Brazil’s Amazon rainforest has seen a record number of fires this year, new space agency data suggests.
The National Institute for Space Research (Inpe) said its satellite data showed an 84% increase on the same period in 2018.
From the BBC
Deteriorating water quality worldwide is slashing the economic potential of heavily polluted areas, according to a new World Bank report, released on Tuesday. It also warns that the “invisible crisis of water quality” is threatening human and environmental well-being.
From UN News
Medium: From the Garfield Foundation By Jennie Curtis
Our experiment with systems approaches to social change
The BBC
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-48964736
Do you remember the good old days when we had “12 years to save the planet”?
Now it seems, there’s a growing consensus that the next 18 months will be critical in dealing with the global heating crisis, among other environmental challenges.
In contrast to pre-industrial climate fluctuations, current, anthropogenic climate change is occurring across the whole world at the same time, according to new studies. In addition, the speed of global warming is higher than it has been in at least 2,000 years.
Source: University of Bern
From Science Daily: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/07/190724131624.htm
Satellite data revealed increasing amounts of Sargassum algae in the ocean since 2011
By CAROLYN GRAMLING
From ScienceNews
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/largest-seaweed-bloom-ever-detected-atlantic-ocean-2018
Around 0.9 billion hectares of land worldwide would be suitable for reforestation, which could ultimately capture two thirds of human-made carbon emissions. A study shows that shows this would be the most effective method to combat climate change.
Source: ETH Zurich
From Science Daily:
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/07/190704191350.htm
In India’s sixth-largest city, lines for water snake around city blocks, restaurants are turning away customers and a man was killed in a brawl over water. Chennai, with a population of almost 10 million, is nearly out of water.
From NPR
Air pollution threatens 96 percent of national parks examined by The National Parks Conservation Association.
From Great Lakes Echo
Engineering, and MedicineSummary:A new report examines novel approaches for saving coral reefs imperiled by climate change, and how local decision-makers can assess the risks and benefits of intervention.
Source:National Academies of Sciences
From Science Daily
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/06/190612141356.htm