"The Monsoon Is Becoming More Extreme"
"South Asia’s monsoon is inextricably linked, culturally and economically, to much of Asia. Climate change is making it increasingly violent and erratic."
Source: NYTimes, 10/05/2022
International
"Lack Of Funding In Focus As Congo Hosts Pre-COP27 Climate Talks"
"High-level speakers at climate talks in Kinshasa called out rich nations on Monday for failing to honour a $100 billion per year funding pledge to developing countries, warning that fair finance was needed to avert the worst of the climate crisis."
Source: Reuters, 10/04/2022
"How Russian Timber Bypasses U.S. Sanctions By Way Of Vietnam"
"Russian birch wood has continued to flow to American consumers, disguised as Asian products, despite U.S. economic sanctions imposed on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, a new report says."
Source: Washington Post, 10/03/2022
On the Persistence of Ocean Plastics
Concerns about seaborne plastic waste go back decades, but science writer Juli Berwald suggests that myths and disinformation about sources and solutions continue to cloud the waters. From lentil-sized nurdles to sprawling fishing nets, 200 million tons of plastic now fill the ocean and, for her, it has become evident that the ocean plastics story is really a land story. But will the newly signed international treaty on plastics offer relief?
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Air Conditioner HFCs Are on the Way Out — The Kigali Amendment Explained
For the first time in years, the United States has ratified a climate change-related treaty — one that phases out HFCs, the greenhouse gas widely used as a refrigerant. That leaves environmental reporters to report how the change will affect everyday objects like ACs, refrigerators and cars. TipSheet has the backstory on the Kigali Amendment, along with story ideas and reporting resources.
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US Strikes Partnership With Pacific Island Leaders At Historic Summit
"The United States said at a summit with Pacific island leaders that it had agreed on a partnership for the future with them and held out the prospect of “big dollar” help to a region where it hopes to stem China’s expanding influence."
Source: Guardian, 09/30/2022
"In A First, U.S. Appoints A Diplomat For Plants And Animals"
"As temperatures rise and habitats shrink, hundreds of thousands of plant and animal species around the world are at risk of vanishing. For the first time, the United States is designating a special diplomat to advocate for global biodiversity amid what policymakers here and overseas increasingly recognize as an extinction crisis."
Source: Washington Post, 09/30/2022
"Revealed: Huge Gas Flaring Emissions Never Reported"
"Major oil companies are not declaring a significant source of greenhouse gas emissions, a BBC News investigation has revealed."
Source: BBC News, 09/30/2022
"A Moonshot for Coral Breeding Was Successful"
"Wearing a navy-blue polo neck emblazoned with the Florida Aquarium logo, Keri O’Neil hugs a white cooler at Miami International Airport. “Coral babieeeeees,” she says, before letting out a short laugh. Relief. The container holds 10 plastic bottles teeming with thousands of tiny peach-colored specks."
Source: Hakai, 09/29/2022
"Zoonotic Diseases Like COVID-19 And Monkeypox Will Become More Common"
"Cases of monkeypox are on the rise in the U.S., with about 67,600 global cases, including about 25,500 in the U.S. Simultaneously, the world is still facing a COVID-19 pandemic, despite the number of cases tapering off. Researchers say these types of viruses, known as zoonotic diseases, or ones that spread between humans and animals, will become increasingly commonplace as factors such as the destruction of animal habitats and human expansion into previously uninhabited areas intensify."
Source: NPR, 09/29/2022
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