The summer food went weird: searing heat reshapes US food production

From wilting wheat to stressed pollinators, US farmers and fishermen see unexpected climate effects This week, farmers across the midwest are preparingContinue readingThe summer food went weird: searing heat reshapes US food production

Wildfires – an environmental catastrophe being severely underestimated, and whose increase we ignore at our peril

GLOBAL FIRE MAP https://worldview.earthdata.nasa.gov/?v=-283.3642149929279,-129,292.3642149929279,136&l=Reference_Labels_15m(hidden),Reference_Features_15m(hidden),Coastlines_15m,VIIRS_SNPP_Thermal_Anomalies_375m_Day,VIIRS_SNPP_Thermal_Anomalies_375m_Night,MODIS_Combined_Thermal_Anomalies_All,VIIRS_SNPP_CorrectedReflectance_TrueColor(hidden),MODIS_Aqua_CorrectedReflectance_TrueColor(hidden),MODIS_Terra_CorrectedReflectance_TrueColor&lg=false&t=2023-08-27-T08%3A34%3A52Z *** Wildfires are becoming more dangerous – here’s why Source: Imperial College London, UK: https://www.imperial.ac.uk/news/241572/wildfires-becoming-more-dangerous-heres/ From London toContinue readingWildfires – an environmental catastrophe being severely underestimated, and whose increase we ignore at our peril

During heatwaves, install a D-I-Y bee watering station

COURTESY @WHAT_VEE_SEES/INSTAGRAM Source: https://www.tasteofhome.com/article/bee-watering-station/#:~:text=All%20you%20need%20to%20do,insects%20don’t%20lay%20eggs You Can Make a Bee Watering Station with a Bowl of Stones, Pebbles or Marbles “Busy bee” isContinue readingDuring heatwaves, install a D-I-Y bee watering station

The anthropogenic era of extreme heatwaves, drought and flooding

Source: https://theconversation.com/what-is-a-heat-dome-an-atmospheric-scientist-explains-the-weather-phenomenon-baking-texas-and-the-southwest-185569 USA US west braces for fiercest temperatures yet as ‘supercharged’ heatwave arrives Hottest weather of the year just beginning, warnsContinue readingThe anthropogenic era of extreme heatwaves, drought and flooding

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