight water scarcity
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jul/01/singapore-craft-beer-newbrew-uses-recycled-sewage-highlight-water-scarcity? Singapore craft beer uses recycled sewage to highlight water scarcity Collaboration between national water agency and craft brewer described as ‘highly quaffable’ The brewery, Brewerkz, says the beer is suitable for Singapore’s tropical climate, with a smooth, toasted honey-like aftertaste. Photograph: Brewerkz Rebecca Ratcliffe Fri 1 Jul 2022 06.45 EDT It is a beer made … Continue reading Singapore craft beer uses recycled sewage to highlight water scarcity
Water wars coming to the suburbs
https://apple.news/AQbrcg-sMTUGgbc2Vrirvnw The Water Wars Come to the Suburbs A community near Scottsdale, Arizona, is running out of water. Amid the finger-pointing, the real question is: how many developments will be next? By Rachel Monroe for New Yorker magazine June 29, 2022 he best gossip you’re likely to hear in Rio Verde Foothills, Arizona, is about water. … Continue reading Water wars coming to the suburbs
Invasive species CAN be eradicated — a success story
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/aug/10/rats-and-rabbits-invasive-species-macquarie-island-southern-ocean-aoe The age of extinctionEnvironment From 300,000 rabbits to none: a Southern Ocean island is reborn Royal penguins on Macquarie Island. Photograph: Melissa Houghton Invasive species on islands: Macquarie Island, a Unesco world heritage site, was being eaten alive until an ambitious eradication programme restored it Driving out invasive species on islands has high success rate and … Continue reading Invasive species CAN be eradicated — a success story
Big cats in urban jungle: LA mountain lions, Mumbai leopards
apnews.com/article/oddities-science-travel-c99fa72a760950adf0d1e168a1951219? https://player.vimeo.com/video/718365793?background=1 Big cats in urban jungle: LA mountain lions, Mumbai leopards By CHRISTINA LARSON and ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL June 30, 2022 Los Angeles and Mumbai, India, share many superlatives as pinnacles of cinema, fashion, and traffic congestion. But another similarity lurks in the shadows, most often seen at night walking silently on four paws. These … Continue reading Big cats in urban jungle: LA mountain lions, Mumbai leopards
In case NJ and NY residents think drought isn’t affecting us
https://gothamist.com/news/severe-drought-in-new-york-and-northern-new-jersey-persists ‘Severe’ drought designation expanded in NY and parts of northern NJ BY GWYNNE HOGAN PUBLISHED AUGUST 18, 2022, MODIFIED AUGUST 18, 2022 The U.S. Drought Monitor has expanded its severe drought designation to parts of New York and New Jersey.THE U.S. DROUGHT MONITOR Severe drought conditions in New York and New Jersey persist this week and … Continue reading In case NJ and NY residents think drought isn’t affecting us
Driving out invasive species on islands has high success rate and big benefits – study
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/aug/10/driving-out-invasive-species-on-islands-high-success-rate-big-benefits-aoe Driving out invasive species on islands has high success rate and big benefits – study New research finds that eradicating non-native rats, cats, rabbits and goats is 88% effective in restoring biodiversity The transformation of Redonda in the Caribbean between 2016 and 2020, before and after black rats and feral goats were eradicated. Photograph: Jenny … Continue reading Driving out invasive species on islands has high success rate and big benefits – study
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