Loading The stinging cells leave a red line where the tentacle touched your skin and may appear beaded with spots along the affected area. New South Wales beaches were swamped by a ‘bloom’ of blue flies swept by northeast winds in 2021, causing the bites of large numbers of bathers. Dozens of blueflies also washed …
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A version of this story appeared in CNN’s science bulletin Wonder Theory. To receive it in your inbox, Register for free here. CNN — The past is an ever-changing story, and this week a myriad of discoveries added new details. Fossils, jewelry, and even DNA unearthed from the earth shed light on some of history’s …
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Photo: The Canadian Press A wind turbine is shown at a wind farm near Pincher Creek, Alberta. An energy-focused think tank says Indigenous energy sovereignty in Canada’s North is “absolutely essential and fundamental” to tackling climate change, but more support is needed. The Pembina Institute criticizes the Northwest Territories’ latest plan to reduce greenhouse gas …
MURRAY COUNTY — When a 2003 wind farm in southwestern Minnesota became obsolete, its owner, Allete Clean Energy, tore it down and rebuilt it. The new Northern Wind project came online last month with larger turbines that produce 32% more electricity than the old facility. The new turbines capture so much more wind that Allete …
Dec 10 (Reuters) – Ben Nyberg stood on a sharp ridge along Hawaii’s Na Pali coast, his eyes scanning the leafy nooks of nearby red rock ridges. It was quiet, save for the faint hum of a drone flying among flocks of curious white-tailed tropicbirds. Nyberg aimed the drone closer to the opposite ridge, scanning …
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From restoring nature to sharing new disease information, the biodiversity agreement being negotiated at Cop15 in Montreal over the next two weeks covers a wide range of issues. Pollution, human-wildlife conflict and soil health are among the topics of discussion as 193 governments battle over the “fate of the living world” in the negotiation rooms, …
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SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — The Bay Area is bracing for the storm, preparing for an atmospheric river event this weekend. Utilities crews are ready and some events may be cancelled. TIMELINE: Heavy rain in the Bay Area this weekend, massive snow dump in Tahoe PG&E crews in Santa Rosa were doing last minute repairs to …
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IIt is one of South Africa’s largest nature reserves, where endangered hippos, elephants and black rhinos live among wetlands, savannah and lakes. But the iSimangaliso Wetland Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site favored by wealthy ecotourists for its biodiversity, is also the scene of an increasingly deadly battle between the people who live there and …
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John Kerry, the US climate chief, has said he is scrutinizing the UK government’s approval of a new coal mine, fearing it will increase greenhouse gas emissions and sends the wrong signal to developing countries. Kerry, Joe Biden’s special climate envoy, said he took a keen interest in the mine, the first to be given …
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Policy makers are full of platitudes about the importance of investing in pollution control programs, including recycling disposable plastic containers. The most recent solution the government has offered to Malta’s ‘failure to meet its targets’ has been the Beverage Container Refund Scheme (BCRS), run by a consortium of Malta’s largest beverage companies. Under the scheme, …
