China plans undersea lab, 3km down / Boing Boing
Eigentlich soll Palmöl im Kraftstoff das Klima schützen. Nach Ansicht von Umweltschützern ist das Gegenteil der Fall.
Source: Biokraftstoffe: Europa giert nach Palmöl – SPIEGEL ONLINE
Dwindling of Arctic’s oldest ice since 1990
Six more islands have large swaths of land, and villages, washed into sea as a result of ‘dramatic impact of climate change’ on the Solomon Islands
Source: Five Pacific islands lost to rising seas as climate change hits
The nation of Fiji is struggling to recover from the staggering blow Tropical Cyclone Winston delivered on February 20 when the mighty storm made landfall at Category 5 strength on multiple islands. The storm killed at least 42 people, making it the deadliest in Fiji history. The damage estimate of $468 million makes it the most expensive tropical cyclone in South Pacific history.
Source: Winstons Damage Highest in South Pacific History; Extreme February Warmth in Eurasia | Dr. Jeff Masters WunderBlog
Ben Wonder Trio | ANTIX COLLECTIVE
By seeing which ecosystems are experiencing the most change at the plant level, scientists hope they will be able to make better predictions.
Source: Measuring the Planet’s Health in Vibrant Shades of Green
Bleaching events triggered by CO2 emissions will make oceans acidic and hostile for coral growth, new studies say
Source: Climate change will lead to deformed and virus-hit coral reefs | Environment | The Guardian
Marshall Islands fights for climate action in Paris as sea level rise swallows the island nation
Source: Marshall Islands push for climate action in Paris
Explosion killed 11 workers, spewed 134 million gallons of oil, and fouled the coastline.
Source: Manslaughter charges dropped in BP spill case—nobody from BP will go to prison
The fate of 70 million people rests on the Mekong river. With crucial UN climate talks in Paris next week, John Vidal journeys down south-east Asia’s vast waterway and meets people affected by climate change, dams, deforestation and urbanisation
Source: The Mekong river: stories from the heart of the climate crisis
This [NSFW] 1968 anti-war animated film by Disney legend Ward Kimball is as timely as ever
A new documentary coming from Peter Marsh. The subject here is New Zealand ancestry other than Polynesian, but Peruvian and Asian.
A great tract of Earth is on fire and threatened species are being driven out of their habitats. This is a crime against humanity and nature
Law of Mother Earth expected to prompt radical new conservation and social measures in South American nation
Source: Bolivia enshrines natural world’s rights with equal status for Mother Earth
‘Unless the world acts decisively in coming weeks, the Pacific as we know it is doomed,’ says Fijian prime minister Frank Bainimarama
Come for the shipwrecks, stay for the ecological treasures
Source: Come for the shipwrecks, stay for the ecological treasures
Source: Which Presidential candidates are climate change deniers? / Boing Boing
The Food / Beverage community provides an interactive environment to share breaking news and product information for professionals in pre-clinical drug development.
Source: Food / Beverage – The Online Scientific Community – News
The Runit Dome in the Marshall Islands is a hulking legacy of years of US nuclear testing. Now locals and scientists are warning that rising sea levels caused by climate change could cause 111,000 cubic yards of debris to spill into the ocean
Source: This dome in the Pacific houses tons of radioactive waste – and it’s leaking
Tom the Dancing Bug, in which your Global Corporatocracy commands you to shut up, accept the Trans-Pacific Partnership, and await further instructions.
Source: Tom the Dancing Bug: Attention, Subjects of the Global Corporatocracy – Boing Boing
Arctic Death Spiral: Sea Ice Extent Hits Record Winter Low As Thickness Collapses