GaiaGram - Environmental Headlines from around a planet in crisis

A 25-Year-Old Paper On the Controversial Glyphosate Weedkiller has been RetractedU.S. EPA announces $3 billion in new funding for states to reduce exposure to lead in drinking waterReaching net zero carbon emissions will not bring quick relief from extreme heatThe beautiful ponderosa pine—is disappearing.New climate idea, to combat sea level rise, moving seawater to reflood inland...

-Floods on Indonesia’s Sumatra island displaces over three million people with 3000 injured or missing-New Delhi air has “severe and life-threatening levels of toxic pollutants.-Dust from the dry bed of the Great Salt Lake is creating a serious public health threat-Zillow, removes a feature that showed the risks to homes from extreme weather-Greenpeace exposes the plastics industry as “merchants...

-The Great Pacific Garbage Patch gets bigger and gives marine life a new place to live -Exxon petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to avoid disclosinghow much pollution they produce.-Iran’s capital must be moved because Tehran is out of water and subsidingAmerica's most critical urban hubs is sinking into the sea, -The global ocean are simultaneously warming, becoming saltier or fresher, losing...

-New Jersey is likely to see between 2.2 and 3.8 feet of sea-level rise by 2100-Iran is suffering from a severe drought that has depleted water sources, pushing authorities to begin cloud-seeding-Philippines communities affected by consecutive Typhoons that caused extensive damage and tragic loss of life. -The H5N1 virus, or bird flu virus has struck 66 poultry flocks Killing millions of...

-French judges ruled that an oil giants advertising, website statements, and public claims were deceptive greenwashing.-Brazilian police conduct biggest crackdown on criminal networks operating illegal gold mining across the Amazon Basin.-US plans to kill nearly half a million Barred owls in the Pacific Northwest to protect the Northern spotted owls-Indian state of Kerala has record landslides,...

- Hurricane Melissa tore through the Caribbean as one of the most powerful storms in recorded history - Iranian President issues a dire warning, the Iranian capital could soon face catastrophic water shortages- Bill Gates pushes back against what he calls a “doomsday outlook” on climate change. - Elkhorn and staghorn corals off Florida’s southern coast declared functionally extinct. - The EPA is...

45 largest meat and dairy corporations in the world were responsible for more than 1 billion tons of carbon dioxide-equivalent emissions Lake Michigan's water temperatures were the highest they'd ever been on that date since modern tracking started. Switzerland's glaciers lost 3% of their total volume this year.The waters of the north Pacific have had their warmest summer on recordUS state...

Suriname is taking steps to preserve 90% of all their forestsIndia said it is planning to reach net zero by 2070Torrential rains deadly floods and landslides across MexicoA severe storm microburst confirmed to have hit Tempe Arizona Typhoon Halong tore through remote, coastal communities of Alaska380 homes in northern Vallecito Colorado evacuated after floodwaters breached the levees Lake Corpus...

Renewable energy overtook coal as the world's leading source of electricity so far this yearBoston's Long Wharf saw higher than average tides known as King tides.Spain's olive, citrus, and avocado crops sustain major hail damageEuropean wild bee species, risk becoming extinctThe Amazon Rainforest underwent its most devastating forest fire season in 2024Humanity has pushed seven of nine critical...

-A dangerous hazmat situation happened in central Arizona due to flash flooding -Tampa faces $117 billion in property risk from flooding-18 houses, 6 last week, collapsed on the coast of North Carolina in just over five years, due to Beach erosion -West Antarctic Ice Sheet is at an increased risk of completely collapsing due to global warming-Karachi, with a population of 18 million, suffers from...