After Growing GM Corn For Decades, Some US Farmers Open To Mexican Ban
"Mexico has found unexpected allies as it tries to limit imports of genetically modified (GM) corn: some U.S. farmers who grow the crops."
Source: Reuters, 04/06/2023
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"Climate Change May Already Be Spreading Malaria Mosquitos"
"As temperatures rise, many tropical species once confined to the warmest parts of the globe are expected to climb to higher altitudes and creep farther from the equator. That already may be happening with mosquitoes carrying malaria, one of the world’s most devastating diseases and one that already kills more than 600,000 people a year."
Source: Washington Post, 02/15/2023
Drought, Disease Killed 36.3 Million Trees In California Last Year
"Roughly 36.3 million dead trees were counted across California in 2022, a dramatic increase from previous years that experts are blaming on drought, insects and disease, according to a report by the U.S. Forest Service."
Source: LA Times, 02/08/2023
"Essential Insects In East Asia Have Declined Massively, Study Finds"
"Cabbage moths, corn borers and other plant-eating insects crucial to ecosystems have declined dramatically in East Asia over the past two decades — along with dragonflies and other predator insects that eat them, according to a study published Friday in the journal Science Advances."
Source: Washington Post, 02/07/2023
"Global Pollinator Losses Causing 500,000 Early Deaths A Year – Study"
"The global loss of pollinators is already causing about 500,000 early deaths a year by reducing the supply of healthy foods, a study has estimated."
Source: Guardian, 01/10/2023
"For Humpbacks, Bubbles Can Be Tools"
"A lungful of air is like a multifunction toolkit for humpback whales."
Source: Hakai, 12/23/2022
"They Fought the Lawn. And the Lawn Lost."
"After their homeowner association ordered them to replace their wildlife-friendly plants with turf grass, a Maryland couple sued. They ended up changing state law."
Source: NYTimes, 12/15/2022
"U.N. Chief Urges Strong Global Nature Deal To End 'Orgy Of Destruction'"
"As countries prepare to negotiate a new global agreement to protect Earth's environment, the head of the United Nations warned there was no time to lose."
Source: Reuters, 12/07/2022
"Brazil, Indonesia and Congo Sign Rainforest Protection Pact"
"The three countries that are home to more than half of the world’s tropical rainforests — Brazil, Indonesia and the Democratic Republic of Congo — are pledging to work together to establish a “funding mechanism” that could help preserve the forests, which help regulate the Earth’s climate and sustain a variety of animals, plants, birds and insects."
Source: NYTimes, 11/15/2022
"US Farmers Face Plague Of Pests As Global Heating Raises Soil Temperatures"
"Milder winters could threaten crop yields as plant-eating insects spread northwards and become more voracious, researchers say".
Source: Guardian, 09/09/2022
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