"How Science Went to the Dogs (and Cats)"
"Pets were once dismissed as trivial scientific subjects. Today, companion animal science is hot."
Source: NYTimes, 07/01/2024
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COP 16 and SBI 5
Media accreditation (in person in Cali, Colombia and virtual) closes Aug 31 for the 16th Meeting of the Parties to the CBD (COP 16) and its Protocols (the Cartagena Protocol and the Nagoya Protocol), 21 Oct. – 1 Nov. 2024 and the 5th Meeting of the CBD's Subsidiary Body on Implementation (SBI 5), 16-18 Oct. 2024.
"Maps Show Dengue Fever Risk Areas As CDC Warns Of Global Case Surge"
"As dengue cases break international records, U.S. health officials warned doctors Tuesday to be alert for the mosquito-borne virus, prompting questions about where exactly the disease has been detected."
Source: CBC News, 07/01/2024
"Countries Pushing To Reach WTO Fishing Deal Next Month, Documents Show"
"Dozens of countries have voiced their support for concluding in the next few weeks World Trade Organization negotiations on cutting harmful fishing subsidies that contribute to overfishing, two documents showed on Friday."
Source: Reuters, 07/01/2024
"Climate Change Gets Short Shrift In Presidential Debate"
"Over more than an hour and a half of back-and-forth, climate change got just a couple minutes of airtime during a CNN-hosted debate between President Joe Biden and former president Donald Trump on Thursday."
Source: Grist, 07/01/2024
Floods, Widespread Heat Waves Are Undermining U.S. Transportation Systems
"The severe floods sweeping through the Midwest are a potent example of how extreme weather damages the transportation arteries we all rely on."
Source: Inside Climate News, 07/01/2024
"Chart: Aluminum Has A Big CO2 Problem. Here’s How To Clean It Up"
"Pots and pans, soda cans, skyscrapers, laptops, even solar panels — all these things share a common ingredient in aluminum. The material is ubiquitous and useful, but the process of making and recycling it is a major source of planet-warming pollution."
Source: Canary Media, 07/01/2024
"Seine Water Pollution Levels Well Above Limits One Month Before Games"
"Water pollution levels in Paris' River Seine remain much higher than allowed for bathing, data showed on Friday, one month before the Olympics in which the capital's landmark waterway is meant to be one of the swimming venues."
Source: Reuters, 07/01/2024
Court Won't Block Rule On La. Plant's Likely Cancer-Causing Emissions
"A federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., has refused to block a new federal rule requiring Denka Performance Elastomers to dramatically limit the release of chloroprene, a likely cancer-causing chemical, within 90 days or shut down its LaPlace plant."
Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune, 07/01/2024
Beryl, Earliest Category 4 Hurricane On Record, Imperils Caribbean
"The "extremely dangerous" Category 4 storm Hurricane Beryl barrelled across the Atlantic Ocean on Sunday afternoon toward the Caribbean's Windward Islands, where it is expected to bring life-threatening winds and flash flooding on Monday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said."
Source: Reuters, 07/01/2024
