"Who’s the Dodo Now? A Famously Extinct Bird, Reconsidered."
"A comprehensive review of dodo science offers new insights into the biology and behavior of the much-ridiculed bird."
Source: NYTimes, 09/23/2024
International
"New Global Climate 'Loss And Damage' Fund Names First Director"
"The board of The Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage to help countries ravaged by climate-driven disasters named Senegalese finance specialist Ibrahima Cheikh Diong as its first director, the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change announced on Saturday."
Source: Reuters, 09/23/2024
"US CFTC Issues First Guidelines For Carbon Credit Markets"
"The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission approved on Friday the first guidelines for trading voluntary carbon credit derivative contracts in the country, a move expected to help bolster the nascent market."
Source: Reuters, 09/23/2024
Americans Most Affected By Climate Crisis Head To Midwest
"Unbearable heat and worsening storms prompt residents of states such as Florida to move elsewhere"
"As a Rust belt town of 65,000 people in eastern Indiana, Muncie may not be the most exciting place in the world. It doesn’t have beaches, year-round warm weather or much in the way of cosmopolitanism.
But for Laura Rivas, a cybersecurity engineer formerly of North Miami Beach, Florida, Muncie is perfect.
Before she moved there in 2022, life in Florida had become unbearable.
Source: Guardian, 09/23/2024
In NYC And Elsewhere, Climate Protesters Say Action Isn’t Fast Enough
"Six years after a teenage Greta Thunberg walked out of school in a solitary climate protest outside of the Swedish parliament, people around a warming globe marched in youth-led protest, saying their voices are being heard but not sufficiently acted upon."
Source: AP, 09/23/2024
A Renowned Birder Shatters the Audubon Myth
In his fascinating volume about John James Audubon, world-renowned naturalist-writer-illustrator Kenn Kaufman pays homage to the artist but meticulously dissects the man, writes BookShelf Editor Tom Henry. A review of “The Birds That Audubon Missed: Discovery and Desire in the American Wilderness” depicts how Audubon, driven by the rivalries of his time, marred his own legacy with factual errors and outright fraud.
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Dom Phillips And Bruno Pereira: Murder Charge Dropped Against One Suspect
"Activists greet decision over killings of British journalist and Brazilian Indigenous expert with ‘indignation’"
Source: Guardian, 09/20/2024
Could Beef Be the Route to a Bird Flu Pandemic?
What goes on the backyard grill may be an important environmental story for any number of reasons. But as the latest TipSheet points out, one especially worrying one at the moment is the possibility that avian flu could jump species and create a public health crisis. Here’s what we know right now, along with story ideas and reporting resources.
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"Floods Wreak Havoc Across Four Continents"
"Flooding events around the world share a common factor of an atmosphere made warmer by climate change. What can be done to help citizens prepare?"
Source: NYTimes, 09/19/2024
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