Sandstorm Turns Iraq’s Skies Orange and Sends Thousands to Hospitals
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Sandstorm Turns Iraq’s Skies Orange and Sends Thousands to Hospitals

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines A severe sandstorm has swept across central and southern Iraq over the last two days, turning the sky a strange orange, reducing visibility in some places to less than a half mile and sending several thousand people to emergency rooms with respiratory problems….

Opinion | Painted Lady Butterflies Live on Almost Every Continent. We Can Learn From Their Resilience.
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Opinion | Painted Lady Butterflies Live on Almost Every Continent. We Can Learn From Their Resilience.

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The migration of the Painted Lady butterfly The Painted Lady butterfly (Vanessa cardui) undertakes the longest known butterfly migration — an annual, multigenerational journey between Europe and tropical Africa. In search of blooming flowers and host plants, these butterflies travel more than 9,000…

Bees Are Under Threat from Climate Change, the Trade War and Doge
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Bees Are Under Threat from Climate Change, the Trade War and Doge

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Under blue skies, where low-rolling hills rise south of the Canadian border in the tiny town of Adams, N.D., a couple braves the stench of old honey, wax, smoke and bee muck. Nancy and Keith Budke, married 43 years, are migratory beekeepers. They…

NOAA Staffing Cuts Threaten Years of Salmon Harvests
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NOAA Staffing Cuts Threaten Years of Salmon Harvests

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines In Washington State, April is when millions of young Chinook salmon are released from hatcheries, where they started as tiny, pink globes, to swim downstream and rebuild the salmon population. They are part of an ecosystem that affects tribal, commercial, and recreational fishing…

China Loses 26 Percent of Its Glaciers Due to Global Warming, Claims New Study

China Loses 26 Percent of Its Glaciers Due to Global Warming, Claims New Study

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#news #newstoday #tech #technews #latestnews #techupdates #newsupdates China has reportedly witnessed a significant decline in glacier area over the last six decades. As per a new study published online,  the country has lost nearly 26 percent of its total glacier coverage since the 1960s. The study claims that the lost…

Supreme Court Will Not Hear Appeal in ‘Juliana’ Climate Case
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Supreme Court Will Not Hear Appeal in ‘Juliana’ Climate Case

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear an appeal in a landmark climate case brought by 21 young people against the federal government, ending its 10-year journey through the courts. But the case provided a blueprint for numerous other climate-related lawsuits that…

The Vicious Cycle of Extreme Heat Leading to More Fossil Fuel Use
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The Vicious Cycle of Extreme Heat Leading to More Fossil Fuel Use

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Last year was the hottest on record, and global average temperatures passed the benchmark of 1.5 degrees Celsius above preindustrial times for the first time. Simultaneously, the growth rate of the world’s energy demand rose sharply, nearly doubling over the previous 10-year average….