"Rising Heat Drives Crippling Sandstorms Across The Middle East"
"Drought and changing weather patterns feed stronger, longer dust storms, causing damage that costs the region $13 billion a year".
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn., 07/06/2022
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"Experts: US Court Fractures Decades Of Native American Law"
"A U.S. Supreme Court ruling expanding state authority to prosecute some crimes on Native land is fracturing decades of law built around the hard-fought principle that tribes have the right to govern themselves on their own territory, legal experts say."
Source: AP, 07/06/2022
"Australia Flood, Boosted By Climate Change, Making History In Sydney"
"A potent weather system near Australia’s east coast has unloaded tremendous rainfall in the state of New South Wales for days, putting Sydney on track for its wettest year on record."
Source: Washington Post, 07/06/2022
Methane Much More Sensitive To Global Heating Than Thought: Study
"Methane is four times more sensitive to global warming than previously thought, a new study shows. The result helps to explain the rapid growth in methane in recent years and suggests that, if left unchecked, methane related warming will escalate in the decades to come."
Source: Guardian, 07/06/2022
Is A Uranium Mill In Utah Making Tribal Members Sick? Results In 2025
"A Native American community neighboring the only operating uranium mill in the U.S. is hoping a new study will answer longstanding questions about whether it is affecting their health."
Source: NPR, 07/06/2022
"Set It Back: Moving Levees to Benefit Rivers, Wildlife and Communities"
"Removing dams is one thing, but thousands of levees also restrict rivers in the United States — and they’re not working as intended."
Source: The Revelator, 07/06/2022
"Judge Throws Out Trump-Era Rollbacks On Endangered Species"
"A federal judge on Tuesday threw out a host of actions by the Trump administration to roll back protections for endangered or threatened species, a year after the Biden administration said it was moving to strengthen such species protections."
Source: AP, 07/06/2022
"Scientists Find Ozone Hole in Tropics Much Bigger Than in Antarctica"
"A hole in the ozone layer seven times bigger than the one over the Antarctic continent has been discovered sitting over the tropics - and has been there for over 30 years."
Source: Zenger News, 07/06/2022
Heat Wave from the Midwest to the Southern US Prompts Heat Warnings
"Excessive heat warnings and heat advisories are currently in place as a massive heat wave is "consuming" most parts of the Midwest into the Southern US, according to the National Weather Service (NWS)."
Source: Nature World News, 07/06/2022
Webinar: How To Cover Oceans & Fisheries for Journalists
During this Mongabay webinar, expert panelists from the University of British Columbia, Ecotrust Canada and Hakai Magazine will discuss emerging impacts on our oceans such as plastic pollution, bottom trawling, overfishing, and climate change as well as fisheries, law, regulations, and how reporters can cover these issues. 5:00 p.m. ET.
