Climate Change

"The Arctic Could Get More Rain And Less Snow Sooner Than Projected"

"The planet’s warming is transforming the sprawling and fragile Arctic, moving it toward a future that can be summed up in four words: more rain, less snow. But now researchers say that unprecedented shift — and the profound impacts that are likely to accompany it — could come decades sooner than previously thought."

Source: Washington Post, 12/02/2021

"Police Burn Miners’ Boats In Brazil’s Amazon, Upping Tension"

"BORBA, Brazil — Brazilian police said Monday they burned 131 boats used by gold miners in the heart of the Amazon, raising tensions in an isolated region rife with poverty and crime.

Smoke has been wafting over the Madeira river since Saturday, with many locals complaining the swift action by authorities has left them stranded in the rainforest.

Source: AP, 12/01/2021

"Biden Seeks Willing Hosts For Nuclear Waste Storage Sites"

"The Biden administration on Tuesday said it was seeking local communities willing to host nuclear waste storage sites, arguing they are needed to deal with the nation’s existing waste and encourage growth in virtually emissions-free nuclear power to fight climate change."

Source: Reuters, 12/01/2021

"Glencore’s Australian Coal Mine Revealed As Methane Super-Emitter"

"Just inland of Australia’s east coast, roughly 200 miles from the Great Barrier Reef, a single coal mine run by Glencore Plc emitted so much super-warming methane in a year that it had the same climate warming impact as the annual pollution from more than 4 million U.S. cars."

Source: Bloomberg, 12/01/2021

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