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Watch Out for Climate Challenges
Read story →: Watch Out for Climate ChallengesIceland held a funeral for its first lose glacier. Greenland scientists are stunned at the rapid ice melt. Alaska’s sea ice melt occurred earlier than in previous years. Food insecurity is rising…
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Native Lawns versus Manicured Lawns
Read story →: Native Lawns versus Manicured LawnsInsects can only lay eggs on native plants. Insects are the keystone species for all life on earth. Native plants are necessary to save wildlife and ourselves. https://www.npr.org/transcripts/1198908440
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Young Climate Change Activists visit the United Nations Youth Climate Summit
Read story →: Young Climate Change Activists visit the United Nations Youth Climate SummitAll believe climate change is real. These young adults are connecting with each other on social media. They are sharing their stories with each other and the world. Each come from a…
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Oceans are at increasing Peril
Read story →: Oceans are at increasing PerilEarth’s oceans are at increasing stress due to warmer waters, more acidic, and less oxygen-rich. Marine ecosystems are threatened by plastic waste, unsustainable fishing practices, and other human stresses by increasing greenhouse…
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Tree may have a Pulse
Read story →: Tree may have a PulseScientists are conducting studies on trees to determine how water moves through trees. Many believe trees passively draw water into their system as leaves become thirsty. New research shows trees may have…
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Food Web Collapse
Read story →: Food Web CollapseClimate change is causing insects to decline in the rain forest. German scientists estimate a 75% insect decline in German nature preserves. Scientists estimate 4 million insects remain unrecorded. The food web…
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Insect Population Plummeting
Read story →: Insect Population PlummetingExtinction of 40% of the world’s insect population over the next few decades in inching closer. Habitat loss, pollution, and biologic factors continue to contribute to insect’s demise. Remediation technologies, ecologically-based practices,…
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State by State Actions to Protect Pollinators
Read story →: State by State Actions to Protect PollinatorsStates are key actors in decisions affecting pollinators. Pollinators are the keystone species for the planet’s survival. Pollinators continue to experience a decline. Pollinators are responsible for one of every three bites…
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New Rhino Calf Hopeful sign for the Black Rhino Calf Species
Read story →: New Rhino Calf Hopeful sign for the Black Rhino Calf SpeciesWorld Wildlife Fund conservationists were delighted to discover a new black rhino calf among a recently relocated black rhino group. Black Rhino Range Expansion Project (BRREP) has been diligently working since 2003…