Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The storm, the eighth of the Atlantic hurricane season, joins Tropical Depression Fred and Tropical Storm Grace, which are also moving through the region. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/article/tropical-storm-henri-hurricane.html
Misleading news reports have created much confusion about the presence of PFAS chemistries in bodies of water around the country. We wanted to take the opportunity to lay out the facts. All PFAS Are Not The Same PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, are a large and diverse family of chemistry that makes possible the products […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Excessive heat and wildfires could disrupt the booming outdoor travel industry, as travelers now have to take a hotter and longer fire season into account. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/06/us/wildfires-tourism-travel-west.html
While plastic makers in the U.S. have different approaches and areas of focus, we’re all united on the need to solve the problem of plastic waste. Together, America’s Plastic Makers are helping to lead the way and we’re confident that we can address this problem as a nation. Three years ago, we established two ambitious […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Wildfires. Drought. Monsoons. Sewage spills. A resurgent virus. The summer season we thought we knew has become something ominous. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/28/us/the-end-of-summer.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Every monsoon season poses risks to the country, but this one is shaping up as especially destructive as climate change turbocharges rainfall. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/26/world/asia/india-landslides-floods.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment DP World, a leading logistics company, agreed on Friday to cooperate with a Russian state company on shipping ventures in the Arctic Ocean. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/23/world/europe/arctic-shipping-russia-dubai.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Health officials said that high temperatures and low tides were likely to blame for an outbreak of vibriosis, an intestinal disease associated with eating raw oysters and other shellfish. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/22/us/oysters-washington.html
Published by the World Wildlife Fund WWF launched a new project to make wildlife like tapirs less vulnerable to drought during the dry season by installing and monitoring artificial water sources in Mexico’s Calakmul Biosphere Reserve. Read the full article at: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WWFStories/~3/lnk8Mt4AyFA/how-artificial-watering-holes-help-wildlife-survive-mexico-s-changing-climate
Published by the World Wildlife Fund WWF launched a new project to make wildlife like tapirs less vulnerable to drought during the dry season by installing and monitoring artificial water sources in Mexico’s Calakmul Biosphere Reserve. Read the full article at: https://www.worldwildlife.org/stories/how-artificial-watering-holes-help-wildlife-survive-mexico-s-changing-climate
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The soaring temperatures have made wildfire season particularly dangerous. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/19/us/montana-idaho-heat-wave.html
Published by Sea Shepherd Conservation Society Monrovia, Liberia – On the 17th of July, the Sea Shepherd ship Sam Simon was alerted to the distress of the Liberian-registered cargo vessel Niko Ivanka by the Commander of the Liberian Coast Guard, as the cargo vessel was taking on water off the coast of Liberia, West Africa. Sam Simon, under the command […]
There has been significant activity in the first half of this year regarding per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), or fluorotechnology. PFAS are vital to enabling our lives in the 21st century. PFAS are a large and diverse universe of chemistries that make possible the products that power our lives — the cellphones, tablets and telecommunications […]
Published by Sea Shepherd Conservation Society Sea Shepherd has a long history of protecting sharks. From the cold waters or the Antarctic to the underwater riches of the Galapagos Marine Reserve, our missions bring us into the most remote and pristine environments. These areas that used to teem with wildlife have now become silent. I remember […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A slimy secretion has coated harbors and beaches and smothered marine life. Warming waters are part of the problem. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/09/world/europe/istanbul-sea-of-marmara-pollution.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Elsa became the first major storm of this year’s Atlantic hurricane season to hit Florida’s mainland when it moved over Taylor County, southeast of Tallahassee, on Wednesday morning. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/07/us/tropical-storm-elsa-florida.html
Published by the World Wildlife Fund Jack Sagumai grew up in a coastal community in Papua New Guinea, where much of his life revolved around the ocean; now he works with WWF and other community members to save it. Read the full article at: https://www.worldwildlife.org/stories/restoring-ocean-health-in-a-papua-new-guinea-coastal-community
Published by the World Wildlife Fund Jack Sagumai grew up in a coastal community in Papua New Guinea, where much of his life revolved around the ocean; now he works with WWF and other community members to save it. Read the full article at: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WWFStories/~3/t27VF6NvaJE/restoring-ocean-health-in-a-papua-new-guinea-coastal-community
Published by Sea Shepherd Conservation Society Federal environmental prosecutors and Peruvian Coast Guard sailors intervene against numerous maritime violations during a successful joint operation with conservationists. LIMA, Peru – July 6, 2021 – During a series of joint operations led by the government of Peru, specialized environmental prosecutors on board the Sea Shepherd ship Ocean Warrior encountered and apprehended […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A wave of ocean air provided some relief after Portland, Ore., reached 116 degrees on Monday. Temperatures reached the 90s there on Tuesday, forecasters said. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/29/us/pacific-northwest-heat-wave.html