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This is what climate change looks like in Australia – in pictures

These images show the devastating effects of more frequent and severe weather events on the continent's ecosystems and wildlife.

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Water

How climate change is melting the biggest glacier in the Alps

We've just lived through the four warmest years on record, say scientists. And in Switzerland, temperature rises are twice the global mean.

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civileats.com

Water

Will climate change mean less farming in the west?

Colorado and California are rethinking water management for a hotter, drier future, while balancing urban water needs with the benefits agriculture brings to rural communities.

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Water

Why a warming planet may mean more Dorian-like storms

Most researchers agree the conduct of recent storms, including flooding rains, escalating intensities, and a swollen storm surge riding on rising seas, is consistent with what climate change models predict will happen more often as the world warms.

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www.augustachronicle.com

egyptianstreets.com

Water

This adventurer is swimming the length of Egypt to combat plastic pollution

A couple of years ago, an Egyptian millennial with the unlikely name of Omar El Galla predictably quit his lucrative job in pursuit of entrepreneurial adventure. Fast forward to 2019, and this gambler is still taking risks, only this time, he is eyeing a Guinness World Record for the longest swim ever attempted in the Red Sea.

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www.newsweek.com

Water

Climate change may reduce ability of soil to absorb water - a key store of carbon dioxide

Water in the soil plays an important role in storing carbon dioxide - the main greenhouse gas - which is helping to heat the planet.

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"Jellyfish" against plastic pollution

Six Icelandic women swam 34 kilometers across the English Channel, from Dover in England to Cap Gris Nez in France. The group is called “Marglytturnar”, which is Icelandic for “The Jellyfish” and their main objective is to raise awareness for plastic pollution.

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Water

Gov. DeSantis wants increased pollution penalties, Everglades funding

Governor Ron DeSantis made a stop at the Conservancy of Southwest Florida in Naples on Wednesday to announce that he wants more funding for Everglades restoration in next year's budget, and to guarantee that funding level for the following two years.

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cosmosmagazine.com

Water

Researchers find the ocean’s missing plastic

Even if we stop dumping it today, the amount of plastic in the marine environment will continue to grow because our shorelines are working like a holding facility for plastic already on its way to sea.

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Water

Mining waste contaminants suspected in Montana fish kill

The region received extensive rainfall starting Friday and culminating Sunday.

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Water

McSally asks Secretary of the Air Force nominee about PFAS contamination

During a U.S. Senate Committee on Armed Services hearing to consider the nomination of Ambassador Barrett, Senator McSally asked about the Air Force's role in addressing PFAS contamination.

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4 billion particles of tiny plastics pollute Tampa Bay, study finds

Scientists will determine the impact on the animals that live in Florida's largest estuary.

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Water

Plastic alternatives could make marine pollution even worse, report finds

In an attempt to curb the devastation wreaked on the oceans and on the environment, many businesses and consumers are turning to alternatives to plastic - like biodegradable or compostable packaging.

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e360.yale.edu

Energy & Health Newsletter

Oil from Deepwater Horizon spill could take at least 30 years to decompose, study finds

More than nine years after the Deepwater Horizon spill, oil can still be found buried deep in the sand along hundreds of miles of the Gulf Coast. Now, scientists have discovered that these clumps of oil and sand could take at least 30 years to decompose.

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Water

The trouble with America’s water

Lead-tainted drinking water is not only a problem in Flint and Newark.

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From our Newsroom

This is what climate change looks like in Australia – in pictures

How climate change is melting the biggest glacier in the Alps

Will climate change mean less farming in the west?

Why a warming planet may mean more Dorian-like storms

This adventurer is swimming the length of Egypt to combat plastic pollution

Climate change may reduce ability of soil to absorb water - a key store of carbon dioxide

"Jellyfish" against plastic pollution

Gov. DeSantis wants increased pollution penalties, Everglades funding

Researchers find the ocean’s missing plastic

Mining waste contaminants suspected in Montana fish kill

McSally asks Secretary of the Air Force nominee about PFAS contamination

4 billion particles of tiny plastics pollute Tampa Bay, study finds

Plastic alternatives could make marine pollution even worse, report finds

Oil from Deepwater Horizon spill could take at least 30 years to decompose, study finds

The trouble with America’s water

Op-ed: The biggest casualty of Trump’s Dorian deceit? Our common bonds

Trump ripped at a thread of our nation's social fabric—the weather.

EHN reporter wins local media award for "environmental excellence"

Kristina Marusic is the recipient of a Michelle Madoff Award of Environmental Excellence for her reporting on environmental health and justice in Western Pennsylvania

Common insecticide threatens survival of wild, migrating birds

Neonicotinoids are harming more than bees.

Peter Dykstra: Are you ready for some good news?

It's often our duty to report bleak news on climate and the environment. But let's not skimp on the good news—like the continued momentum of clean energy

Global renewable energy has quadrupled over past decade

With solar leading the way, clean energy capacity growth is helping the planet avoid billions of tons of carbon dioxide emissions each year.

From avocado drinks to repurposed lard: Using creativity and culture change to tackle Philly food waste

Nearly 20 percent of people in Philadelphia are food insecure. We visited the researchers, restaurateurs, and entrepreneurs changing this by rethinking food waste.

Trump ripped at a thread of our nation's social fabric—the weather.

Kristina Marusic is the recipient of a Michelle Madoff Award of Environmental Excellence for her reporting on environmental health and justice in Western Pennsylvania

Neonicotinoids are harming more than bees.

It's often our duty to report bleak news on climate and the environment. But let's not skimp on the good news—like the continued momentum of clean energy

With solar leading the way, clean energy capacity growth is helping the planet avoid billions of tons of carbon dioxide emissions each year.

Nearly 20 percent of people in Philadelphia are food insecure. We visited the researchers, restaurateurs, and entrepreneurs changing this by rethinking food waste.

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