The toxic red tide has returned to southwest Florida and now the beaches are full of dead fish. And just like last time, businesses close to the water are going to suffer.
New Delhi Residents are Suffering Record Level Smog
New Delhi is seeing some of the worst smog levels in recent history, and there is no end in sight, both figuratively and literally. On Monday, October 28th, certain parts of New Delhi reached an air quality level (AQL) of over 400.
Since then, the levels have dropped to safer numbers but still fluctuate above 200 for the most part.
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EasyJet Flights Are Offsetting Their Carbon Emissions
EasyJet flights announced that it will become the first major airline to operate net-zero carbon flights. It will accomplish this by offsetting carbon emissions from all 331 of its planes.
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Netherlands Reduce Highway Speed Limits to Fight Climate Change
The transportation sector is a huge contributor of greenhouse gases, and the Netherlands is trying to fix that. A new climate change proposal, that will go into effect next year, will lower highway speed limits across the country.
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Venice Flooded After Politicians Reject Climate Change Proposal
In an ironic turn of events, politicians rejected a climate change proposal and within 2 minutes the legislative chamber was flooded with seawater. This is the first time in history that the Venice Regional Council building has ever flooded.
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Extinction Rebellion Sink a House in Protest
The Extinction Rebellion has just performed one of its most extreme protests to date. They sailed a sinking home through River Thames to highlight the effects of rising sea levels.
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A Virtual Power Plant Can Solve Renewable Energy’s Biggest Problem
If there’s one thing that has plagued renewable energy sources like solar and wind, its weather conditions. However, virtual power plants may be able to solve this problem one day.
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October 2019 was the Hottest in History
According to the Copernicus Climate Change Service, October 2019 was the hottest in recorded history. It was 1.24 degrees Farhenheit (0.69C) higher than the average temperature of October.
WordCamp Seattle 2019
WordCamp Seattle will be taking place at the Washington State Convention Center and it is sure to be an exciting event. With plenty of great talks planned and a beautiful city to explore, attendees are sure to have a blast.
Popular YouTube Star MrBeast Is Planting 20 Million Trees
One of YouTube’s biggest stars, MrBeast, was challenged to do something huge for reaching 20 million subscribers. The internet challenged him to plant 20 million trees, and he accepted the challenge.
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