Plastic can release toxics into the stomach, according to a new study.
Material left to float in seawater may turn it cloudy potentially releasing toxic chemicals into the water, and could do the same in stomachs.
When left in the water for six months, the pristine plastic also appeared to cause a kind of scum to form on the surface, turning the mix into a “soup”. #ClimateChange#Pollution#Plastic
There's a crisis in Mexico, but most MSM journalists haven't covered it, or the reason for the suffering, #climatechange:
MX’s drought, heatwave & water shortages have gotten so bad that even police blocked traffic in protest Wed. In recent months, residents of some MX City neighborhoods have regularly taken to forming human chains to block boulevards to demand water. In Apr, complaints about contaminated water sparked a weeks-long crisis in one upscale neighborhood. https://apnews.com/article/mexico-heatwave-drought-protests-monkey-deaths-6310778f139ef786a8c70301fb340bd5
Literally nothing except scheduling software could drop cargo ship emmissions by around 20%!?
This needs to be implemented on ALL shipping immediately! With global temperatures continuing to rise dramatically, every little bit helps and this is actually a huge benefit relatively speaking.
Climate alarm for Brazil. Extreme weather is getting worse, the current floods in Rio Grande do Sul have made millions homeless and killed 200 people. According to the UN, Brazil already has 750,000 internal climate refugees, a number set to rise sharply. https://nos.nl/l/2521499 #ClimateChange#extremeweather#floods#brazil
This is a wakeup call, but Republicans prop up the FF IDU. They must be voted out for a chance at a...
Dozens of rivers & streams in AS are turning rusty orange, a likely consequence of thawing permafrost.
The Arctic is the fastest-warming region in the globe, & as the frozen ground below the surface melts, minerals once locked away in that soil are now seeping into waterways.
Protections that could cool workers on a warming planet
"If we're going to fight climate change, we obviously need to address the [impact of] climate change on the most vulnerable populations. And that is service workers and outdoor workers and immigrant workers: they're going to be the first to be impacted,”
Will the #Tech IDU prioritize mitigating #climatechange & improving tech for users, or will they only work on hyping #A1, #crypto, ...?
CC is the apparent reason for increased air turbulence...
Passengers on board the Singapore Airlines flight that encountered severe turbulence in the skies over Asia suffered traumatic harm ranging from spinal cord to skull & brain injuries. Medics are still treating a wide-range of injuries, including some severe ones-.
"Venezuela is the first country in modern history to lose all of its glaciers after climate scientists declared its remaining glacier little more than an ice field."
A new report on the macroeconomic effects of #climatechange has estimated that these damages are as much as six times larger than previous estimates. #climate#climatecrisis
"#ClimateChange could make severe #turbulence a bigger problem in the future. Last year, a study published in Geophysical Research Letters found that turbulence in some parts of the world may already be on the rise."
Alaskan rivers turning orange due to climate change, study finds (lighthouse-eco.co.za)
Dozens of rivers and streams in Alaska are turning rusty orange, a likely consequence of thawing permafrost, a new study finds.