by Beth Holmes | Oct 25, 2023 | Climate Change, Conservation, Uncategorized
River dolphins are dying by the dozens in the Brazilian Amazon rainforest over the past week, along with thousands of fish. Experts warn that worse could follow if water temperatures remain elevated due to a severe drought in the region. The Mamiraua Institute, part...
by Beth Holmes | May 8, 2023 | Climate Change, Environmental hazards, Sustainability
Eastern Africa’s drought is largely the product of human-driven climate change, according to an international team of climate scientists. World Weather Attribution is a team of climate researchers and scientists from seven nations, working together to quickly...
by Beth Holmes | Apr 24, 2023 | Climate Change, Conservation, Sustainability
Cloud seeding is becoming big business in drought-stricken areas like the Rockies, despite dubious research. Cloud seeding as it’s practiced today works like this. Seeders, either tower-mounted or by airplane, shoot silver iodide into clouds. The particulates...
by Beth Holmes | Apr 3, 2023 | Resources, Sustainability
Flooding fields to restore groundwater is a new tactic farmers are using, trying to hold onto the unusual amount of rain California got this year. While it’s hard to believe, the intense rain and flooding that California has seen the past few months...
by Beth Holmes | Jan 16, 2023 | Climate Change, Environmental hazards
NOAA counted 18 distinct climate extremes in the United States in 2022, costing Americans over $165 billion and killing at least 474 people. 2022 wasn’t the hottest year on record (that was 2020), or the wettest (2018), but it was among the wildest. Eighteen...
