"Scientists Confirm First Cases Of Bird Flu On Mainland Antarctica" [1]
"Bird flu has reached mainland of Antarctica for the first time, officials have confirmed."
"Bird flu has reached mainland of Antarctica for the first time, officials have confirmed."
"Microplastics have been found in every human placenta tested in a study, leaving the researchers worried about the potential health impacts on developing foetuses."
A key U.S. federal agency tasked with investigating the nation’s industrial chemical accidents has been limping along for years. Now, the latest Issue Backgrounder reports that replenished staffing and a funding boost may mean it’s found its footing. But as the pace of chemical accidents accelerates and safety regulations stagnate, will it make a difference?
A new Spill Tracker website is a good source of information on chemical spills, albeit one with an agenda. But according to the latest Reporter’s Toolbox, it’s just one among a set of powerful resources for covering dangerous releases, large and small. More on Spill Tracker, plus another half-dozen-plus government and nonprofit data sources on petrochemical incidents.
"Proponents of the de-extinction movement press on with little research and lots of fanfare"
"Rain used to be rare in the Arctic, but as the region warms, so-called rain-on-snow events are becoming more common. The rains accelerate ice loss, trigger flooding, landslides, and avalanches, and create problems for wildlife and the Indigenous people who depend on them."
"Global food insecurity has risen substantially since pre-pandemic times, exacerbated by extreme weather, climate change, war and conflict."
See the agenda for #SEJ2024 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April 3-7, hosted by the University of Pennsylvania.
"Peva Levy said he felt a powerful, natural energy known as “mana” when he surfed Teahupo’o’s waves on a piece of plywood for the first time, rushing down a crumbling white surf in front of an untouched volcanic beach several years before the steady streams of surfers started arriving when the village got its first asphalt road over fifty years ago."
Links
[1] https://www.sej.org/headlines/scientists-confirm-first-cases-bird-flu-mainland-antarctica
[2] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/biodiversity-1
[3] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/environmental-health
[4] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/wildlife
[5] https://www.sej.org/taxonomy/term/81
[6] https://www.sej.org/category/region/international
[7] https://www.sej.org/category/region/international/antarctica-arctic
[8] https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/feb/26/scientists-confirm-first-cases-of-bird-flu-on-mainland-antarctica
[9] https://www.sej.org/headlines/microplastics-found-every-human-placenta-tested-study
[10] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/chemicals/toxics
[11] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/energy
[12] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/pollution
[13] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national
[14] https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/feb/27/microplastics-found-every-human-placenta-tested-study-health-impact
[15] https://www.sej.org/publications/backgrounders/chemical-safety-board-may-have-finally-cleaned-its-slate-what-now
[16] https://www.sej.org/category/sej-publication-types/backgrounders
[17] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/disaster
[18] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/environmental-politics
[19] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/government
[20] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/laws
[21] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/policy
[22] https://www.sej.org/category/region/international/asia
[23] https://www.sej.org/publications/reporters-toolbox/spill-tracking-data-sources-help-cover-hazmat-events
[24] https://www.sej.org/category/sej-publication-types/reporter%E2%80%99s-toolbox
[25] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/journalism/media
[26] https://www.sej.org/headlines/texas-company-wants-bring-species-back-dead
[27] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/technology
[28] https://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/texas-company-wants-bring-species-back-dead
[29] https://www.sej.org/headlines/rain-comes-arctic-cascade-troubling-changes
[30] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/climate-change
[31] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/land
[32] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/water
[33] https://e360.yale.edu/features/arctic-rainfall-climate-change
[34] https://www.sej.org/headlines/climate-change-extreme-weather-conflict-exacerbate-global-food-crisis
[35] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/agriculture
[36] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/food
[37] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/people-population
[38] https://news.mongabay.com/2024/02/climate-change-extreme-weather-conflict-exacerbate-global-food-crisis/
[39] https://www.sej.org/initiatives/agenda-sejs-33rd-annual-conference
[40] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/other/all/no-category
[41] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national/mid-atlantic
[42] https://www.sej.org/calendar/swcc-workshop-build-better-future-we-must-first-imagine-it
[43] https://www.sej.org/category/event-type/workshops/fellowships
[44] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/activism
[45] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/science
[46] https://www.sej.org/category/region/international/canada
[47] https://www.sej.org/headlines/100s-coming-tahiti-olympic-surfing-can-it-protect-its-way-life
[48] https://www.sej.org/category/region/international/australia-oceania
[49] https://apnews.com/article/olympics-surfing-paris-2024-tahiti-teahupoo-c4ceff2ccaaf4cd4e0b9f554093bd54b
[50] https://www.sej.org/category/region/international?page=11
[51] https://www.sej.org/category/region/international?page=8
[52] https://www.sej.org/category/region/international?page=9
[53] https://www.sej.org/category/region/international?page=10
[54] https://www.sej.org/category/region/international?page=13
[55] https://www.sej.org/category/region/international?page=14
[56] https://www.sej.org/category/region/international?page=15
[57] https://www.sej.org/category/region/international?page=16
[58] https://www.sej.org/category/region/international?page=622