nytimes.com/2024/01/14/nyregion/peconic-bay-scallops-die-off.html Fishing for Scallops When the Scallops Are Nearly All Dead Bay scallops brought prosperity and community to the people of Shelter Island. Today, most of the scallops are gone, but some fishermen haven’t given up hope. On opening day of bay scallop season this winter, Mike Tehan piloted the only boat on Peconic Bay.Credit...Adrienne … Continue reading Fishing for scallops when the scallops are nearly all dead
Tag: environment
One way of defeating a hotter environment — become nocturnal
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/jan/17/global-heating-pushes-mountain-goats-into-more-nocturnal-lifestyle Global heating pushes mountain goats into more nocturnal lifestyle University of Sassari research suggests change in habits might expose animals to more predators Olivia Lee Wed 17 Jan 2024 00.00 EST Global heating is pushing mountain goats into a more nocturnal lifestyle that could expose them to more predators, scientists have found. A team … Continue reading One way of defeating a hotter environment — become nocturnal
Overall warming doesn’t prevent periods of severe cold
https://apple.news/AVcA7wECtRCyrInhI5Upw8A Why we still have brutal cold snaps even as the planet warms to record levels By Laura Paddison, CNN Published 8:17 AM EST, Mon January 15, 2024 After a summer of record-breaking heat, vast swaths of the United States are now grappling with extreme cold as a brutal Arctic blast brings snow squalls, deadly ice and life-threatening wind … Continue reading Overall warming doesn’t prevent periods of severe cold
TNR leaves predatory cats free to kill massive numbers of birds plus
http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2024/01/01/how-the-no-kill-movement-betrays-its-name How the “No Kill” Movement Betrays Its Name By keeping cats outdoors, trap-neuter-release policies have troubling consequences for city residents, local wildlife—and even the cats themselves. By Jonathan Franzen, published December 25, 2023 his past June, at the height of kitten season in Los Angeles, Gail Raff got a call for help from the neighborhood … Continue reading TNR leaves predatory cats free to kill massive numbers of birds plus
Don’t forget to clean your reusable bottle even if all you drink is water
http://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/reusable-water-bottle-probably-disgusting-181546003.html Your reusable water bottle is probably disgusting. Here's what experts want you to know. by Kaitlin Reilly Wed, January 10, 2024 at 1:15 PM EST How often should you wash your reusable water bottles? Here's what experts suggest. (Getty Creative) These days, reusable water bottles are a popular accessory. Avoiding single-use plastic water bottles, … Continue reading Don’t forget to clean your reusable bottle even if all you drink is water
You can reduce the environmental cost of indoor houseplants
Indoor houseplants come with a cost to the planet. Here’s how to minimize it. By Nicolás Rivero January 3, 2024 at 6:30 a.m. EST There are plenty of benefits to raising indoor houseplants: They beautify your home or office, they have been correlated with lower levels of stress and anxiety, and they may slightly improve air quality. But, ironically, … Continue reading You can reduce the environmental cost of indoor houseplants
Small animals’ influence on environment unnoticed but large
https://apple.news/AHmqRhAsPSXOdXNSlZrN7hg A Major Climate Force Has Been Ignored for Decades Small mammals play an outsize role in shaping the world around them.By Bathsheba Demuth for The Atlantic, published January 4, 2024 Finding a vole on Alaska’s North Slope takes practice. The open plain pulls the eye upward, toward grand things: the horizon line, the distant shimmer … Continue reading Small animals’ influence on environment unnoticed but large
Cat coronavirus strain spreading across Cyprus
https://apple.news/AU63fLEQcSu-TlmsPH2x8vA CAT CORONAVIRUS: A NEW VARIANT IS SPREADING IN CYPRUS from BBC Science Focus Magazine The new strain has killed thousands of felines on the island and at least one cat in the UK has been infected You may have heard reports of a cat in the UK having been infected with a new coronavirus … Continue reading Cat coronavirus strain spreading across Cyprus
Ever wonder what happens to unsold Christmas trees?
https://apple.news/AaMLr41bDTo-xnp9mk90HUA Ever wonder what happens to unsold Christmas trees? We found out. Not every Christmas tree gets the tinsel and ornament experience. Many go unsold after the holiday. Here's what happens to them and here's how you can do your part. by James Powel, published on USA TODAY on December 25, 2023 While the country … Continue reading Ever wonder what happens to unsold Christmas trees?
Ebikes coming into their own as alternatives to cars
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/dec/22/ebike-boom-america-sales ‘It feels very fun and freeing’: US sees ebike boom after years of false starts Sales surge as cities and states look to cut pollution from cars and improve options for Americans to get around Oliver Milman, @olliemilman, published Fri 22 Dec 2023 12.00 EST After several years of false starts, electric bikes are finally … Continue reading Ebikes coming into their own as alternatives to cars
Biden adds protection from logging for old-growth forests
http://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/12/19/old-growth-logging-forest-service/ Biden moves to ban most old-growth logging in national forests The Forest Service plans to protect the nearly 25 million acres it manages where towering trees still stand, the first national plan to protect old-growth forests from commercial logging By Anna Phillips Updated December 19, 2023 at 12:42 p.m. EST|Published December 19, 2023 at 5:00 a.m. EST … Continue reading Biden adds protection from logging for old-growth forests
World’s largest iceberg moving for first time in 37 years
https://www.thecooldown.com/outdoors/a23a-antarctica-iceberg-movement-ice/ WORLD’S LARGEST ICEBERG IS MOVING FOR FIRST TIME IN 37 YEARS: ‘THE POLES WILL DETERMINE THE FATE OF HUMANITY’ “The more important thing for people to be aware of is that Antarctica, in other places, is losing ice very rapidly.” By Jennifer Kodros ,December 16, 2023 One of the world’s largest and oldest icebergs is … Continue reading World’s largest iceberg moving for first time in 37 years
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