Ocean surface hits highest ever recorded temperature and set to rise further
The surface temperature of the world’s oceans has hit its highest ever level as climate breakdown from burning fossil fuels causes the oceans to heat. Global average daily sea surface temperatures (SST) hit 20.96C this week, breaking the record of 20.95C reached in 2016, according to the Copernicus climate modeling service.
The new emerging phenomenon of the eco refugee
Climate change, climate denial, global warming, global cooling. Call it what you want the planet is shouting at us. We have ignored the warning signs for decades. The definition of refugee is someone fleeing a life threatening crisis. We humans also attribute the term refugee only to other humans but in reality any living creature […]
Newly discovered whale species could have been heaviest animal ever
The fossilised bones of an ancient creature that patrolled coastal waters 40m years ago belong to a newly discovered species that is a contender for the heaviest animal ever to have existed on Earth. Fossil hunters discovered remnants of the enormous and long-extinct whale in a rock formation in the Ica desert of southern Peru. […]
James Webb Space Telescope stuns with glowing portrait of actively forming stars
On July 26, scientists announced yet another masterpiece taken by the James Webb Space Telescope. This time around, the machine has presented us with a mesmerizing scene of two actively forming young stars tucked into a pocket of space about 1,470 light-years away.
Fifty-one pilot whales die after mass stranding in Australia
More than 50 pilot whales have died after stranding on a remote beach in Australia’s west, authorities said, while rescue teams tried to return the rest of the pod back to the waters. Marine experts and volunteers camped overnight at Cheynes Beach, 280 miles southeast of Perth in Western Australia state, after the whales were […]
Climate records tumble, leaving Earth in uncharted territory
A series of climate records on temperature, ocean heat, and Antarctic sea ice have alarmed some scientists who say their speed and timing is unprecedented. Dangerous heatwaves in Europe could break further records, the UN says. It is hard to immediately link these events to climate change because weather—and oceans—are so complex.
Vegan diet massively cuts environmental damage, study shows
Eating a vegan diet massively reduces the damage to the environment caused by food production, the most comprehensive analysis to date has concluded. The research showed that vegan diets resulted in 75% less climate-heating emissions, water pollution and land use than diets in which more than 100g of meat a day was eaten.
Tourists taking selfies and feeding dingoes blamed for rise in K’gari attacks
A cull has been ruled out in the wake of dingo attacks but authorities are faced with protecting what locals say are a ‘national treasure’ on the world’s largest sand island. Rangers are worried the K’gari dingoes are no longer scared of humans and tourist behaviour is escalating their aggression.
FWP continues to sell out our wildlife to special interests
The Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission will meet on August 17, 2023, to make key decisions about wolf, grizzly, mountain lion, and furbearer management. Please speak up for Montana’s wildlife! Your comments are an important part of the public record in our fight against the mismanagement of our wildlife by FWP and its Commission.
New technologies make factory farming more palatable; that’s not good enough (Forbes)
Innovation and technology are doing big things for animal welfare and the health of the planet. Meatless burgers from companies like Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods are now mainstream in a way few could have imagined 20 or 30 years ago. Fermentation is being used to make dairy products without using cows.
New research shows animal agriculture is making UTIs worse; factory farms could make them untreatable (Food Tank)
There are a lot of food and agriculture issues that don’t get the attention they deserve. For example, a study in the journal One Health examines the link between urinary tract infections (UTIs)—which can quickly turn serious and result in more than 1 million emergency room visits a year—and animal agriculture in the United States.
U.S. approves chicken made from cultivated cells, the nation’s first ‘lab-grown’ meat (AP News)
For the first time, U.S. regulators on Wednesday approved the sale of chicken made from animal cells, allowing two California companies to offer “lab-grown” meat to the nation’s restaurant tables and eventually, supermarket shelves. The Agriculture Department gave the green light to Upside Foods and Good Meat, firms that had been racing to be the […]
