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FWS Proposes Sprawling Conservation Area in Everglades Watershed [1]

"A new federal proposal calls for creating a conservation area that would span 12 counties in Florida, from the Everglades’ headwaters in the center of the state to sawgrass prairies further south, preserving a region that is home to imperiled species like the Florida panther, the official state animal."

Source: Inside Climate News [2], 10/24/2023

"Meltdown of West Antarctic Ice Sheet Unavoidable, Study Says" [3]

"The West Antarctic Ice Sheet will continue to melt this century regardless of how much the world slashes planet-warming emissions, research from the British Antarctic Survey has found, locking in further sea level rise over the coming decades."

Source: Reuters [4], 10/24/2023

Drought And Rising Temperatures Drove Millions Of Somalis From Homes [5]

"Between 2016 and 2018, more than 2 million people in Somalia fled their homes, finding refuge elsewhere within their country." "A small increase in average monthly temperatures led to a 10-fold jump in the number of refugees."

Source: Yale Climate Connections [6], 10/24/2023

"How the Israel-Hamas War Imperils Action Against Global Warming" [7]

"Oil prices could surge. Disagreements between nations could worsen. The conflict complicates already fragile global diplomacy ahead of crucial climate talks." "Global efforts to address climate change are already clouded by bitterness and distrust among countries of the world."

Source: NYTimes [8], 10/24/2023

"EPA Proposes Ban On Carcinogenic Cleaning Chemical TCE" [9]

"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is moving to ban a toxic chemical that is used in cleaning and has become infamous for health effects, including cancer."

Source: The Hill [10], 10/24/2023

Author Brings Far-Reaching Insight to ‘The Three Ages of Water’ [11]

Leading water expert Peter Gleick’s new book on water’s past, present and future is an ambitious volume that offers a panoramic look at this essential resource — and hope for living in harmony with it in the future. BookShelf Editor Tom Henry calls “The Three Ages of Water” a rare book of breadth and depth, part history and part sustainable remedy. Read his review.

‘I Got To Know The Wolf’: Spain’s Shepherds Learn To Live With Old Enemy [12]

"In the pre-dawn darkness of Sierra de la Culebra, Zamora, Spain, a sudden howl pierces the cold. More join in, until the baying chorus echoes all around. As the sky begins to lighten, their shapes emerge: first the alpha male, and then the rest of the wolf pack, appearing in the twilight where light and darkness merge.

Source: Guardian [13], 10/23/2023

"How Plants Communicate With Each Other When In Danger" [14]

"It sounds like fiction from “The Lord of the Rings.” An enemy begins attacking a tree. The tree fends it off and sends out a warning message. Nearby trees set up their own defenses. The forest is saved."

Source: Washington Post [15], 10/23/2023

Louisianans Near Gulf Struggle As Drinking Water Crisis Persists [16]

"New Orleans has avoided losing drinking water due to a saltwater ‘wedge’ traveling up the Mississippi River – but in Plaquemines parish, it has already happened".

Source: Guardian [17], 10/23/2023

"Alaska Native Leaders Call For Legal Overhaul To Protect Subsistence [18]

"The crash of salmon stocks in Western Alaska’s Kuskokwim River has sparked a bitter court fight between the federal and state governments, and now Alaska Native leaders are calling for congressional action to ensure that Indigenous Alaskans have priority for harvests when stocks are scarce."

Source: Alaska Beacon [19], 10/23/2023

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